Name: Tommy Lee Jones
Age: 66
Character: Thaddeus Stevens
Film: Lincoln
Synopsis: 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.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Tommy Lee Jones has one Best Actor Golden Globe for his role in The Fugitive
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He has also been nominated for Coal Miner’s Daughter and Lonesome Drive.
Award/Nominations for role: He has won Best Supporting Actor gongs at the Las Vegas Film Critics Online Awards and San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
He has also been nominated at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and New York Film Critics Society Awards.
Critics: “Lincoln" looks like a big historical drama on an epic scale, but it's also a tightly focused study of character, principle and politics. - Salon.com
- Never before in American cinema have politics and poetry combined to make such spellbinding bedfellows. - Film Threat
- The very talented cast of this film is put to good use, thanks to Spielberg's sure direction and a strong script, written by Tony Kushner ('Munich'). - Laramie Movie Scope
Check out the other nominees:
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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