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The Best Books That Were Adapted Into Oscar-Winning Movies

"People usually assume that books are better than their film adaptations, but that may not be true for the books on this list. All of these books were turned into movies that went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, so an argument can be made that the movie adaptations were just as good, or (gasp!) even better than the original source material. Of the 87 movies that have won Academy Awards for Best Picture so far, 40 were based on or inspired by books. Some are faithful book-to-movie adaptions, while others use creative license and are loosely based on books."
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
2
Mario Puzo
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
3
Thomas Harris
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
4
Pierre Boulle
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
5
Ken Kesey
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
6
Margaret Mitchell
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
7
Erich Maria Remarque
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
8
Thomas Keneally
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
Dances With Wolves
9
Michael Blake
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
10
Cormac McCarthy
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
11
Winston Groom
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
12
Lew Wallace
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
13
Solomon Northup
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
14
John Ball
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
15
Daphne Du Maurier
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
Midnight Cowboy
16
James Leo Herlihy
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
17
Sylvia Nasar
Mutiny on the Bounty (John Boyne)
Mutiny on the Bounty
18
John Boyne
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
19
Isak Dinesen
All the Kings Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the Kings Men
20
Robert Penn Warren
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
21
James Jones
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
22
Jules Verne
The French Connection (Robin Moore)
The French Connection
23
Robin Moore
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
24
Michael Ondaatje
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
25
Judith Guest
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
26
Richard Llewellyn
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment
27
Larry McMurtry
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
Kramer vs. Kramer
28
Avery Corman
Gigi (Colette)
Gigi
29
Colette
Q & a (Vikas Swarup)
Q & A
30
Vikas Swarup
From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of the Last Emperor of China (Aisin-Gioro Puyi)
From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of the Last Emperor of China
31
Aisin-Gioro Puyi
The Master of Disguise (Antonio Mendez)
The Master of Disguise
32
Antonio Mendez
The Lost Weekend (Charles Jackson)
The Lost Weekend
33
Charles Jackson
Rope Burns (F. X. Toole)
Rope Burns
34
F. X. Toole
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones
35
Henry Fielding
Caging Skies (Christine Leunens)
Caging Skies
36
Christine Leunens
Cimarron (Edna Ferber)
Cimarron
37
Edna Ferber
Mrs. Miniver (Jan Struther)
Mrs. Miniver
38
Jan Struther
The Big Con (Marianna Mazzucato)
The Big Con
39
Marianna Mazzucato
Nomadland (Jessica Bruder)
Nomadland
40
Jessica Bruder
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