Tag Archives: Lincoln

Academy Awards Recap: Daniel Day-Lewis, ‘Skyfall’ Make Oscar History

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on February 25th, 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis at last night's Academy Awards ceremony (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Images)

The biggest British-related award of the evening was the one that, as was widely expected, went to Daniel Day-Lewis as best actor in the title role of Lincoln.

WATCH: The British Take on Accuracy in Oscar-Nominated Films

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 22nd, 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis at the Montecito Award ceremony at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

In the run up to the Oscars, the three best picture nominees with stories based on real people or events — Lincoln, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty — have all had the veracity of their storytelling challenged.

BAFTAs: Abraham Lincoln Invades Britain And Beats Up James Bond

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 9th, 2013

It’s been a busy week for awards nominations, what with the BAFTA Rising Star nominees, and the National Television Awards – and it’s only Wednesday! – but today, BAFTA announced the full shortlist for their film ...

PHOTOS: British Actors as U.S. Presidents

By Brigid Brown | Posted on November 6th, 2012

Some might think Steven Spielberg made a controversial decision when casting Daniel Day-Lewis, both a British and Irish citizen, as the U.S.’ 16th President Abraham Lincoln (with fellow Brit Jared Harris as Ulyssess S.

‘Surprise’ Premiere of ‘Lincoln’ Generates Oscar Buzz

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on October 9th, 2012

It wasn’t even four score and seven minutes after a New York Film Festival sneak preview of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln last night (October 8) that movie industry media started handicapping the film’s Academy Award prospects.

WATCH: Full Trailer for ‘Lincoln’ with Daniel Day Lewis

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 13th, 2012

So we saw the trailer for the trailer, but now we have the actual article itself: the trailer for Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln, starring two-time Oscar-winning Brit Daniel Day Lewis as the 16th President.

WATCH: Teaser for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ with Daniel Day-Lewis

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 10th, 2012

Here’s a first look at the very British Daniel Day Lewis playing the very American president Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln, which is set to hit theaters nationwide November 16. And it’s a very brief ...