
Film adaptations feature prominently in this year’s awards,
from The National Board of Review in the United States.
* Hugo, based
on Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, has been selected as the year's best film.
* Martin Scorsese has been named best director, also
for Hugo.

* Other ‘top films’ include Drive (adapted from James Sallis’ novel), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (adapted from Stieg Larsson’s novel), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (adapted from J.K Rowling’s novel),
and War Horse (based on the
children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo).

* Tilda Swinton was awarded best actress for her
performance in We Need to Talk About Kevin, based on the novel by Lionel Shriver.
* The cast of The Help, based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett, was awarded best ensemble.
* Michael Fassbender received the ‘spotlight award’ for his work in four films, three of which are film adaptations: A Dangerous Method (adapted from John Kerr’s novel), Jane Eyre (adapted from Charlotte Bronte’s novel) and X-Men: First Class (adapted from the Marvel comic series).

The National Board of Review awards are seen as an important precursor for the Academy Awards – if the Board is on the money this year, it looks like a number of film adaptations will be in the running for an Oscar in 2012.
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