A reading list for the 2026 Oscars

Book-to-screen adaptations have consistently enjoyed great success at the Oscars. This year, four of the Best Picture nominees are based on or have found inspiration in books. This is a list of all these books so you can prepare for the Oscars ceremony (which will be held on March 15th) and debate which is better: the book or the film. 

Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro - Based on Mary Shelley’s masterpiece 
Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao - Based on Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 
One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson - Based on Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley - Based on Train Dreams by Denis Johnson