16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books

Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.

12. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2'

By Jaap Buitendijk/HOEP/Warner Bros. Pictures/AP

J.K. Rowling's 2007 finale to her series about the boy wizard (or at least the second half of that finale) was the basis for the film, which was nominated for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.

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