Oscars 2014: '12 Years a Slave,' other literary adaptations take home prizes
Literary adaptations again scored big at the Academy Awards, with the movie 鈥�12 Years a Slave鈥� (based on the memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup) taking Best Picture as well as other awards and other adapted films also scoring prizes.
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Those behind the 2013 film adaptation F. Scott Fitzgerald鈥檚 classic novel 鈥淭he Great Gatsby鈥� also went home with a couple of statuettes, with the movie winning the Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.
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