Steven Spielberg has matched his personal best at the Academy Awards: 12 nominations for his Civil War saga "Lincoln," including best picture, director and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
The annual Oscar nominations often confirm the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' allergy to big-budget, crowd-pleasing action and adventure movies.
Steven Spielberg had a great day at the Academy Awards nominations, where his Civil War saga "Lincoln" led with 12 nominations.
In this year's Oscar nominations, the director's seat was the hot seat.
There are many reasons to celebrate "Zero Dark Thirty." But the best reason is that it is simply a great movie — flawless as a thriller, a political drama, a manhunt procedural and an action flick.
"Killing Geronimo: The Hunt for Osama bin Laden" is useful but not stirring stuff. The shortage of shock and awe has to do with the constraints of non-fiction and the short page counts of comic books.
Steven Spielberg has extended his domination at the Directors Guild of America Awards, earning a nomination Tuesday for his Civil War epic "Lincoln" to pad the record he already held to 11 film nominations from the guild.
Steven Spielberg has extended his domination at the Directors Guild of America Awards, earning a nomination Tuesday for his Civil War epic "Lincoln" to pad the record he already held to 11 film nominations from the guild.
It turned out 2012 was a great year for pretty good movies. There were ample opportunities to be skillfully entertained, but precious few chances to be truly moved and wowed. That was true of the biggest blockbusters and the art-house favorites.
