FILM SYNOPSIS
With the Civil War coming to a close and the freedom granted to the slaves by the Emancipation Proclamation called into question, Abraham Lincoln seeks to pass a thirteenth amendment to the Constitution that will outlaw slavery everywhere in the United States. Facing opposition from many quarters in Congress, Lincoln uses his vast political powers to gain allies in his fight.
ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
Including his nomination this year for Directing for LINCOLN, this is the fifteenth Academy Award nomination for Steven Spielberg. He was previously nominated for:
WAR HORSE (2011)
Nominee, Best Picture
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (2006)
Nominee, Best Picture
MUNICH (2005)
Nominee, Directing
MUNICH (2005)
Nominee, Best Picture
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
Winner, Directing
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
Nominee, Best Picture
SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
Winner, Directing
SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
Winner, Best Picture
THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
Nominee, Best Picture
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
Nominee, Directing
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
Nominee, Best Picture
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Nominee, Directing
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
Nominee, Directing
Spielberg also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1986.
This is the eighth Academy Award nomination for Kathleen Kennedy. She was previously nominated for:
WAR HORSE (2011)
Nominee, Best Picture
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008)
Nominee, Best Picture
MUNICH (2005)
Nominee, Best Picture
SEABISCUIT (2003)
Nominee, Best Picture
THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)
Nominee, Best Picture
THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
Nominee, Best Picture
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
Nominee, Best Picture
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