‘lincoln’s’ Bid To Dominate The Oscars Has Begun; Guy Ritchie And Jacqui Ainsley Are Engaged

Jen Chaney, Washington Post
Tue, 10/09/2012 - 5:25am

A morning mix of entertainment headlines... Steven Spielberg’s “ Lincoln ” screened Monday night at the New York Film Festival and garnered a positive initial response, as well as predictions that Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field and virtually everyone involved in the film will be nominated for Oscars.

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Topics: 2012 oscars 85th academy awards academy awards biopic daniel day-lewis lincoln new york film festival oscars sally field steven spielberg tommy lee jones

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