"Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins

[Linda Anderson]

The Carpetbagger, the "Awards Season Blog from the New York Times," says "the films to watch in the biggest race [Best Picture] are “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings” and “Life of Pi.”

http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/

"The leader in the field, of course, is Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” which earned 12 nominations and seems to be a heavy frontrunner. But prognosticators are already mulling over the possibility that this year could be a rematch of 1999, when Mr. Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” seemed to have all the right momentum, only to be beat by “Shakespeare in Love,” with an Oscar campaign led by Harvey Weinstein. The Weinstein Company is behind “Silver Linings Playbook,” another feel-good favorite. Historical epic vs. heartwarming romance, take two?

Astute Oscar-watchers also know that besides director, another category often foretells a best picture winner: editing. Without a nomination in that category, the top prize is hard to get. The nominees this year are the editors for “Argo,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Lincoln” and “Life of Pi.” Triangulating between that and the director category means that the films to watch in the biggest race are “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings” and “Life of Pi.”