Book-to-movie/TV adaptations scored high marks among the 2025 Golden Globe Award nominations, which were announced yesterday. The winners will be named during a live ceremony on January 11, 2026. The bookish nominees include:
Movies
One Battle After Another, loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland: best musical or comedy motion picture; director, screenplay (Paul Thomas Anderson); female actor (Chase Infiniti); male actor (Leonardo DiCaprio); female supporting actor (Teyana Taylor); male supporting actor (Benicio del Toro); male supporting actor; (Sean Penn); original score
Hamnet, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel: best drama motion picture; director (Chloé Zhao); screenplay (Zhao & O'Farrell); female actor (Jessie Buckley); male supporting actor (Paul Mescal)
Frankenstein, inspired by Mary Shelley's classic novel: best drama motion picture; director (Guillermo del Toro); male actor (Oscar Isaac); male supporting actor (Jacob Elordi); original score
Wicked: For Good, based on the musical adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel: cinematic and box office achievement; female actor (Cynthia Erivo), female supporting actor (Ariana Grande); original song (2 nominations)
Other bookish films earning Golden Globe nominations are Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, based on Amélie Nothomb's The Character of Rain; Train Dreams, based on Denis Johnson's novella; No Other Choice, based on Donald E. Westlake's The Ax; Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, based on the book by Warren Zanes; and Die My Love, based on the novel by Ariana Harwicz
TV
Slow Horses, adapted from Mick Herron's book series: best TV series drama; male actor (Gary Oldman)
All Her Fault, based on Andrea Mara's novel: best TV limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for TV; female actor (Sarah Snook)
The Girlfriend, based on the novel by Michelle Frances: best TV limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for TV; female actor (Robin Wright)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, adapted from the novel by Richard Flanagan: male actor (Jacob Elordi)