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Great artists steal.” While it’s debatable whether the best films are original stories or adaptations, it’s certainly true that Hollywood loves to plunder [existing source material when making movies](http://time.com/3837328/classics-publishers-sales-movies/) — and successful books are a favorite starting point. The prestige films likely to win awards in 2018 include adaptations of a dozen popular and acclaimed novels, memoirs and biographies, by authors young, old, and dead, with settings including [Civil War-era Virginia](http://time.com/4828086/the-beguiled-sofia-coppola/), [1980s Italy](http://time.com/5042707/call-me-by-your-name-shape-of-water-fearlessly-display-love/) and [2040s L.A.](http://time.com/4962769/review-blade-runner-2049-gosling/) Whether before or after you hit the cinema, here are the books to read if you want to experience the literary side of awards season. ## _All the Money in the World_ Originally, Kevin Spacey starred as J. Paul Getty in this movie about the 1973 kidnapping of the billionaire’s grandson. But after [allegations of sexual misconduct emerged around the actor](http://time.com/5075169/all-the-money-in-the-world-review-kevin-spacey/), director Ridley Scott reshot all his scenes with Christopher Plummer in an effort to redeem the movie for awards season. The screenplay is adapted from a 1995 book by John Pearson, originally published with the title _Painfully Rich_. [_Get it now_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0008292043/?tag=timecom-20) ## _The Beguiled_ Sofia Coppola’s story of women fending for themselves (and terrorizing a man in their midst) at a Virginia girls’ school during the Civil War is a remake of the 1971 film of the same name — which is itself an adaptation of the 1966 Thomas Cullinan novel. Though not a frontrunner for the Oscars, it could see some traction. [_Buy it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143132407/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Blade Runner 2049_ Ok, this one’s not directly adapted from a book, but it is based on characters from Philip K. Dick’s _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ The movie is considered a contender in several technical categories. [_But it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524796972/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Call Me by Your Name_ André Aciman’s 2007 novel — about a teenager’s love affair with his father’s research assistant during a summer on the Italian Riviera — serves as source material for this critically acclaimed movie, considered a frontrunner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Timothée Chalamet) and other top categories. [_But it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250169445/?tag=timecom-20) ## _The Disaster Artist_ In 2003, an aspiring actor named Greg Sestero agreed to appear alongside writer/director Tommy Wiseau in his movie _The Room_. It bombed and closed after its opening weekend, but went on to become a cult classic. Sestero wrote about his experience on set in the [2013 book _The Disaster Artist_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476730407/?tag=timecom-20). It has now been adapted for a movie starring James Franco, his brother Dave, Seth Rogen and others. [_Buy it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476730407/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool_ As a young man, the actor Peter Turner had a relationship with the much-older Gloria Grahame, a femme fatale of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Years later, when she was dying, she turned to him to care for her in her final days, in his family’s home in Liverpool. [Turner’s memoir](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250136857/?tag=timecom-20) serves as the basis for the film, which could deliver an acting nod to Annette Bening. [_Buy it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250136857/?tag=timecom-20) ## _First They Killed My Father_ Angelina Jolie worked with Cambodian author Loung Ung to adapt her [2000 memoir](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060856262/?tag=timecom-20) about surviving atrocities under the Pol Pot regime. The Netflix movie is considered a strong contender for Best Adapted Screenplay. [_Buy it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060856262/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Last Flag Flying_ Steve Carell may get a nod for his role as a Vietnam veteran who reunites with his old buddies to bury his son, a Marine who died in the Iraq War. The story is based on the [2005 novel of the same name](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510733299/?tag=timecom-20) by Darryl Ponicsan. [_Buy it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510733299/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Molly’s Game_ [Jessica Chastain is once again a Best Actress contender](http://time.com/5074310/jessica-chastain-mollys-game-aaron-sorkin/) for her portrayal of Molly Bloom, a former skier who ended up [running a high-stakes poker game](http://time.com/5073577/true-story-mollys-game/) that catered to the Hollywood elite before the FBI shut her down. The biopic is based on [Bloom’s own memoir](https://www.amazon.com/dp/006283858X/?tag=timecom-20). [_Buy it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/006283858X/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Mudbound_ A contender for Best Picture, Best Director (for [Dee Rees](http://time.com/5016712/filmmakers-spike-lee-and-dee-rees-reunite/)), Best Supporting Actor (for Jason Mitchell), Best Supporting Actress (for Mary J. Blige) and Best Adapted Screenplay, _Mudbound_ deals with the racism returning soldiers experienced after World War II. It’s based on the [2008 novel by Hillary Jordan](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616208414/?tag=timecom-20). [_But it on Amazon_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616208414/?tag=timecom-20) ## _Stronger_ Jake Gyllenhaal has generated some Oscar buzz for his role depicting Boston Marathon bombing survivor [Jeff Bauman](http://time.com/4950075/stronger-movie-boston-marathon-jeff-bauman/), who lost both of his legs in the attack (and was the subject of a famous photo taken on the scene). The film is based on Bauman’s [2014 memoir of the same title](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455584363/?tag=timecom-20). 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