Daniel Day-Lewis is an Irish actor known for his intense and diverse roles on film. He has received several accolades including three Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Actor Awards, and three Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
He won a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor, for playing Christy Brown in Jim Sheridan's biographical drama My Left Foot (1989), an oil tycoon in the Paul Thomas Anderson's epic period drama There Will Be Blood (2007), and Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln (2012). He was also Oscar-nominated for his roles as Gerry Conlon in Sheridan's drama In the Name of the Father (1993), Bill the Butcher in Martin Scorsese's historical drama Gangs of New York (2002), and an obsessive dressmaker in Anderson's romance Phantom Thread (2017).
Day-Lewis won four BAFTA Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances in My Left Foot (1989), Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012). He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama twice, for There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. He received the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor thrice, for his performances in Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln.
According to the online media database IMDb, Day-Lewis has won 139 acting awards and received 212 nominations overall in his career.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Actor My Left Foot 1994 In the Name of the Father 2003 Gangs of New York 2008 There Will Be Blood 2013 Lincoln 2018 Phantom Thread
BAFTA Awards British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Actor in a Leading Role My Left Foot 1992 The Last of the Mohicans 1994 In the Name of the Father 2003 Gangs of New York 2008 There Will Be Blood 2013 Lincoln 2018 Phantom Thread
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama My Left Foot 1994 In the Name of the Father 1998 The Boxer 2003 Gangs of New York 2008 There Will Be Blood 2010 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nine 2013 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Lincoln 2018 Phantom Thread
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Gangs of New York 2008 There Will Be Blood 2010Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nine 2013 Lincoln Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role
Other awards and nominations Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Actor Gangs of New York 2008 There Will Be Blood 2010 Best Acting Ensemble Nine 2013 Best Actor Lincoln Best Acting Ensemble 2018 Best Actor Phantom Thread
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1989 Best Actor My Left Foot 2002 Gangs of New York 2007 There Will Be Blood
National Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Actor My Left Foot 2008 There Will Be Blood 2013 Lincoln
New York Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 1987 Best Supporting Actor A Room with a View & My Beautiful Laundrette 1990 Best Actor My Left Foot 2003 Gangs of New York 2008 There Will Be Blood 2013 Lincoln
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Gangs of New York 2009 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nine Best Cast – Motion Picture 2012 Best Actor – Motion Picture Lincoln 2018 Phantom Thread
Toronto Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2002 Best Actor Gangs of New York 2012 Lincoln 2017 Phantom Thread
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Actor Gangs of New York 2007 There Will Be Blood 2012 Lincoln 2017 Phantom Thread
Records and achievements Award Details Record/Achievement Film Date Achieved Academy AwardsThe Most awards for Best Actor – 3 My Left Foot February 24, 2013 There Will Be Blood Lincoln Miscellaneous Won all five major film awards for one performance There Will Be Blood February 24, 2008 Lincoln February 24, 2013
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