Lincoln Leads Oscar Nominations

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Independent, Musicals, Period, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Awards, New Releases,

Lincoln leads the Oscar nominations after being named in 12 categories.

Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane unveiled the shortlist for this year's Academy Awards earlier today, and the Steven Spielberg-directed biopic - which stars Daniel Day-Lewis as pioneering President Abraham Lincoln - leads the way, followed closely by Life of Pi, which is up for 11 honors.

Both movies are up for the prestigious Best Picture Oscar, but will face competition from Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Silver Livings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty to take home the statuette.

Lincoln stars Daniel, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones are all up for awards, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively, while Spielberg is in the running for Best Director.

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In Theaters this Weekend (3/14)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases,

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Doomsday (R): starring Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Malcolm McDowell (directed by Neil Marshall)
• Horton Hears a Who (G): starring Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett (directed by Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino)
• Never Back Down (PG-13): starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Djimon Hounsou (directed by Jeff Wadlow)
• Flash Point* (R): starring Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Collin Chou (directed by Wilson Yip, Donnie Yen)
• Funny Games* (R): starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt (directed by Michael Haneke)

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