+ List of accolades received by Lincoln Daniel Day-Lewis received critical acclaim for his performance as Abraham Lincoln Awards and nominations Award Won NominatedAcademy AwardsAACTA International AwardsAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAmerican Film InstituteBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBAFTA AwardsChicago Film Critics AwardsCritics' Choice AwardsDetroit Film Critics SocietyDirectors Guild of America AwardDorian AwardsGolden Globe AwardsGrammy AwardsHouston Film Critics SocietyNational Board of Review of Motion PicturesNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsNew York Film Critics OnlineProducers Guild of America AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Francisco Film Critics CircleSatellite AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsWomen Film Critics CircleWriters Guild of America AwardTotal number of wins and nominations References
Lincoln is a 2012 American historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. The film is based in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of Lincoln, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, and covers the final four months of Lincoln's life, focusing on the President's efforts in January 1865 to have the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the United States House of Representatives.
Lincoln premiered on October 8, 2012, at the New York Film Festival. The film was released on November 9, 2012, in select cities and widely released on November 16, 2012, in the United States by DreamWorks through Disney's Touchstone distribution label in the U.S. The film was released on January 25, 2013, in the United Kingdom, with distribution in international territories, including the U.K., by 20th Century Fox. The film received universal acclaim by critics and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards at the 85th ceremony, the most of any film released in 2012.
Awards and nominations + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees OutcomeAFI AwardsJanuary 11, 2013Movies of the Year Academy Awards February 24, 2013 Best Picture Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy Best Director Steven Spielberg Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones Best Supporting Actress Sally Field Best Adapted Screenplay Tony Kushner Best Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Best Costume Design Joanna Johnston Best Film Editing Michael Kahn Best Original Score John Williams Best Production Design Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson Best Sound Mixing Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ron Judkins AACTA AwardsJanuary 26, 2013Best International FilmKathleen Kennedy and Steven SpielbergBest International DirectionSteven SpielbergBest International ScreenplayTony KushnerBest International ActorDaniel Day-Lewis Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 7, 2013 Best Picture Best Director (Female or Male) Steven Spielberg Best Screenplay, Adapted Tony Kushner Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Field Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actor in a Supporting Role Tommy Lee Jones Best Ensemble Cast Boston Society of Film Critics AwardsDecember 9, 2012Best Actor Daniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActressSally FieldBest ScreenplayTony KushnerBritish Academy Film AwardsFebruary 10, 2013Best FilmBest Actor in a Leading RoleDaniel Day-LewisBest Actor in a Supporting RoleTommy Lee JonesBest Actress in a Supporting RoleSally FieldBest Adapted ScreenplayTony KushnerBest CinematographyJanusz KamińskiBest Original MusicJohn WilliamsBest Production DesignRick Carter, Jim EricksonBest Costume DesignJoanna JohnstonBest Makeup and HairLeo Corey Castellano, Mia KoveroCinema Audio Society Awards2013Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live ActionRon Judkins, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Shawn Murphy, Bobby Johanson, Frank RinellaChicago Film Critics AwardsDecember 17, 2012Best PictureBest DirectorSteven SpielbergBest ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActorTommy Lee JonesBest Supporting ActressSally FieldBest Adapted ScreenplayTony KushnerBest CinematographyJanusz KamińskiBest Art DirectionCritics' Choice AwardsJanuary 10, 2013Best PictureBest DirectorSteven SpielbergBest ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActorTommy Lee JonesBest Supporting ActressSally FieldBest Acting EnsembleBest Adapted ScreenplayTony KushnerBest CinematographyJanusz KamińskiBest Art DirectionRick Carter, Jim EricksonBest EditingMichael KahnBest Costume DesignJoanna JohnstonBest MakeupLeo Corey Castellano, Mia KoveroBest ScoreJohn WilliamsDetroit Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 14, 2012Best ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActorTommy Lee JonesBest Supporting ActressSally FieldBest EnsembleBest ScreenplayTony KushnerDirectors Guild of America AwardsFebruary 2, 2012Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature FilmSteven SpielbergDorian AwardsJanuary 16, 2013Film of the YearFilm Performance of the Year - ActorDaniel Day-LewisGolden Globe AwardsJanuary 13, 2013Best Motion Picture - DramaBest DirectorSteven SpielbergBest Actor - Motion Picture DramaDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting Actor - Motion PictureTommy Lee JonesBest Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Sally FieldBest ScreenplayTony KushnerBest Original ScoreJohn Williams Golden Trailer Awards May 5, 2013 Best Drama Most Original TV Spot Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over Grammy AwardsJanuary 26, 2014 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media John Williams Houston Film Critics AwardsJanuary 6, 2012Best PictureBest DirectorSteven SpielbergBest ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActorTommy Lee JonesBest Supporting ActressSally FieldBest ScreenplayTony KushnerBest CinematographyJanusz KamińskiBest Score John WilliamsInternational Film Music Critics Association AwardsFebruary 21, 2013Film Score of the YearFilm Composer of the YearBest Original Score for a Drama FilmFilm Music Composition of the Year - The Peterson House and FinaleNational Board of Review of Motion PicturesDecember 5, 2012Top 10 FilmsNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 3, 2012Best ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActressSally FieldBest ScreenplayTony KushnerNew York Film Critics Online AwardsDecember 9, 2012Top 10 Films of 2012Best ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting ActorTommy Lee JonesProducers Guild of America AwardsJanuary 26, 2013Best Theatrical Motion PictureKathleen Kennedy and Steven SpielbergSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 11, 2012Best ActorDaniel Day-LewisBest Adapted ScreenplayTony KushnerSan Francisco Film Critics CircleDecember 16, 2012Best Supporting ActorTommy Lee JonesSatellite AwardsDecember 16, 2012Best PictureBest DirectorSteven SpielbergBest Actor - Motion PictureDaniel Day-LewisBest Supporting Actor - Motion PictureTommy Lee JonesBest Adapted ScreenplayTony KushnerBest Original ScoreJohn WilliamsBest CinematographyJanusz KamińskiBest Art Direction and Production DesignCurt Beech, Rick Carter, David Crank, and Leslie McDonaldScreen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 27, 2013Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleDaniel Day-LewisOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleTommy Lee JonesOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleSally Field Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 10, 2012 Best Picture Best Director Steven Spielberg Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones Best Supporting Actress Sally Field Best Adapted Screenplay Tony Kushner Best Ensemble Best Art Direction Rick Carter and Jim Erickson Best Score John Williams Women Film Critics Awards December 22, 2012 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Male Images Writers Guild of America Awards February 17, 2013 Best Adapted Screenplay Tony Kushner Paul Selvin Award
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