(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) — The Civil War saga <i>Lincoln</i> leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Also among the 9 nominees for best picture Thursday: the old-age love story <i>Amour</i>; the Iran hostage thriller <i>Argo</i>; the independent hit <i>Beasts of the Southern Wild</i>; the slave-revenge narrative <i>Django Unchained</i>; the musical <i>Les ... Read More