Lots of Book Adaptations nominated for Academy Awards!

The nominees for the Academy Awards were announced this morning — many of them including book adaptations!

Here are the major relevant nominees in book adaptations:

Best Picture

• “The Blind Side”
• “An Education”
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
• “District 9”
• “Up in the Air”

Best Adapted Screenplay

• “District 9”
• “An Education”
• “In the Loop”
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
• “Up in the Air”

Best Animated Feature

• “Coraline”
• “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”
• “The Princess and the Frog”

Directing

• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Best Actor

• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”

Best Actress

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Supporting Actor

• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

Supporting Actress

• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

See the complete list of nominees online!