Phyllis Nagy received a 2016 Academy Award nomination for a film based on what 1952 novel?
Carol (film) Carol is a 2015 British-American romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes. The screenplay, written by Phyllis Nagy, is based on the 1952 romance novel "The Price of Salt" (also known as "Carol") by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, and Kyle Chandler. Set in New York City during the early 1950s, "Carol" tells the story of a forbidden affair between an aspiring female photographer and an older woman going through a difficult divorce.
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.