Phyllis Nagy received a 2016 Academy Award nomination for a film based on what 1952 novel?
Phyllis Nagy Phyllis Nagy (born November 7, 1962) is an American theatre and film director, screenwriter and playwright. In 2006, Nagy was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for writing and directing "Mrs. Harris" (2005), her screen debut. In 2016, Nagy received an Academy Award nomination, among numerous other accolades, for Best Adapted Screenplay for the 2015 film "Carol".
Mrs. Harris Mrs. Harris is a 2005 American-British drama film written and directed by Phyllis Nagy. The teleplay, based on the book "Very Much a Lady" by Shana Alexander, focuses on the tempestuous relationship between Herman Tarnower, noted cardiologist and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet", and headmistress Jean Harris. Produced by Killer Films, Number 9 Films, and John Wells for HBO Films, it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2005, before its broadcast on HBO on February 25, 2006.