| Daniel Day-Lewis | |
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 Day-Lewis at the 2008 BAFTA awards |
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| Born | Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis 29 April 1957 London, England |
| Years active | 1971 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Miller (1996-) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Isabelle Adjani (1989-1994) |
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is a British-born actor with dual British and Irish citizenship. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rebecca Miller (born September 15, 1962 in Roxbury, Connecticut) is an American Film director, screenwriter Isabelle Yasmine Adjani, (born 27 June 1955 is a four-time César Award -winning and two-time Academy Award -nominated French film actress and singer Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Multiple citizenship, or multiple nationality is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a Citizen under the laws of more than one state. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Day-Lewis studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The Bristol Old Vic is a Theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for portraying Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood and Christy Brown for My Left Foot. Best Actor is the name of an award It is presented by various film organizations Film festivals and people's awards There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. My Left Foot The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only four movies in the last ten years. [1] He is a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Method acting is an Acting technique in which Actors try to replicate real life emotional conditions under which the character operates in an effort to create a life-like Often, he will remain completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedule of his films. [1]
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Early life
Day-Lewis was born in London, the son of actress Jill Balcon and the Irish-born, British Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Jill Angela Henrietta Balcon (born 3 January 1925) is an English film actress. A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) CBE ( 27 April 1904 &ndash 22 May 1972) was an Irish -born Poet Day-Lewis has dual British-Irish citizenship. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. [2][3] His mother is of Baltic Jewish descent, the daughter of Sir Michael Balcon, who was the former head of Ealing Studios. The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Sir Michael Elias Balcon KBE ( 19 May 1896 &ndash 17 October 1977) was an English Film producer, known for his work For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. [4][5] Two years after his birth in London, the Day-Lewis family moved to Croom's Hill, Greenwich, where Daniel grew up along with his older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis, who later became a documentary filmmaker and television chef. Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London, Lydia Tamasin Day-Lewis, better known as Tamasin Day-Lewis, (born 17 September 1953 in London) is an English television Chef Cecil Day-Lewis was already 53 years old at the time of his son's birth, and seemed to take little interest in his children. [6] Following frequent health problems, he died when Daniel was 15. Daniel felt unsettled about his lack of emotion, and regretted not having been closer to his father.
Living in Greenwich, Day-Lewis found himself among tough South London kids and being Jewish and "posh", he was often bullied. [7] Very quickly, therefore, he mastered the local accent and mannerisms — which he believes to have been the first convincing performances he gave. Later in life, he was known to speak of himself as very much a disorderly character in his younger years, often in trouble for shoplifting and other petty crimes. [8][9]
In 1968, Day-Lewis's parents, finding him to be "too wild", sent him to Sevenoaks School in Kent, as a boarder. Sevenoaks School is an English Coeducational and Independent school located in the town of Sevenoaks [9] Though he detested the school, he was introduced to his two most prominent interests, woodworking and acting. Woodworking is the process of building making or carving something using Wood. Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling While his disdain for the school grew, he made his film debut at the age of 14 in Sunday Bloody Sunday in which he played a vandal in an uncredited role. Several violent incidents have been called " Bloody Sunday " particularly the Northern Irish Bloody Sunday (1972 He described the experience as "heaven", for getting paid £2 to vandalize expensive cars parked outside his local church. [6] After two years at Sevenoaks, Daniel was transferred to the Bedales School in Petersfield. Bedales School is an independent school with a progressive ethos located in the village of Steep, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England Petersfield is a Market town and Civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. [9]
Leaving Bedales in 1975, his unruly attitude had faded and he now had to make a career choice. Although he had excelled onstage at the National Youth Theatre, he decided to become a cabinet-maker, applying for a five-year apprenticeship. The London -based National Youth Theatre or NYT is the United Kingdom 's leading organisation for young people in the field of Theatre. However, because of a lack of experience, he was not accepted. [9] He then applied (and was accepted) at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years, eventually performing at the Bristol Old Vic itself. The Bristol Old Vic is a Theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. [9] (At one point he played understudy to Pete Postlethwaite, whom he would later play opposite in In the Name of the Father, and with whom he shares a brief scene in Last of the Mohicans where Postlethwaite is a British officer)
Career
1980s
Eleven years after his film debut, Day-Lewis continued his film career with a small part in Gandhi (1982) as Colin, a street thug who bullies the title character, only to be immediately chastised by his high-strung mother. Peter William Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945; IPA: 'pɒsəlθweɪt is an Academy Award -nominated English In the Name of the Father is a 1993 film directed by Jim Sheridan based on the true life story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely The Last of the Mohicans is a Historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826 Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement In 1984, he had a supporting role as the conflicted, but ultimately loyal first mate in The Bounty, after which he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Please see " John Fryer (music " for the British music producer John Fryer ( 15 August 1753 – 26 May The Bounty is a 1984 Historical film made by Dino De Laurentiis Productions and distributed by Orion Pictures Corporation and The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company See also Shakespeare on screen. William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet may be the most-screened play of all time (He later grew to detest the character, however, and often described him as a "wanker"). Wanker is a Pejorative term of English origin common in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and British-influenced
The actor was next featured on stage as "The Count" in the stage-play of Dracula where he appeared with his hair dyed blond in a throwback to Nosferatu. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Nosferatu A Symphony of Horror is a German Expressionist film by F He later let his hair grow out to give a frosted "punk look" when he played half of a gay bi-racial couple in My Beautiful Laundrette. My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. Day-Lewis gained further public notice when the film was released simultaneously with A Room with a View (1986), in which he played an entirely different character: the effete upper-class fiancé of the main character (played by Helena Bonham Carter). A Room with a View is a 1986 Merchant Ivory Productions ' feature film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated English actress.
In 1987, Day-Lewis assumed leading man status by starring in Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being, co-starring Lena Olin and Juliette Binoche, as a Czech doctor whose hyperactive and purely physical sex life is thrown into disarray when he allows himself to become emotionally involved with a woman. Milan Kundera (ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra (born April 1, 1929, in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a French Writer of Czech The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera. Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born March 22, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated Swedish actress Juliette Binoche (in French ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ born 9 March 1964 is an Academy Award -winning French film actress. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic During the eight-month shoot he learned Czech and first began to refuse to break character on or off the set for the entire shooting schedule. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the [9]
Day-Lewis put his personal version of "method acting" into full use in 1989 with his performance as Christy Brown in Jim Sheridan's My Left Foot which won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Method acting is an Acting technique in which Actors try to replicate real life emotional conditions under which the character operates in an effort to create a life-like Christy Brown ( June 5, 1932 &ndash September 7, 1981) was an Irish Author, painter and Poet This article is about the film director For the UK Labour politician see James Sheridan. My Left Foot The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. During filming, his eccentricities came to the fore, due to his refusal to break character. Playing a severely paralyzed character on screen, off screen Day-Lewis had to be wheeled around the set in his wheelchair, and crew members would curse at having to lift him over camera and lighting wires, all so that he might gain insight into all aspects of Christy Brown's life, including the embarrassments. [8] He broke two ribs during filming from assuming a hunched-over position in his wheelchair for so many weeks. [10]
Daniel Day-Lewis returned to the stage to work with Richard Eyre, as Hamlet at the National Theatre, but collapsed in the middle of a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father first appears to his son. Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE (born 28 March, 1943) is an English director of Film, Theatre and Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. He began sobbing uncontrollably and refused to go back on stage; his understudy (a then unknown Jeremy Northam) finished what little was left of the production's run. Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an award-winning English Actor. One rumour following the incident was that Day-Lewis had seen the ghost of his own father,[9] although the incident was officially attributed to exhaustion. He confirmed on the top British celebrity chat show 'Parkinson' on ITV that this rumour was true. Parkinson was a British television Chat show presented by Sir Michael Parkinson. He has not appeared on stage since.
1990s
In 1992, three years after his Oscar win, The Last of the Mohicans was released. The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. Day-Lewis' character research for this film was well-publicized; he reportedly underwent rigorous weight training and learned to live off the land and forest where his character lived, camping, hunting and fishing. He even carried a Kentucky rifle at all times during filming in order to remain in character and learned how to skin animals. The term Long Rifle (or alternately Pennsylvania or "Kentucky" Rifle) refers to a type of Rifle used in early America by both
He returned to work with Jim Sheridan on In the Name of the Father, in which he played Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four who were wrongfully convicted of a bombing carried out by the Provisional IRA. In the Name of the Father is a 1993 film directed by Jim Sheridan based on the true life story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were two sets of people wrongfully convicted by British authorities of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were two sets of people wrongfully convicted by British authorities of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the He lost a substantial amount of weight for the part, kept his Northern Irish accent on and off the set for the entire shooting schedule, and spent stretches of time in a prison cell. He also insisted that crew members throw cold water at him and verbally abuse him. The film earned him his second Academy Award nomination, his third BAFTA nomination, and his second Golden Globe nomination.
In 1996, Day-Lewis starred in a film version of The Crucible based on the play by Arthur Miller and co-starring Winona Ryder. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29 1971 better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress He followed that with Jim Sheridan's The Boxer as a former boxer and IRA member recently released from prison. The Boxer is a 1997 film by Irish director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the His preparation included training for two years with former boxing world champion Barry McGuigan. Finbar Patrick McGuigan MBE, more commonly known as Barry McGuigan (born 28 February 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland) nicknamed
Following The Boxer, Daniel Day-Lewis took a leave of absence from acting by putting himself into "semi-retirement" and returning to his old passion of woodworking. He moved to Florence, Italy, where he became intrigued by the craft of shoemaking, eventually apprenticing as a shoemaker for a time while his exact whereabouts and actions were not made publicly known. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [11] While, as a consequence, little of these events are known, it has been rumoured that Day-Lewis, in return for room and board, instructed the master cobbler in acting. It has further been suggested that, following Day-Lewis' departure, the shoemaker took up a career as a traveling Commedia dell'Arte performer. Day-Lewis has refused to comment on the subject, simply stating that "Laurencino [the shoemaker] was a man of many gifts".
2000s
After a five-year absence from filming, Day-Lewis returned to act in multiple Academy Award nominated films such as, Gangs of New York, a film directed by Martin Scorsese (with whom he had worked on The Age of Innocence) and produced by Harvey Weinstein. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon (born March 19, 1952) is an American Film producer and movie studio chairman In his role as the villain gang leader "Bill the Butcher" (who, ironically, has a pure hatred for Ireland and the Irish people), he starred along with Leonardo DiCaprio, who played Bill's young protegé. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. He began his lengthy, self-disciplined process by taking lessons as an apprentice butcher, and while filming, he was never out of character between takes (including keeping his character's New York accent). At one point during filming, he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal He refused to wear a warmer coat or to take treatment because it was not in keeping with the period. However, he was eventually persuaded to seek medical treatment. His performance in Gangs of New York earned him his third Academy Award nomination and won him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
After Gangs of New York, Day-Lewis' wife, director Rebecca Miller (daughter of playwright Arthur Miller), offered him the lead role in her film The Ballad of Jack and Rose, in which he played a dying man with regrets over how his life had evolved and over how he had raised his teenage daughter. Rebecca Miller (born September 15, 1962 in Roxbury, Connecticut) is an American Film director, screenwriter Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 Drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and starring her real-life husband Daniel During filming he arranged to live separately from his wife in order to achieve the 'isolation' needed to focus on his own character's reality. [6] The film received mixed reviews, while Day-Lewis received almost universal praise for his performance.
In 2007, Day-Lewis appeared in director Paul Thomas Anderson's loose adaptation of the Upton Sinclair novel Oil!, titled There Will Be Blood. Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26 1970 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated American Filmmaker. Upton Beall Sinclair Jr ( September 20, 1878 &ndash November 25, 1968) was a Pulitzer Oil! is a novel by Upton Sinclair published in 1927 It is a third person narrative, with its main character being James Arnold Ross Jr There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. [12] Day-Lewis received the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award (which he dedicated to the late Heath Ledger), Critic's Choice Award, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for Best Actor (2008) for his performance in the film. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor
He is currently in talks to star in Rob Marshall's musical adaptation of Nine. Rob Marshall (born October 17 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin, US) is an American theater and Film director Nine is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.
According to broadwayworld. com. He is signed for Nine film, rehearsal starts in July 28 while principal photography starts in September 29. [13]
Personal life
Day-Lewis rarely talks publicly about his personal life. He had a relationship with French actress Isabelle Adjani. Isabelle Yasmine Adjani, (born 27 June 1955 is a four-time César Award -winning and two-time Academy Award -nominated French film actress and singer The relationship lasted six years and eventually ended after a split and reconciliation. [9] Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis was born on April 9, 1995 in New York, months after the relationship between the two actors had ended. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
In 1996, while working on the film version of the stage-play The Crucible, he visited the home of playwright Arthur Miller where he was introduced to the writer's daughter, Rebecca Miller. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Rebecca Miller (born September 15, 1962 in Roxbury, Connecticut) is an American Film director, screenwriter The couple have two sons, Ronan Cal Day-Lewis (born June 14, 1998) and Cashel Blake Day-Lewis (born in May 2002) and divide their time between their homes in the U. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) S. and Ireland. [6] He is a supporter of Millwall Football Club. Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey, [14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday (film) | Child vandal | John Schlesinger | (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Colin - South African Street Tough | Richard Attenborough | |
| 1984 | The Bounty | John Fryer | Roger Donaldson | |
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Johnny | Stephen Frears | |
| A Room with a View | Cecil Vyse | James Ivory | ||
| 1986 | Nanou | Max | Conny Templeman | |
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Tomas | Philip Kaufman | |
| Stars and Bars | Henderson Dores | Pat O'Connor | ||
| 1989 | Eversmile, New Jersey | Dr. The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary John Richard Schlesinger, CBE ( February 16, 1926 &ndash July 25, 2003) was an Academy Award -winning English Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name The Bounty is a 1984 Historical film made by Dino De Laurentiis Productions and distributed by Orion Pictures Corporation and Roger Donaldson (born 15 November 1945 is an Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer who has made numerous successful movies Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a two-time Oscar -nominated English film director A Room with a View is a 1986 Merchant Ivory Productions ' feature film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an award-winning American Film director, best known for the results of his long Collaboration Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera. Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. Pat O'Connor is the name of Pat O'Connor (auto racer (1928-1958 American racecar driver Pat O'Connor (boxer (born 1950 American Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Eversmile New Jersey ( Eterna sonrisa de New Jersey) is an Argentine and British comedy-drama film released in 1989, directed by Fergus O'Connell | Carlos Sorin | |
| My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | Christy Brown | Jim Sheridan | ||
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe) | Michael Mann | |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Newland Archer | Martin Scorsese | |
| In the Name of the Father | Gerry Conlon | Jim Sheridan | ||
| 1996 | The Crucible | John Proctor | Nicholas Hytner | |
| 1997 | The Boxer | Danny Flynn | Jim Sheridan | |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting | Martin Scorsese | |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Jack Slavin | Rebecca Miller | |
| 2007 | There Will Be Blood | Daniel Plainview | Paul Thomas Anderson | |
| 2009 | Nine | Guido Contini | Rob Marshall |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NBR Award | Best Supporting Actor | A Room with a View | Won |
| NYFCC Award | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| NBR Award | Best Supporting Actor | My Beautiful Laundrette | Won | |
| NYFCC Award | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 1989 | Academy Award | Best Actor | My Left Foot | Won |
| BAFTA Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| NYFCC Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 1992 | BAFTA Award | Best Actor | The Last of the Mohicans | Nominated |
| 1993 | Academy Award | Best Actor | In the Name of the Father | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | The Boxer | Nominated |
| 2002 | Academy Award | Best Actor | Gangs of New York | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| NYFCC Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| SAG Award | Outstanding Actor - Motion Picture | Won | ||
| 2007 | Academy Award | Best Actor | There Will Be Blood | Won |
| Saturn Award | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Won | ||
| IFTA Award | Best International Actor | Won | ||
| NYFCC Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| SAG Award | Outstanding Actor - Motion Picture | Won |
See also
References
- ^ a b Herschberg, Lynn. Carlos Sorín (born 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a Film director, Screenplay writer Cinematographer, and Film My Left Foot The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Christy Brown ( June 5, 1932 &ndash September 7, 1981) was an Irish Author, painter and Poet This article is about the film director For the UK Labour politician see James Sheridan. The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. Michael Mann is the name of Michael Mann (director (born 1943 Hollywood Fats (real name Michael Mann 1954-1986 accomplished The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The Age of Innocence is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder, In the Name of the Father is a 1993 film directed by Jim Sheridan based on the true life story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The Crucible is a 1996 film, written by Arthur Miller and based on his play of the same name. John Proctor (1632–1692 was a farmer and tavern keeper in 17th century Massachusetts. 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The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 Drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and starring her real-life husband Daniel Rebecca Miller (born September 15, 1962 in Roxbury, Connecticut) is an American Film director, screenwriter 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26 1970 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated American Filmmaker. 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Nine is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. 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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs were first awarded in 1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an Academy Award &ndashwinning Film editor / sound designer, the son of painter The Silver Medallion is an award given by the Telluride Film Festival in recognition of achievements in the film industry "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are My Left Foot The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Philippe Noiret ( October 1, 1930 - November 23, 2006) was a French film Actor. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso ( 1988) an Italian Film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American Biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate in Economics. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. The Last King of Scotland is a British 2006 film based on Giles Foden 's novel of the same name. There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an Austrian Actor, Film director, and Pedagogue. Out of Africa is a 1985 Film based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Blixen) published The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. A Room with a View is a 1986 Merchant Ivory Productions ' feature film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Jeremy John Irons (born September 19 1948) is an English film television and stage Actor. Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological Horror film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as Identical twin gynecologists The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking My Left Foot The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Awakenings is a 1990 Drama film based on Oliver Sacks ' memoir of the same name. Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Wilkinson OBE (born 12 December 1948) is a two time Academy Award -nominated as well as BAFTA Award In the Bedroom is a 2001 film written and directed by Todd Field, starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. The Last King of Scotland is a British 2006 film based on Giles Foden 's novel of the same name. There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an Austrian Actor, Film director, and Pedagogue. Out of Africa is a 1985 Film based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Blixen) published The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the annual Film awards given by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. A Room with a View is a 1986 Merchant Ivory Productions ' feature film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish The Untouchables is a 1987 crime drama film based on the 1959 television series, and follows Eliot Ness 's Autobiographical The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American Biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate in Economics. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. John For the video game see Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. The Last King of Scotland is a British 2006 film based on Giles Foden 's novel of the same name. There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. The Last King of Scotland is a British 2006 film based on Giles Foden 's novel of the same name. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. This is a list of people on the Postage stamps of the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1937 and on the postage stamps of Ireland since 1937, including The New Frontier's Man. New York Times Magazine. 11 November 2007. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Daniel, old chap, sure you're one of our own - Martina Devlin, Columnists - Independent.ie
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Day-Lewis heads UK Oscars charge
- ^ "Day-Lewis gets Oscar nod for new film", Kent News, 2007-12-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
- ^ Pearlman, Cindy. "Day-Lewis isn't suffering: 'It's a joy'", Chicago Sun-Times, 2007-12-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
- ^ a b c d Segal, David. Daniel Day-Lewis, Behaving Totally In Character. The Washington Post, 31 March 2005. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Corliss, Richard. Daniel Gets His Day. reprint of Time, European Edition article, 21 March 1994. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
- ^ a b Jenkins, Garry. Daniel Day-Lewis: The Fires Within. St. Martin's Press, 1994. ASIN B000R9II4O.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wills, Dominic. Extensive Biography of Daniel Day-Lewis. Tiscali UK. Retrieved 25 February 2006. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ An Inspirational Journey: The Making of My Left Foot. DVD. Miramax Films, 2005.
- ^ New York Times Biography. New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2006. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Fleming, Michael and Mohr, Ian. There Will Be Blood announcement. Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2006. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28505, broadwayworld. com 1 june 2008
- ^ Daniel Day-Lewis Q&A. Time Out London. Retrieved 27 March 2008. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
External links
- Daniel Day-Lewis at the Internet Movie Database
- LA Weekly interview with Lewis, December 19, 2007
- Extensive Biography at Tiscali UK
- Extensive NYT Interview with Daniel Day-Lewis. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Peter Stanford, The enigma of Day-Lewis, The Observer, 13 January 2008
- Early encounters with Daniel Day-Lewis and his intensive acting method (Satirical)
- "Sojourner in Other Men's Souls" by Emily Parker. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Wall Street Journal (January 23, 2008), page D8
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| NAME | Day-Lewis, Daniel |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
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