Lincoln (2012)
President Abraham Lincoln strives to sway the House Of Representatives and pass the 13th Amendment, effectively bringing an end to slavery.
Nominated for twelve Academy Awards:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones
Best Supporting Actress - Sally Field
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Sound Mixing
Best Production Design
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing
Books with substantial mentioning of Lincoln
| Melvyn Stokes American History through Hollywood Film, From the Revolution to the 1960s London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney, 2013 |
Articles on Lincoln
| Earl F. Mulderink III, America's Civil War, Hollywood vs. History, in: Douglas Brode, Shea T. Brode, and Cynthia J. Miller (eds.), The American Civil War on film and TV, Lanham, Maryland, 2017 |
| Graham Fuller, Mister freedom, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 2 (February), 2013 pp. 50-54 |
| Kent Jones, A King of Infinite Space, in: Filmcomment, nr. 1 (January/February), 2013 pp. 20-25 |
Reviews
| Ian Nathan, Lincoln, in: Empire, nr. 284 (February), 2013 pp. 46-47 |
| Nick Pinkerton, Lincoln, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 2 (February), 2013 pp. 101-102 |
| Martin Schwickert, Lincoln, in: epd Film, nr. 1, 2013 pp. 37 |