Top Oscars® Go to Books

Traveling to Infinity: The True Story Behind The Theory of Everything, by Jane Hawking
Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, inspired by Jane Hawking’s touching memoir of her marriage to the brilliant scientist. With uncompromising honesty, Hawking recounts her turbulent marriage, Stephen’s struggle with the disorder that eventually confined him to a wheelchair and stole his power of speech, their contentious divorce, and their ultimate reconciliation. Redmayne’s portrayal of the legendary genius was universally lauded for its total commitment.
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Still Alice, by Lisa Genova
After a busy awards season, during which she earned a Golden Globe and top honors from most major critics’ groups, Julianne Moore clinched the Best Actress win for her portrayal of a women succumbing to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The movie was an adaptation of Lisa Genova’s sleeper hit, a book that was originally self-published and went on to sell millions of copies through word of mouth. A trained neuroscientist, Genova brings authenticity to the heartbreaking story of a woman who has everything—including the knowledge that she’s going to lose it all.

Alan Turing: The Enigma, by Andrew Hodges
Novelist Graham Moore picked up the Best Adapted Screenplay Award for transforming this fascinating biography of Alan Turing into the taut, compelling script for The Imitation Game. A mathematical genius who cracked Nazi codes and helped birth the computer age, Turing’s life and career were filled with triumphs and hidden personal tragedies: once his homosexuality came to light, he agreed to chemical castration in lieu of prison time, and ultimately committed suicide. Moore’s heart-tugging acceptance speech, in which he discussed his own struggles with depression as a teen, proved to be one of the night’s most memorable moments.
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The Sherlockian, by Graham Moore
Graham Moore’s script for The Imitation Game won the Oscar®, but his debut novel, a witty literary mystery about the hunt for a missing diary that may explain why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed off the world’s most famous detective, had already earned him a legion of faithful readers. It’s a tale of murder and deceit in the grand tradition of Sherlock Holmes. In a lovely twist of fate, Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars in the BBC drama Sherlock, played Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.

American Sniper, by Chris Kyle
Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of Chris Kyle’s military memoir won a Best Sound Editing Award for its recreation of the visceral battlefield experiences in Iraq that earned Kyle the nickname “The Legend,” and credit as the deadliest sniper in American military history. This complex and moving memoir demonstrates the most important fact about modern warfare: no matter how complex the technology, no matter how sophisticated the tactics, it’s still a conflict fought by human beings.
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