The Oscars are around the corner, and while they may look different this year, we are sure to indulge in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood movies all the same. If the Oscars are your favorite event of the season, we’ve got book recommendations based on what movie you’re rooting for to sweep the awards.

If you’re rooting for Mank, read Scoundrels & Spitballers by Philippe Garnier

Mank is a story deeply rooted in Old Hollywood, and just as Mank likely introduced you to the story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, Scoundrels & Spitballers will introduce you to other key players in 1930s Hollywood that have been largely forgotten, such as Edward Anderson, Albert Issok “Buzz” Bezzerides, Silvia Richards, Marguerite Roberts, and more.

If you’re rooting for The Father, read Welcome to Wherever We Are by Deborah J. Cohan

This intimate film depicts life with a parent losing their memory. If you were enraptured with The Father, another portrayal of this struggle may capture your attention. In her memoir, Cohan depicts life with an aging father, who is not only losing his memory, but waffles between showing great moments of love and vicious, borderline abusive behavior.

If you’re rooting for Sound of Metal, pick up J.W. The Deaf Drummer by Myles Hunt

Learning not to see deafness as a handicap is a lesson that Ruben has to learn again and again in Sound of Metal, but it’s one that can be taught at an early age, whether or not the children in your life are deaf. In J.W The Deaf Drummer, J.W. teaches his friends about American sign language and how he functions in a hearing world.

If you’re rooting for Minari, read Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran

Minari follows a family of South Korean Immigrants living in rural America in the 1980s. If you’re interested in the Asian immigrant experience in that era, pick up Sigh, Gone. It follows a young Vietnamese boy who moves to small-town Pennsylvania in 1975. This coming-of age memoir explores topics like abuse, racism, and tragedy.

If you’re rooting for The Trial of the Chicago 7, read The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Official Transcriptedited by Mark L. Levine, George C. McNamee, and Daniel L. Greenberg

The trial of the Chicago 7 is a fascinating case, and the movie brought it back to the surface of consciousness today. However, if you’re curious as to what actually happened, you can read the official transcript of the trial, rereleased last year to coincide with the release of the film. You can almost be in the room where it happened.

If you’re rooting for Judas and the Black Messiah, read The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas

This biography, an account from the perspective of a lawyer, is intimately woven with the story from Judas and the Black Messiah. While the movie focuses on William O’Neal infiltrating the Black Panther Part to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton, the book focuses on how Jeffrey Haas and Flint Taylor pursued the FBI assassins who killed Hampton, seeing justice served.

If you’re rooting for Nomadland, read Confessions of a Middle-Aged Runaway by Heidi Eliason

While Nomadland is based on a book by the same name, and you could absolutely pick that up, we think it would be even more interesting to do a deep dive into a story about someone who could have easily been one of Jessica Bruder’s subjects: a woman who quit her job, bought an RV, and took a five-year road trip with her dog.

If you’re rooting for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, read Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

In the 1920s, Black musicians did more than redefine music by bringing about the era of jazz. They also launched a runaway Broadway hit with an all-Black cast. Shuffle Along was a theatrical achievement that launched the careers of many of the most beloved Black performers of the century and its legacy continues to resonate today.

If you’re rooting for Promising Young Woman, read I’ll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara

This thrilling story of vengeance over rape could only be followed by of one even larger in scope. This true crime book follows McNamara, a true crime journalist, as she attempts to track down the Golden State Killer, nearly ten years after he disappeared after sexually assaulting fifty women in Northern California, then moving south and killing ten.