16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books

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

8. 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

By Merrick Morton/HOEP/Sony, Columbia Pictures/AP

Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel about a punked-out young computer hacker and a journalist who team up to solve a cold murder case was published in Sweden in 2005. The Hollywood film version garnered a Best Actress nod for Rooney Mara and nominations for Best Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing.

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