Movies and television series adapted from books collected some shiny hardware at last night's Golden Globe Awards, with the TV mini-series Shōgun and the film Emilia Pérez picking up four awards each.
The Golden Globe-winning films and TV series that started as books or have book connections included:
Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell: Best television series--drama; actor in a TV series--drama (Hiroyuki Sanada); female actor in a TV series--drama; actor in a supporting role in a TV series--drama (Tadanobu Asano)
Emilia Pérez, based on an opera that was loosely adapted from Boris Razon's novel Écoute: Best motion picture--musical or comedy; best motion picture--non-English language; actress in a supporting role in any motion picture (Zoe Saldaña); song--motion picture ("El Mal" by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard)
Conclave, based on the novel by Robert Harris: Screenplay--motion picture (Peter Straughan)
I'm Still Here, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir Ainda Estou Aqui: Female actor--motion picture--drama (Fernanda Torres)
Wicked, a film adaptation of the musical based on Gregory Maguire's novel: Cinematic and box office achievement
The Penguin, based on the DC Comics character: Male actor--limited series, anthology series or TV motion picture (Colin Farrell)