Lincoln – Will it be an Oscar Contender?

Daniel Day-Lewis transforms into the 16th President of the United States in Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg and co-starring Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Sally Field. And with this new trailer it’s apparent Spielberg and Day-Lewis are likely to be kept very busy come awards season. It’s just the sort of project Academy members love, but it still has to live up to the hype.
 
Lincoln is coming to theaters beginning on November 9, 2012 (expanding a week later)
 
Watch the trailer:
 

 
The Plot:
 
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.