Daniel Day-Lewis winning an Oscar® for "There Will Be Blood"

Daniel Day-Lewis accepting the Oscar® from Helen Mirren for Best Actor for "There Will Be Blood" at the 80th Annual Academy Awards®.

[@SymonSaysTV]

Certainly one of the most deserved Oscar in history.

[@shritejchavan6222]

So you haven't seen "My Left Foot".

[@АлександрМанукян-ч8м]

The best performance by the best actor

[@davidfeeley3415]

Shritej Chavan He said one of...

[@mertozgun55]

Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the lambs, Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront, Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Robert De Niro - Raging Bull

[@LuKe289K1nG_]

The most deserved one will always be The Joker of Heath Ledger

[@JAPelicano1]

Listen to his real voice, then go and listen to his voice he uses in these films. The man is a DIFFERENT PERSON in his films, it's INCREDIBLE method acting!

[@MorganKing95]

As much as I love his performance, becoming your character and staying in it the whole time is not the core of method acting

[@jan279]

He was straight channeling Sean Connery in TWBB.

[@MarkSmithhhh]

100% he will become that character day in day out...its incredible

[@ajfrancis54]

Could not agree more, and TWBB and Gangs of New York are the two that stand out the most to me!

[@jacksparrow7559]

@@MorganKing95 we have a Mr.Know it all here folks

[@sabrinaross8419]

Absolutely deserved in my opinion. No performance has ever blown me away as Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.

[@orasen123]

Agree, P.T Anderson is i genius and he bring out the best in actors/actress

[@sabrinaross8419]

Absolutely, can't wait for his next film :)

[@DestinyDude9876]

Sabrina Ross Inherent Vice is going to be AMAZING!!!

[@MDkid1]

Agreed.

[@thetruth418]

Watch On The Waterfront. Brando's performance is untouchable. He's next level.

[@Daniel_Alves1993]

It must feel the worse for any actor that is nominated for an Oscar to know he´s going up against Daniel Day Lewis

[@TheBleedingTomb]

+Daniel Alves Denzel Washington and Al Pacino had beaten him. Washington in 2002 for training Day, beating Gangs of New York, and Al Pacino in 1993 for Scent of a women.

[@Daniel_Alves1993]

TheBleedingTomb Sometimes it just happens :-)

[@oliaustfjor697]

+TheBleedingTomb actually, it was Tom Hanks that beat Daniel Day Lewis for Philadelphia over his performance in Name of the father and then Adrien Brody for The Pianist over Gangs of new york

[@S.R.A.B0XER]

TheBleedingTomb training day was 2001, gangs of new york was 2002 so it was Adrien Brody who beat him not denzel.

[@haris1462]

i feel really sorry for johnny depp

[@sidiyer841]

'Closest I'll come to get to a knighthood' What was that Sir Daniel Day-Lewis?

[@Connnor]

Me replying to something you said 2 yrs ago, and I'm sort of sorry for that aspect 😉 Truth as I see it is that he wouldn't or already hasn't accepted one. There's a katrillion reasons why I'd surmise that opinion. And so, that's it.

[@kareninacarado]

Well, he got knighted by Prince William (on behalf of the Queen) in 2014! He’s now a Sir!

[@super8man807]

@@Connnor He was knighted after Lincoln

[@vincentquieldelprado3657]

@@super8man807 yeah and what a coincidence it was meryll streep again who presented the award :)

[@miriamdolnikov6032]

@Vincentquiel Del Prado This was not Meryl Streep, it was Helen Mirren.

[@Lappedykker2980]

wish paul dano had been at least nominated for supporting actor :/ both daniel and paul were stunning !

[@GSP199]

Agreed. Without Paul this movie would not be the same.

[@Maceta444]

HE WAS NOT NOMINATED? Wowz that sucks. Bardem would have won anyways though.

[@anthonyjo4997]

I really wished it too! His performance in this film was absolutely remarkable! He should have won the best supporting role.

[@antisomething4248]

So dam true .. the baptism scene is one of the best scenes ever

[@jou778]

nah, in my opinion he was over acting in some scenes but he was very good tho

[@1IrishChap]

This performance was honestly the greatest piece of acting I have ever seen in my life. At no point in that film did I believe he was Daniel Day Lewis, but rather Daniel Plainview, an absolutely insane tragic villain/hero!

[@Smithy07sham]

I thought the same when he played bill the butcher.

[@zebbedi]

Smithy07sham I have thought the same of virtually every DDL performance I have seen.

[@1IrishChap]

Smithy07sham yeah, I think the reason he's so good is because he's literally insane. No sane actor can reach that level of acting.

[@zebbedi]

aman gajraj My god, what's your problem? A strange and inappropriate level of rage.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Because of u dumbshits, he is overhyped af. There will be blood as a whole movie is complete shit. Way overrated. His performance was good but thats it. PPL saying best performance ever given, greatest actor ever. I mean ffs give me a break. Whats with overhyping these days.

[@TimboVideo]

He's the third revelation.

[@KevinKlineisawesome]

+TimStarz04 I read in the biography and it wrote that he's the 3rd actor to win an Oscar for 2 consecutive decades along with Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson

[@iraklikotiashvili1776]

+KevinKlineisawesome He's the first and only actor to win an 3 Oscars for performance in a Leading Role.

[@lyuser]

HI TIM LOVE UR ASK FMS/VIDEOS

[@courtneylippert1246]

TimStarz04 i

[@guy5529]

Irakli Kotiashvili male actor

[@kaldante]

he should have 4 oscars...gangs of new york was epic!!!!!

[@ruben0thinks0epic]

+Can Koral As much as i agree with you, Adrien Brody really made an emotional impact with 'The Pianist'... But of course, DDL was the next best thing that day...

[@andyjunior6366]

+Can Koral I disagree... Brody in the Pianist was the best that year

[@captainjakemerica4579]

+Can Koral I agree!!!!!

[@linkbiff1054]

+Can Koral He would have won Supporting. 3 Best Leading is a perfect trend

[@hammadasif3006]

He was nominated as Lead GNY

[@thebatman4279]

A true gentleman. Can't believe the same mild mannered person on that stage played Bill The Butcher and Daniel Plainview.

[@harryjosh9088]

That's what makes him an ACTOR.

[@thebatman4279]

@@harryjosh9088............. yes. Hence my amazement at his great ACTING.

[@Justin1an]

And Abraham Lincoln

[@jimborghini2761]

I watched There Will Be Blood 4 times in the past week. There's something about the film that really pulled me into it, and still hasn't let go. Daniel and Pauls performances were absolutely brilliant. Daniel Day Lewis, hands down one of the very finest in the game today. Cheers

[@MrsBlaileen1]

“There Will Be Blood 4”???! Damn, I missed 2 and 3...

[@fredfinks]

@@MrsBlaileen1 There will be blood 2: The bloodening, There will be blood 3: The Bloodiest, There will be Blood 4: There will be even more blood. TWBB 5: Hemophiliac's revenge is delayed due to covid.

[@MrsBlaileen1]

fredfinks LOL...love it!!

[@SouthseaCavalier]

Paul should be nominated for best supporting actor

[@jimborghini2761]

@@MrsBlaileen1 😆😆😆

[@Helena-fj1tf]

Ladies and gentlemen I've traveled over half our state to be here tonight.

[@Amog001]

That would have been a great opening for his speech

[@thebatman4279]

Hahaha i laughed at that :D

[@jlmurrel]

Daniel Day Lewis admits that he was channeling the voice of Walter Huston in his portrayal of Daniel Plainview. If you listen to Huston deliver his lines in films like "The Devil and Daniel Webster" it becomes quite clear, in fact. A virtuoso performance.

[@OVXMedia]

Daniel Day-Lewis, the greatest actor that ever lived.

[@isaquelucas8791]

@Juvenal Catullus Nicholson I don't agree but understand, but DeNiro and Brando? Are you serious?

[@isaquelucas8791]

@Juvenal Catullus Just because they influenced him it doesnt mean that they're better. DeNiro's best performance was in King of Comedy, which is far away from DDL in There Will Be Blood, and Nicholson basically plays the same thing (he is very good, but not as good as DDL)

[@BOO66IOU]

I love de Niro and pacino (de Niro has the edge over pacino for me) but I have to agree Ddl has more in his acting armoury he's simply amazing. I don't like all his films but his acting ability is peerless. My fave Ddl films are last of the mohicans and the boxer.

[@prashantjha2729]

After Tom hanks

[@sorin-3510]

@@isaquelucas8791 de Niro's Best performances was in King of Comedy? You should watch Raging Bull.

[@indridcold3762]

To think this quiet, well spoken reserved man was Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview is amazing. He is the definition of an actor.

[@Alexprodi1]

I just noticed the 4 actors that won an Oscar that year are all European: Daniel Day Lewis and Tilda Swinton (UK), Marion Cotillard (France) and Javier Bardem (Spain).

[@saintz2k7]

He needed a standing ovation, it was legit the greatest performance of all time

[@speedy3702]

He got it later for "Lincoln". But I agree that his performance in "There Will Be Blood" would have deserved a standing ovation even more.

[@AcademyAwardsPerson]

I think the audience was really lazy that year. No one got a standing ovation. Maybe it had something to do with the writers strike; everything was austere and toned down. And ever since this ceremony, everyone seems to get a standing ovation: Octavia Spencer, Mo'nique, Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock..

[@Danny-is5if]

He doesn't need a standing ovation, everyone who has seen his movies will all agree that hes the best actor of all time, bar none. I can't even describe it, when I saw what he actually looked like after watching Gangs of New York I was confused and thought there was another Daniel Day Lewis, hes just that good. Nominees for an Oscar would be lucky if he doesn't make a movie in that year.

[@angeldust6954]

yes, no standing ovation needed. the guy is the best actor of all time. nobody ever came close to method acting like him.

[@TheSwagnostic]

I think Heath Ledger as The Joker was by far the best performance ever.

[@lopey5035]

Possibly the absolute greatest performance an actor has ever given.

[@Mickey-1994]

No

[@msh6865]

For me personally and this is entirely my opinion, Daniel Day Lewis's performance in There Will Be Blood was spellbinding. I mean TWBB is a long watch but, I found the time passed amazingly fast for me. I found myself looking forward to every syllable of DDL's dialog. Every turn of his head or expression. I have not seen Lincoln but, right now, to me Daniel Deal Lewis in TWBB is the greatest acting performance I have ever seen.

[@vitaliyhoncharov3349]

Also Bill Butcher.

[@SaltySouthTexan]

Yeah Gangs of New York was a surreal performance and damn near terrifying

[@drotibotivoti]

his performance in there will be blood was literally best performance by an actor in all history of the movies

[@bucko60]

i agree with you

[@drotibotivoti]

***** and you must haven't watch this movie at all

[@MrAkashvj96]

A MALIS The best performance ever? There are loads of performances that are better.

[@65g4]

hang on there a minute i personally think there are some that are better for example Brando in On The Waterfront and maybe DeNiro in Raging Bull but this was a truely great performance and if a malis thinks its the greatest let him think that i personally think its right up there for sure dont burst his bubble

[@chadgrov]

aman gajraj no they're not lol

[@maipful]

It's really hard to believe that this gentle man with the voice and look of a young man, is the same person who plays Bill the butcher in Gangs of New York and Plainview in There will be blood.. What a great actor.

[@elipagano4928]

He is just the nicest and most humble actor ever!!

[@Burtonesque413]

I'm sitting here watching Day-Lewis' 3 Oscar acceptance speeches and I'm in awe of how humble this man is. He is easily the most gifted actor of his generation, and yet he has found the means to not let all of that clout go to his head. A truly great artist, and possibly an even better man.

[@MegaGrimreaper97]

He was outstanding in that movie. There's no one else it should've gone to.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

LOL, u think

[@dhnyl]

Why are you replying to 2-year-old comments just to get your point across? I can respect you for having a different opinion than the vast majority on Day-Lewis' performance, but do you have to act like your opinion is more valid?

[@judyprebell7223]

Come back Daniel Day Lewis ...We miss you...

[@nunka34ify]

Hollywoke doesn’t deserve him

[@billj4525]

I wish he would come back.

[@billj4525]

@@nunka34ify Who cares about that? He's not focused on that weird stuff. He wants a decent director that has an amazing idea. He's not worried about politics. Even with a great idea and an amazing director I doubt he'll be coming back. Anyone who respects his work wants him to come back for more movies.

[@user-cc7ho4ce9z]

I just watched there will be blood for the first time last night, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Everything in this movie was incredible. Daniel Day Lewis is magical beyond measure, and the way it was filmed, the story, the music. One of the greatest movies ever created.

[@dakritic]

The man just oozes Sophistication. It’s so Unbelievable how he transforms into these characters.

[@LUSEJA]

THE BEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME!!!

[@danielplainview5451]

LUSEJA no doubt

[@FreeKentHovind]

And might I say has one of the kindest faces I have ever seen! ^_^

[@zarco1977]

+LUSEJA If time for you only began in mid 80´s, yes!

[@andyjunior6366]

+LUSEJA Brando, DeNiro and DiCaprio are superior. but he is awesome, indeed.

[@hemalathavegi7910]

+Rand Paul 2016 - STOP the IRS, NSA, and Fed! not in There will be blood

[@sibusisomoyo2004]

There are two types of actors. 1. Daniel Day-Lewis & 2. Others

[@GodGotYou212]

Man...I remember watching this live that night and rooting for Johnny Depp, because I was (and still am) an avid fan and just KNEW he was going to win for Sweeney Todd. I knew he would. But this man, whom I honestly didn't know much about until that night, swept in and got it for There Will Be Blood. I was so pissed. But then something about that baptism scene they showed stuck with me and I had to watch the film...and I could not stop talking like Daniel Plainview for like a year after. My momma was sicka me screaming "I'VE ABANDONED MY CHILD!!!" all the time 🤣🤣 Oh my goodness, I *immediately* withdrew all hate and fell in love with his phenomenal acting!! Love Johnny, but Daniel Day-Lewis did his thing in There Will Be Blood and I am heartbroken that he has retired 💕

[@markdemort]

I drink your milkshake!

[@thebossman80s]

IM FINISHED!

[@dejawho4147]

I DRRRINKK IT UP 😠

[@johnlark9986]

@@dejawho4147 DON'T BULLY ME, DANIEL

[@beanman2206]

I DRINK IT UP!!

[@dayyanahmad117]

SSHSHSH

[@dirtyunclehubert]

i wish he would have accepted it in character. " ladies and gentlemen! i'm an award man. i traveled half across the state to see about this award. i have two oscars, golden globes and numerous other awards, so - ladies and gentlemen, if i say i'm an award man, you will agree." then rushing off the stage blaring "i'm finished!"

[@nextinlinefilms]

***** Best thing I have read in a long time!

[@dirtyunclehubert]

Damian Jenkins thanks man.

[@womack900]

***** At the time this was only his second Oscar win.

[@dirtyunclehubert]

womack900 why thank you, you kind soul, i have changed it immediately, god bless thee.

[@womack900]

***** Haha no problem just looking out for a fellow movie goer.

[@jonathandauber8705]

Best performance of all time. Can’t believe he didn’t get a standing ovation.

[@angusgillies6137]

Anyone else just love the way Daniel Day Lewis thanked the director, Paul Thomas Anderson, in such a strange but beautiful way?

[@johnnybvideos]

where was the second oscar for best jawline?

[@TheworldofAR15]

He was made for that moustache! Looked so badass!

[@andylsgf]

best jawlines johnny depp wouldve won like 5 lmfao

[@maazcineasm]

@@andylsgf so true

[@hollywoodsbiggeststar366]

@@andylsgfr so true

[@mrigamonmrigamon2615]

@@andylsgf don't forget Cillian Murphy!!!

[@SirStoneyOfBow]

One of top 5 greatest performances I’ve ever seen.

[@funguy8801]

*DDL's Real speech:* "My straw reaches across the room... and starts to drink your Oscar ... I... drink... your... Oscar! _[slurps]_ I drink it up!"

[@ranasaint]

One of the most beautiful performance ever.

[@ManCave1972]

Perhaps the single most immersive performance ever put on film. You absolutely, 100% know you’re seeing Daniel Plainview and not an actor. Every single aspect of that character was perfectly realised. He’s on screen for almost the whole movie and set a new standard for how to possess a character.

[@rodrigocaetano8141]

C’mon people, he deserved a standing ovation for this one! This was one of the most incredible and remarkable performances I’ve ever seen!

[@jefffromjersey52]

His transformations into the characters in his movies are absolutely astounding... One of the greatest ACTORS of our time.. Just cant say enough about this man.

[@jeny701005]

Often times I got goosebumps to watch him acting so those never leave me alone when I confront similar scenes in any kinds of movie. I must have been addicted with him.

[@rubenaeneas2268]

I'm half way watching this movie now. Holy cow. He kills in it! One of the most powerful performances I've ever seen. Paul Dano is SICK in this too.

[@eddieadams6050]

One of my favorite films ever.

[@masteryoda3947]

Nominees: Daniel Day Lewis and Four other nominees who practised saying "It's an honour to be nominated" for months

[@2003501]

This was one of the best performances I've ever seen in films.

[@allaboutnothing6552]

Wow 1 year and we got one of the best performances of all time and one of the best performances of the 21st century what a year for films Bardem and Lewis take a bow

[@romilpatel6506]

I can't believe this man played Daniel Plainview. DDL is a fucking legend. Greatest Actor Of All Time.

[@BostonRedSoxForever]

Daniel Day-Lewis is unbelievable. Hard to describe his talent and skills without writing a book. Simply superb. "There will be blood" is one of the best movies ever made and that I've seen yet. A masterpiece from A to Z. No other actor could have portrayed this character in the movie as Day-Lewis did. Same goes for "Lincoln". British actresses and actors are the finest.

[@WorldOnWeb84]

a thorough gentleman ...and a wonderful actor..

[@michaelhasfel7]

That was the greatest performance of all time. Pure magic!

[@subroy7123]

One of the best years for acting Oscars. Day-Lewis, Cotillard, Swinton and Bardem are some of the most powerful actors alive. To see them celebrated in a single year was so great.

[@SuziesAshes10]

What a gracious speaker

[@BigLouMayne]

It always bugged me how Helen Mirren just said and the Oscar goes to Daniel Day Lewis. Even though everyone knew he'd win, the suspense of "and the Oscar goes to..." is important.

[@Xplozhun85]

Do you think that it's a coincidence that Meryl Streep did the same thing (withholding the suspense) when awarding him the Oscar for "Lincoln"? Check the video. I think it's because they know he's an amazing actor and the other nominees are fodder to him lol

[@Izaan2810]

@@Xplozhun85 Except Joaquin Phoenix completely owned him in 2012 with his performance in The Master. DDL gave an Oscar baity performance and definitely didn't deserve the award that year.

[@joecrow7288]

no actor in history of actors deserves more credit than daniel day lewis in this movie - just an amazing performance by one of greatest actors we have ever seen

[@JamesBeam420]

It's so amazing, astounding, how different Daniel Day Lewis is from the characters he plays. Some great actors often take something from themselves to embody a character. They pull something they can relate to. Daniel just becomes someone else. It's incredible. Such a beauty. Such a legend. We're all lucky to be able to watch him act!!

[@ramshade1965]

When I hear "Hollywood, Oscar, etc", my heart replies.."Daniel Day Lewis"

[@essashakeel1981]

Greatest of all time

[@mohsinpervez]

fact

[@TheImpressiveMusic]

"thank you very much indeed, thank you" aww he so cuteeee

[@arghyajadav3825]

His acting in this film blew me away

[@stevewimmer9758]

One of the greatest individual performances of all time!

[@MamyShmerman]

Helen Mirren by far the best presenter of Daniel Day Lewis's Oscar. She is talented and gorgeous in equal measure.

[@AlbertScar]

Best acting performance I’ve ever seen

[@daniel1571]

Can tell what a great actor he is in real life he is somewhat shy and self effacing but has played theses ferocious larger than life characters.

[@PurplePatrick191]

Daniel day Lewis as Ebenezer Scrooge has to be the greatest casting decision of all time!! It’s like the Academy went ‘we can’t not give that casting an Oscar’, this film is literally changing the industry! 🎄🎄🎄🎅👑👑

[@SaadHassanRafique1988]

one of the greatest actors of alltime and the best of his generation! he is in the class of actors like Al Pacino, Humphrey Bogart & Marlon Brando

[@Auntkekebaby]

Outstanding performance and one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@Ashutt92]

Those other nominees don’t belong in the same category.

[@himanshuhk3320]

This is my favourite performance by any actor in any movie

[@kingtut4537]

Daniel Day Lewis has to be the greatest actor ever. I have not found one movie he doesn’t dissolve into without hesitation. I cannot find him in the characters he wears. A few actors can do it but he has mastered the art.

[@Estocolmo97]

In all honesty.. Greatest performance of all time.

[@horacioarias6011]

My 10 Favorite Performances (No order) Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood Denzel Washington-Malcolm X Christoph Waltz-Inglorious Basterds Marlon Brando-The Godfather Leonardo DiCaprio-The Departed Al Pacino-The Godfather Part II Robert De Niro-Raging Bull Heath Ledger-The Dark Knight Jack Nicholson-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Christopher Walken-The Deer Hunter

[@TrueIronMaidenFan]

Horacio Arias Guy Pearce (Memento) Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator) Christian Bale (American Psycho) Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking) Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will be Blood) Robert De Niro (Raginb Bull) Kevin Spacey (American Beuty) Forest Whitkaer (The Last King of Scotland) Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

[@albiehay5567]

Horacio Arias So conventional.

[@albiehay5567]

Mark Mckeown Ben Kingsley was better in Gandhi.

[@beanman2206]

his performance in there will be blood is so terrifying yet so believable incredible performance incredible movie

[@ummeshbapat]

And then his voice in the film. How in the fuck can he maintain that voice for whole film. Crazy maniac genius.

[@anthonyjo4997]

What a fantastic performance that was! He is the only one who won 3 Oscars in the best leading role category and without any arguments these 3 statues were absolutely well deserved! And in my opinion, he should have got the same rewards for any other films that he starred in other than this 3 films too.

[@EmmaRose473]

don't forget 'The Last of the Mohicans", "The Age of Innocence" (my favorite!)

[@MrStretfordEnd]

The best leading role performance I've ever seen.

[@mrspicolli]

this movie was so sickly awesome ... its just so hard to describe or detail all the wonder of it , even though it's technically a horror story riddled with tragedy

[@MaxPowers-op1pe]

One of the greatest acting performances of all-time

[@lola92393]

he's such a sweet and humble man

[@reallifetony]

Helen Mirren got me bricked up ngl

[@jorg1206]

Its hard, but here's my top 10 of favorite actors: 1. Sir DDL, who else? 2. Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP, sorely missed..) 3. Gary Oldman 4. Al Pacino 5. Heath Ledger 6. Christoph Waltz 7. Joaquin Phoenix 8. Michael Fassbender 9. Benedict Cumberbatch 10.Willem Dafoe Runners up: Adrien Brody, Ryan Gosling (outrageously good in Half Nelson), Daniel Bruhl (Rush baby), Samuel L Jackson (sooo good in Django, Pulp), Michael Shannon, Casey Affleck & Leo (The Wolf & ofcourse...Gilbert Grape!) Always good: Michael Caine, Robert de Niro, Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Chris Cooper, Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon (especially Glengarry Glenn Ross), Viggo Mortensen (especially Eastern Promises & as The one and only King) Honorable (role) mention: Mickey Rourke; pure revelation & sooo Oscar worthy in The Wrestler, Matthew Mc Conaughey in DBC & The Wolf; John Hurt in The Elephant Man; Ethan Hawke in Boyhood & Before Trilogy, Rik Mayal in all things comedy; Ian Mc Kellen as Gandalf, Sir Christopher Lee for all things scary, Tom Cruise: astonishing in Magnolia,makes U forget about Scientology (talk about scary things) for a while...

[@hatakekakashizzz6033]

bob de niro is the best

[@harrisfoster1066]

Robert Duval and Gene Hackman

[@jorg1206]

O yeah, Robert Duval: belongs on the list too! For The Godfathers and The Apostle and so much more. This list is ofcourse not definitive...For example I also like Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon & Christian Bale in a lot of their work. And did I really forget an honorable mention for Jamie Foxx as Ray, and Edward Norton in Primal Fear & American History X?!

[@neburarieiv]

You should watch angel heart and rumble fish with Mickey rourke. He has always been amazing. He just went missing for a while.

[@BoldAsLove37]

I'm so glad they played one of the best songs from the soundtrack while he was walking up. That whole score is phenomenal!

[@aggelostzimagiorgis]

One of the greatest performances of all time if not the best

[@bradmoffatt675]

Could be the best performance ever on film

[@Yakhashe]

1:17 oh the irony, Sir Daniel...

[@KartikeyaDutta]

DDL has a striking different personality in real life than the character he played. This asserts that this man can fathom any depth to 'be' the character. Simply a legend, period.

[@TrueIronMaidenFan]

Kartikeya Dutta I thought the same about Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler(:

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Michael Colby Yeah. He is one of the best among the actors of his age group. Prisoners, Enemy, Nightcrawler were gold.

[@TrueIronMaidenFan]

Kartikeya Dutta I agree, like Daniel he completely disapeared in Nightcrawler leaving us only with Lou Bloom. I think its one of the best performances ever, and him not getting nominated was criminal.

[@SunnyBear]

His nervous little laugh whenever he mentions his wife is a-FRIKKEN-dorable!

[@lydialily846]

One of the finest actors of our time : I sometimes wonder can he be a mere mortal such is his genius ….

[@BlackStapleFace]

'closest i'll ever come to a knighthood'....... Daniel was wrong

[@muhammedmansoor7079]

Lol...was thinking the same ;)

[@FSCJ-ft7nk]

his acceptance speeches are the best, never awkward

[@bill000]

Not only his best performance, best performance ever given by a man. He was sublime. Completely deserved.

[@fayHoran]

HE ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT IN THERE WILL BE BLOOD

[@tautukas]

Two roles that I consider the best acting performances of all time: 1. Heath ledger (the dark knight) 2. Daniel Day Lewis (there will be blood).

[@richardblack6695]

Agree. The best performances ever

[@MrAkashvj96]

The best performances ever? Did you start watching films recently? I think there are loads of performances that are better.

[@richardblack6695]

i seen a lot of performances, and this two are the best that I seen

[@MrAkashvj96]

Richard Black They are very very good performances particularly the one by Daniel Day Lewis but there are so many performances which are much much superior to Ledger's.

[@tautukas]

Akash Vijay for example?

[@delrey874]

In real life DDL is a very English gentleman but in the movies he always transforms. What a great actor he is.

[@knives2718]

It's ridiculous how good this man is with his craft.

[@lairdriver]

How does a soft spoken Welshman become Daniel Plainview? It just boggles the mind.

[@ThomasWilliams89]

*Englishman.

[@Marshy94]

He's English/Irish, by the way.

[@BostonRedSoxForever]

Right. Same thing came to my mind too, when I saw him and listened to his voice in the video. What a talent. Crazy!

[@ThomasWilliams89]

amionutube His mother was English and his father was of Anglo-Irish Protestant descent. Daniel Day Lewis was born in England and has described himself on several occasions as a "middle class Englishman". DDL is English.

[@danielwalpole8010]

Thomas Williams he holds both English and Irish citizenship

[@j0nnyism]

It’s a shame his father never lived to see him achieve what he’s achieved. Very few great actors are as grounded and sincere as this man

[@moisemensah8233]

DDL is one of the most prominent actors ever seen. After having seen Gangs Of New York, In The Name Of The Father and There Will Be Blood, which was bone-shattering to the core, I can say that the guy is haunting either in real life and in his portrayal of his characters he seems to merge with. All of the people who learned him how to act are the ones to praise. This man is a true gift for arts. If I see him one day, I would say "Thank you, M.Day Lewis, for defining what cinema is about: make us feel and make the characters real. Thank you so much for giving mesmerizing performances. Hope we'll see you in MORE movies!" Too bad he hasn't done much since Lincoln.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

But GOAT is undoubtedly Robert De Niro !!!

[@moisemensah8233]

aman gajraj One of the GOATS along with Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Jack Nicholson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sir Ian McKellen, Nick Nolte, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bridges, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington...

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Denzel and di caprio here? Wtf?

[@moisemensah8233]

aman gajraj For Denzel and DiCaprio, I would rather say "of this generation".

[@chung2F5]

DiCaprio, Washington, Hanks, Bridges, Nolte with the likes of Gable and Tracy? You my friend are drunk. There are so many names i could blurt out before these people even came into recognition - James Stewart, Humphrey Boggart, Jack Lemmon, Buster Keaton, Paul Newman, Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, Orson Welles, John Barrymore, Robert Montgomery, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, William Powell etc. etc. etc.

[@DAVIDInitiative]

I... drink... your... MILKSHAKE!

[@katyavinogradova7688]

See, this is how you accept an award: polite, restrained, well-spoken and charming. Certain artists should learn from him.

[@sarimaaret6845]

He is so humble and kind... yet, probably the best actor of our time (if not of all times). Daniel Day Lewis has won three Oscars and he truly has deserved all of them! There are other legendary actors (Al Pacino, Robert de Niro), but I would dare to put Daniel Day Lewis on top when it comes to acting. He is always different, and he IS always the person he plays! Unbelievable talent, never seen anything like him!