Daniel Day Lewis is one of the best actors that Hollywood ever had. He is the only actor who won 3 Oscars. Despite getting 3 Oscars and many other awards, the quantity of his movie that many other call him “The Gods of Actor” is quite a bit. You could even say, in a year he might not play in a film. Speaking of the Best Performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, here are 10 Best Performance by Daniel Day-Lewis.

1. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

The film, which was published in 1985, was one of the first Daniel Day Lewis films where he received a considerable portion of the role. In this film he plays as Johnny Burfoot, a young man who later meets Omar Ali and sets up a laundry company. In this film, Daniel Day Lewis won the award as the best male supporting actor at U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. No wonder why he could get the award, it is because, in this film Daniel played quite nicely. He succeeded in creating Burfoot that gay, and managed to also show how Burfoot, who had a considerable appetite for Omar, showed it in several scenes. You can check it below.

2. Nine (2009).

This film is one of two musical films ever played by Daniel Day Lewis. In this film he plays Guido, an Italian artist who cheated on his wife. Nine is a life journey from Guido. Why is this one of Daniel’s best films? Because of this film Daniel proved that he was a complete actor. He is able to sing, dance, and also act. One of the things that should be highlighted besides the issue of appreciation obtained from this film is that when he played as Guido, he was always in that role. Even when the singing scene, he managed to maintain Guido’s voice color and accent which was very thick with his Italian taste. Just knowledge, maintaining voice color is one of the most difficult things in acting. You can see in the video below.

3. The Boxer (1997).

This film tells the story of a man who just got out of prison. Danny Flynn is the man’s name. After that he decided to become a boxer. Daniel plays as Danny Flynn in this movie. Reportedly, in the process of searching for this character, Daniel went through several months practicing as a boxer. Daniel is indeed one of the actors known as “crazy” in the matter of observing characters, and that also happens at The Boxer. So do not be surprised if in this film Daniel Day Lewis managed to get a nomination for the Golden Globe as the best leading actor.







4. The Last of the Mohicans (1992).

This film tells the story of a man who is not an Indian, but was later adopted by an Indian family and ended up fighting for his life for Indian land. In this film Daniel Day Lewis portrayed as Hawkeye or Nathaniel Poe. In this film Daniel Day Lewis was nominated as one of the best main actors on the BAFTA in 1992. In this film Daniel Day Lewis lived in the forest for 3 months without any supplies and only had enough tools. That is how a “God of Actors” observes the characters that he plays.

5. In the Name of the Father (1993).

If you watch this film, you must pay attention to one of the most iconic scenes in this film. The scene is where Daniel Day Lewis who portrays as Gerry Conlon being interrogated in a room inside the prison. If you see that scene, you will know how Daniel Day Lewis really prepared his character. Because, before the scene, this crazy actor was willing to not eat and sleep for 3 days. In this film he get a nomination in 3 prestigious events, start from Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe.

6. Gangs of New York (2002).

This film is one of the most successful Daniel Day Lewis’ films, especially about his acting achievements. In this film he was cast as a gang leader in New York around the 1700s. Daniel plays William “Bill The Butcher” Cutting. In this film he played very well. He managed to create a cruel figure of William. If you’ve seen the film, you can pay attention to how he created the face of Bill the Butcher. He tried to control his upper mouth so it didn’t move, and that made the character he created more mature. In addition, in this film Daniel Day Lewis is reported to have learned to become a butcher for several months. In this film Daniel Day Lewis gets nominations for Oscar and Golden Globe. While for BAFTA, he managed to get the best actor.

7. There Will be Blood (2007).

This is one of the many best performance by Daniel Day-Lewis. In this film he plays as Daniel Plainview. Daniel Day Lewis managed to play this character completely and without any artificial act even just for a second. In this film he received a lot of awards. He managed to get an award at the Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and many more. Daniel Day Lewis really succeeded in making the character of Daniel Plainview live in him. One of the best scenes is when he is angry at the priest in his bowling room. You can see it below. One of the actor’s heavy tasks is to make your opponent play as well as you. In this movie Daniel Day Lewis did that.

8. Phantom Thread (2017).

The Phantom Thread was Daniel Day Lewis’s last film before he retired from the world of acting. In this film he plays as Daniel Woodcock, a famous tailor who has sewed clothes for many figures in England. Daniel Day Lewis played very well in this film, even though he didn’t get an award and only got nominations in just a few prestigious events, including Oscar. In this film Day Lewis succeeded in creating a feminine but not gay Woodcock, from body language, the voice color, and manner of speech. You can feel how feminine this character was, but not gay. More to Androgyny maybe. Although in this film there are very few explosive emotional scenes, Day Lewis still manages to bring the character’s emotions very well and proportionately.

9. Lincoln (2012).

This is the film that led him to become the only human on earth who won three Oscars. Lincoln is one of best performance by Daniel Day Lewis. In this film he acts as Lincoln, the American president who rejects black slavery. Why is this one of Daniel Day Lewis’s best films? The answer is because he succeeded in creating a Lincoln figure very intact! From the voice, body language, Daniel successfully created it intact. In fact, in this world no one knows how Lincoln sounds, and how his body language. But Daniel found it and maybe even some people now have a shadow if Lincoln is still alive, what Daniel Day Lewis did was exactly the same as the original Lincoln.

10. My Left Foot (1989).

Playing as Christy Brown, a man born with cerebral palsy, Daniel Day Lewis won his first Oscar. In this film Daniel Day Lewis began to be seen in the world of Acting especially in Hollywood . Not surprisingly, it is said that, during the filming of My Left Foot, Daniel Day Lewis persisted in his character until after finishing the film, he got 3 broken ribs. You must be asking, then how do you eat? It’s impossible! In fact, there is his own assistant who feeds him to eat every day. That crazy thing is the one that made My Left Foot the best performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in his whole career. Especially in the scene when he is angry at a restaurant. You will really be able to feel the empathy of this Christy Brown.

That was the 10 best performance by Daniel Day Lewis. Maybe some of you rarely hear the name of this person, why? Because Daniel once said that he did not want to be popular at all. He just wants to live what he likes, which is to become an actor. So do not be surprised, if Daniel decides to retire early, in fact he can still play 4 or 5 years and can get an Oscar and other awards. But, actors who become role models for many new actors, choose to be down to earth, and think that the most important thing in the world of acting is not popular, but managed to create characters in every film he played. The actor who uses Lee Strasberg’s actor method also prefers quality over the quantity of playing movies.

If there is another best film belonging to Daniel Day Lewis that has not been included in this list, you can leave it in the comments below.