Lincoln
First screened in November 2012
Director: Steven Spielberg. Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, Lee Pace, Peter McRobbie, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Gulliver McGrath, Joseph Cross, Jeremy Strong, Bruce McGill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gloria Reuben, Stephen Spinella, Walton Goggins, Jackie Earle Haley, Boris McGiver, David Costabile, Jared Harris, David Warshofsky, Bill Raymond, Stephen Henderson, John Moon, David Oyelowo, Colman Domingo, Lukas Haas, Dane DeHaan, Julie White, Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp, Richard Topol, Dakin Matthews, S. Epatha Merkerson. Screenplay: Tony Kushner (based in part on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin).
Twitter Capsule: Old-Hollywood clarity and roundness, laminated by modern, Eastwoody, chilly introspection. Steady rhythm. Quiet authority.

Photo © 2012 20th Century Fox/Touchstone Pictures/
DreamWorks Pictures/Amblin Entertainment
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+

Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Steven Spielberg
★Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones
Best Adapted Screenplay: Tony Kushner
Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
★Best Production Design: Rick Carter; Jim Erickson
Best Costume Design: Joanna Johnston
Best Film Editing: Michael Kahn
Best Original Score: John Williams
Best Sound Mixing: Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, and Ron Judkins

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Steven Spielberg
★Best Actor (Drama): Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones
Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner
Best Original Score: John Williams

Other Awards:
Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actor (Day-Lewis); Best Supporting Actor (Jones)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Day-Lewis); Best Supporting Actress (Field); Best Screenplay
National Society of Film Critics: Best Actor (Day-Lewis); Best Screenplay
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Actor (Day-Lewis); Best Supporting Actress (Field); Best Screenplay
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