Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks optioned one of the scripts, while another comes from Joss Whedon's brother Zack

While Tom Hooper's film earned the most nominations, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," David O. Russell's' "Silver Linings Playbook" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" followed close behind

Let us now praise "Lincoln"s' not-as-famous women

"Lincoln" takes in $900,000 from 11 theaters to build Oscar momentum before its nationwide release next weekend

"Lincoln," with a cast that includes Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field, has high hopes for Oscar night

Sony's "Skyfall" is looking at $75M in its debut, "Lincoln" just over $1M, but Hollywood is paying close attention to both bows

Daniel Day-Lewis, with the help of Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, converts the mythic Great Emancipator into a flesh-and-blood human being

In addition to launching two billion-dollar film franchises, George Lucas has founded industry-leading visual effects, sound effects, gaming and animation divisions 

A-listers meet 100-year-old showbiz veterans to tell their tales, recruit volunteers for "the industry's charity."

NY Film Festival viewers raved about Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" and Robert Zemeckis' "Flight," but they may have been overstating things

Richard Zanuck is honored at the Academy with a screening of a new documentary on his life

Historical drama starring Daniel-Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln will premiere on Nov. 8, the closing night of the festival