Only two book-to-film adaptations collected some hardware at last night's Golden Globe Awards, but they were significant wins, with One Battle After Another's four nods leading the bookish pack. Golden Globe-winning movies that started as books or have book connections included:
One Battle After Another, loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland: Best motion picture musical or comedy; director (Paul Thomas Anderson); screenplay (Paul Thomas Anderson); female supporting actor (Teyana Taylor);
Hamnet, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel: Best motion picture drama; female actor (Jessie Buckley)
Other bookish Golden Globe-nominated films that did not win included Frankenstein, inspired by Mary Shelley's classic novel; Wicked: For Good, based on the musical adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel; 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; Die My Love, based on the novel by Ariana Harwicz; and The Testament of Ann Lee, based on Mother Ann Lee, Morning Star of the Shakers by Nardi Reeder Campion.
Among the TV nominees were Slow Horses, adapted from Mick Herron's book series; All Her Fault, based on Andrea Mara's novel; The Girlfriend, based on the novel by Michelle Frances; and The Narrow Road to the Deep North, adapted from the novel by Richard Flanagan.