A R Rahman won two Academy Awards (Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song) for the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire, adapted from the novel 'Q&A' by Vikas Swarup.
Lincoln, the 2012 American historical film, was based on the biography of Abraham Lincoln, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. The film got twelve Academy Awards nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Spielberg and Best Actor for Day-Lewis.