Lincoln is a gripping film about the true events that led to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment and the end of the Civil War. Lincoln is directed by Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis starred in the film as Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is based on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Lincoln was nominated for twelve Academy Awards. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globe Awards. Despite all the praise heaped on Lincoln, film critics still had some criticisms about him. Film critics claimed that the film was not entirely accurate and was exaggerated. However, even historians agreed that Lincoln was a thought-provoking film that would inspire people to seek out more information about the life of Abraham Lincoln. The film Lincoln focuses on the four months of Abraham Lincoln's life before his death. Lincoln begins in January 1865. In the film, Lincoln fears that the Emancipation Proclamation will be rejected by Congress once the Civil War ends. Lincoln also feared that the Thirteenth Amendment would not pass once the southern states were reunified with the northern states. The Thirteenth Amendment concerns the freeing of slaves. Lincoln needs to get some Democrats on board with the Thirteenth Amendment if Lincoln wants the Thirteenth Amendment to pass. With the Civil War set to end in less than a month, Lincoln had to get to work. Lincoln's advisors advised him to wait until the new Congress was in place. However, Lincoln remained convinced that the Thirteenth Amendment should be adopted immediately. Lincoln goes to the Republican leader, Francis Preston Blair, to use Blair's influence to get all the Republican votes. Blair tells Lincoln that for Blair to approve the Thirteenth Amendment, Blair must seek peace with the South. Blair's request was frustrating to Lincoln, because the Radical Republicans whose votes Lincoln received were extremely opposed to a negotiated peace allowing slavery. However, Lincoln needs Blair's vote, so Lincoln allows Blair to go make peace with the Confederates. Next, Lincoln focuses on the “lame duck” Democratic vote. Lincoln believes that since the Democrats lost the re-election, they will not seek to please the public and will vote the way they want. Lincoln can't give bribes to Democrats, so Lincoln has individuals quietly offer federal jobs to Democrats in exchange for their vote..