“Lincoln” is clearly the film to beat at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards. The Steven Spielberg-directed historical epic chronicling the assassinated president’s last few months in office garnered a record-breaking 13 nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association in categories including best film, director, lead actor for star Daniel Day-Lewis, supporting actress for Sally Field, who plays his wife, supporting actor for Tommy Lee Jones and for best acting ensemble.
In addition to “Lincoln,” best picture nods went to “Argo,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Django Unchained,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “The Master,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Zero Dark Thirty.”
Daniel Day-Lewis will compete against Bradley Cooper, John Hawkes, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington for lead actor.
On the distaff side, lead actress contenders for the CCMAs are Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Watts, Emmanuelle Riva and Quvenzhane Wallis as the young girl in “Beasts.”
Spielberg will face off against Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper, Ang Lee and David O. Russell for best director.
The awards ceremony takes place on January 10, the same day that Oscar nominations are announced and will be broadcast that evening on the CW.
Speaking of Oscars: if, as expected, Day-Lewis goes on to get an Oscar nomination and then wins the best actor prize he would be the first man in history to win three lead actor Academy Awards.
