Biography: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis was born on 4/29/1957 in London, England and studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic School of acting. His breakout roles came in the movies "The Bounty" and "A Room with a View", and since then he has starred in such movies as "My Left Foot", "In the Name of the Father", "The Last of the Mohicans", and "The Crucible".
Filmography:
Gangs of New York (2002)
Boxer, The (1997)
Crucible, The (1996)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Age of Innocence, The (1993)
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
63rd Annual Academy Awards, The (1991)
My Left Foot (1989)
Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
Stars and Bars (1988)
Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988)
Room with a View, A (1986)
Nanou (1986)
Insurance Man, The (1986)
My Brother Jonathan (1985)
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Bounty, The (1984)
Making of 'The Bounty', The (1984)
Frost in May (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982)
Artemis 81 (1981)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
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Nominations and Awards
Academy Awards, USA
1994
Nominated, Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role for In the Name of the Father (1993)
1990
Won, Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role for My Left Foot (1989)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1993
Won, BSFC Award
Best Actor for In the Name of the Father (1993)
British Academy Awards
1994
Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor Leading for In the Name of the Father (1993)
1993
Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor for The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
1990
Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor for My Left Foot (1989)
Golden Globes, USA
1998
Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Boxer (1997)
1994
Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for In the Name of the Father (1993)
1990
Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for My Left Foot (1989)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1989
Won, LAFCA Award
Best Actor for My Left Foot (1989)
Montrιal World Film Festival
1989
Won, Best Actor
for My Left Foot (1989)
Won, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
for My Left Foot (1989)
Award Shared With: Jim Sheridan (director)
National Board of Review, USA
1986
Won, NBR Award
Best Supporting Actor for A Room with a View (1986)
Also for his performance My Beautiful Laundrette.
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1990
Won, NSFC Award
Best Actor for My Left Foot (1989)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1989
Won, NYFCC Award
Best Actor for My Left Foot (1989)
1986
Won, NYFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor for My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Also for his performance in A Room with a View.
Biography: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis was born on 4/29/1957 in London, England and studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic School of acting. His breakout roles came in the movies "The Bounty" and "A Room with a View", and since then he has starred in such movies as "My Left Foot", "In the Name of the Father", "The Last of the Mohicans", and "The Crucible".
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