Which of these best picture winners was not based on a book?
a. Silence of the Lambs
b. Braveheart
c. Slumdog Millionaire
d. Schindler's List
The answer is B, Braveheart!
The movie Braveheart was not based on a book; screen writer Randall Wallace created the screenplay first, then novelized it later. Braveheart earned Wallace an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. While in this case the movie came first, several best picture winners have been movies adapted from novels. Amazon.com provides two lists of such novels for your enjoyment:
Books that later became Best Picture Oscar Winners 1929-1972
Books that later became Best Picture Oscar Winners 1973-Present
a. Silence of the Lambs
b. Braveheart
c. Slumdog Millionaire
d. Schindler's List
The answer is B, Braveheart!
The movie Braveheart was not based on a book; screen writer Randall Wallace created the screenplay first, then novelized it later. Braveheart earned Wallace an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. While in this case the movie came first, several best picture winners have been movies adapted from novels. Amazon.com provides two lists of such novels for your enjoyment:
Books that later became Best Picture Oscar Winners 1929-1972
Books that later became Best Picture Oscar Winners 1973-Present
Stay curious,
Team ARC
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