Editing Daniel Day-Lewis (section)

==Career==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Daniel Day-Lewis}}

===1980s===
During the early 1980s, Day-Lewis worked in theatre and television, including ''Frost in May'' (where he played an impotent man-child) and ''How Many Miles to Babylon?'' (as a [[World War I]] officer torn between allegiances to Britain and Ireland) for the [[BBC]]. Eleven years after his film debut, Day-Lewis had a small part in the film ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) as Colin, a South African street thug who racially bullies the title character. In late 1982, he had his big theatre break when he took over the lead in ''[[Another Country (play)|Another Country]]'', which premiered in late 1981. Next, he took on a supporting role as the conflicted, but ultimately loyal, [[John Fryer (sailor)|first mate]] in ''[[The Bounty (1984 film)|The Bounty]]'' (1984). He next joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], playing [[Romeo Montague|Romeo]] in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and Flute in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.<ref name="OnlineBio"/>

In 1985, Day-Lewis gave his first critically acclaimed performance playing a young gay English man in an [[miscegenation|interracial relationship]] with a Pakistani youth in the film ''[[My Beautiful Laundrette]]''. Directed by [[Stephen Frears]], and written by [[Hanif Kureishi]], the film is set in 1980s London during [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s tenure as Prime Minister.<ref name="Telegraph 2013"/> It is the first of three Day-Lewis films to appear in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]'s [[BFI Top 100 British films|100 greatest British films of the 20th century]], ranking 50th.<ref>{{cite web|title=British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films|url=http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/|website=cinemarealm.com|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112022753/http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Daniel Day-Lewis - The Unbearable Lightness of Being.jpg|thumb|Day-Lewis in ''[[The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film)|The Unbearable Lightness of Being]]'' (1988)]]
Day-Lewis gained further public notice that year with ''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]'' (1985), based on the novel by [[E. M. Forster]]. Set in the [[Edwardian period|Edwardian]] period of turn-of-the-20th-century England, he portrayed an entirely different character: Cecil Vyse, the proper upper-class fiancé of the main character Lucy Honeychurch (played by [[Helena Bonham Carter]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho7/daylewis_d.htm |website=The Oscar Site |access-date=6 January 2009 |archive-date=7 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007180639/http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho7/daylewis_d.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1987, Day-Lewis assumed leading man status by starring in [[Philip Kaufman]]'s adaptation of [[Milan Kundera]]'s ''[[The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film)|The Unbearable Lightness of Being]]'', in which he portrayed a Czech surgeon whose hyperactive sex life is thrown into disarray when he allows himself to become emotionally involved with a woman. During the eight-month shoot, he learned [[Czech language|Czech]], and first began to refuse to break character on or off the set for the entire shooting schedule.<ref name="OnlineBio"/> During this period, Day-Lewis was regarded as "one of Britain’s most exciting young actors".<ref name="Hamlet"/> He and other young British actors of the time, such as [[Gary Oldman]], [[Colin Firth]], [[Tim Roth]], and [[Bruce Payne]], were dubbed the "[[Brit Pack (actors)|Brit Pack]]".<ref name="beast">{{cite web|first=Marlow|last=Stern|title=Gary Oldman Talks "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", "Batman" Retirement|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/gary-oldman-talks-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-batman-retirement|website=The Daily Beast|access-date=10 December 2013|date=8 December 2011|archive-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130114930/https://www.thedailybeast.com/gary-oldman-talks-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-batman-retirement|url-status=live}}</ref>

Day-Lewis progressed his personal version of [[method acting]] in 1989 with his performance as [[Christy Brown]] in [[Jim Sheridan]]'s ''[[My Left Foot]]''. It won him numerous awards, including the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor]]. Brown, known as a writer and painter, was born with [[cerebral palsy]], and was able to control only his left foot.<ref name="Telegraph 2008"/> Day-Lewis prepared for the role by making frequent visits to [[Sandymount|Sandymount School Clinic]] in Dublin, where he formed friendships with several people with disabilities, some of whom had no speech.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Good Samaritans – Memoir of a Biographer |first= Anthony J.| last= Jordan |publisher= Westport Books |year= 2008 |isbn= 978-0-9524447-5-6 |page=40}}</ref> During filming, he again refused to break character.<ref name="OnlineBio"/> Playing a severely paralysed character on screen, off-screen Day-Lewis had to be moved 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 Brown's life, including the embarrassments.<ref name="Fires"/> Crew members were also required to [[spoon-feed]] him.<ref name="Telegraph 2008"/> It was rumoured that he had broken two ribs during filming from assuming a hunched-over position in his wheelchair for so many weeks, something he denied years later at the 2013 [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]].<ref name="Makingof">''An Inspirational Journey: The Making of My Left Foot'' DVD, Miramax Films, 2005</ref>

[[File:Royal National Theatre (2017).jpg|thumb|right|Day-Lewis played Hamlet in [[Richard Eyre]]'s 1989 production of ''Hamlet'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], London (pictured), his final appearance on the stage]]
Day-Lewis returned to the stage in 1989 to work with [[Richard Eyre]], as the [[Prince Hamlet|title character]] in ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], London, but during a performance collapsed during the scene where the [[Ghost (Hamlet)|ghost of Hamlet's father]] appears before him.<ref name="OnlineBio"/> He began sobbing uncontrollably, and refused to go back on stage; he was replaced by [[Jeremy Northam]], who gave a triumphant performance.<ref name="Hamlet">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-18-ca-254-story.html|title=A Punishing System's Stress Chews Up Another Hamlet|access-date=1 August 2020|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=John|last=Vidal|date=18 September 1989|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125231813/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-18-ca-254-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ian Charleson]] formally replaced Day-Lewis for the rest of the run.<ref>[[John Peter (critic)|Peter, John]]. "A Hamlet Who Would Be King at Elsinore". ''[[Sunday Times]]''. 12 November 1989.</ref> Earlier in the run, Day-Lewis had talked of the "demons" in the role, and for weeks he threw himself passionately into the part.<ref name="Hamlet"/> Although the incident was officially attributed to exhaustion, Day-Lewis claimed to have seen the ghost of his own father.<ref name="OnlineBio"/><ref name="timeout">{{cite web|title=Daniel Day-Lewis Q&A|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/news/997/daniel-day-lewis-q-a.html|website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116203841/http://www.timeout.com/film/news/997/daniel-day-lewis-q-a.html|archive-date=16 January 2013|date=20 March 2006}}</ref> He later explained that this was more of a metaphor than a hallucination. "To some extent I probably saw my father’s ghost every night, because of course if you’re working in a play like ''Hamlet'', you explore everything through your own experience."<ref name="method master">{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis: 10 defining roles from the method master |date=31 January 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3YyMsjqxVBMgJDfvPRFZtpb/daniel-day-lewis-10-defining-roles-from-the-method-master |access-date=21 May 2020 |agency=BBC |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013623/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3YyMsjqxVBMgJDfvPRFZtpb/daniel-day-lewis-10-defining-roles-from-the-method-master |url-status=live }}</ref> He has not appeared on stage since.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis Quits Acting: A History of His Fascinating Retirement Attempts |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/daniel-day-lewis-acting-hollywood |access-date=17 July 2020 |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Julie |last=Miller |date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204055148/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/daniel-day-lewis-acting-hollywood |url-status=live }}</ref> The media attention following his breakdown on-stage contributed to his decision to eventually move from England to Ireland in the mid-1990s, to regain a sense of privacy amidst his increasing fame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |author=Jessica Winter |newspaper=[[The Observer Magazine]] |date=20 January 2013 }}</ref>

===1990s===
Day-Lewis starred in the American film ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1992), based on a [[The Last of the Mohicans|novel]] by [[James Fenimore Cooper]]. Day-Lewis's character research for this film was well-publicised; he reportedly underwent rigorous weight training and learned to live off the land and forest where his character lived, camping, hunting, and fishing.<ref name="OnlineBio"/> Day-Lewis also added to his wood-working skills, and learned how to make canoes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Geoffrey |last=Macnab |title=The madness of Daniel Day-Lewis – a unique Method that has led to a deserved third Oscar |newspaper=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-madness-of-daniel-daylewis--a-unique-method-that-has-led-to-a-deserved-third-oscar-8510704.html |access-date=2 September 2013 |date=25 February 2013 |archive-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206073157/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-madness-of-daniel-daylewis--a-unique-method-that-has-led-to-a-deserved-third-oscar-8510704.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He carried a [[long rifle]] at all times during filming to remain in character.<ref name="OnlineBio"/><ref name="tcm">{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/45745%7C183579/Daniel-Day-Lewis/ |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607020418/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/45745%7C183579/Daniel-Day-Lewis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote=Stories of his immersion in roles are legion. Playing [[Gerry Conlon]] in ''In the Name of the Father'', Day-Lewis lived on [[Prison food|prison rations]] to lose 30 lb, spent extended periods in the jail cell on set, went without sleep for two days, was interrogated for three days by real policemen, and asked that the crew hurl abuse and cold water at him. For ''[[The Boxer (1997 film)|The Boxer]]'' in 1997, he trained for weeks with the former world champion [[Barry McGuigan]], who said that he became good enough to turn professional. The actor's injuries include a broken nose and a damaged disc in his lower back.|source={{mdash}}"Daniel Day-Lewis aims for perfection". Article published in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' on 22 February 2008<ref name="Telegraph 2008"/>}}
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 Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]. He lost 2[[Stone (unit)|st]] 2&nbsp;lb (30&nbsp;lb or 14&nbsp;kg) for the part, kept his [[Ulster English|Northern Irish accent]] on and off the set for the entire shooting schedule, and spent stretches of time in a prison cell.<ref name="tcm"/> He insisted that crew members throw cold water at him and verbally abuse him.<ref name="tcm"/> Starring opposite [[Emma Thompson]] (who played his lawyer [[Gareth Peirce]]), and [[Pete Postlethwaite]], Day-Lewis earned his second Academy Award nomination, third BAFTA nomination, and second Golden Globe nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fox |first=David J. |title=Oscar's Favorite 'List' : The Nominations : 'Schindler's' Sweeps Up With 12 Nods : 'The Piano' and 'The Remains of the Day' both receive eight nominations; 'Fugitive,' 'In the Name of the Father' earn seven |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-10-ca-21449-story.html |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 February 1994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203080052/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-10/entertainment/ca-21449_1_oscar-nominations |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref>

Day-Lewis returned to the US in 1993, playing Newland Archer in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s [[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|adaptation]] of the [[Edith Wharton]] novel ''[[The Age of Innocence]]''. Day-Lewis starred opposite [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and [[Winona Ryder]]. To prepare for the film, set in America's [[Gilded Age]], he wore 1870s-period [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocratic]] clothing around New York City for two months, including [[top hat]], cane, and cape.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=http://www.helloonline.com/profiles/daniel-day-lewis/ |work=Hello! |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-date=29 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429124111/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/daniel-day-lewis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Day-Lewis was sceptical of the role, thinking himself "too English" for it and hoping for something "more rough-and-tumble", he accepted due to Scorsese directing the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis: the perfectionist |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669814/Daniel-Day-Lewis-the-perfectionist.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669814/Daniel-Day-Lewis-the-perfectionist.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph|first=Lynn|last=Hirschberg|date=8 December 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was critically well received, while [[Peter Travers]] in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote: "Day-Lewis is smashing as the man caught between his emotions and the social ethic. Not since Olivier in ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' has an actor matched piercing intelligence with such imposing good looks and physical grace."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-age-of-innocence-2-246724/ | first=Peter | last=Travers | author-link=Peter Travers | title=The Age of Innocence: Review | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=16 September 1993 | access-date=12 May 2021 | archive-date=7 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107124530/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-age-of-innocence-2-246724/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1996, Day-Lewis starred in the film adaptation of [[Arthur Miller]]'s play ''[[The Crucible (1996 film)|The Crucible]]'' reunited with Winona Ryder, and starred alongside [[Paul Scofield]], and [[Joan Allen]]. During the shoot, he met his future wife, [[Rebecca Miller]], the author's daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arabia.msn.com/gallery/Details.aspx?AlbumId=494131%7C488157&PicID=494142&Num=9&CatId=25&region=all |title=Daniel Day-Lewis &#124; Ryder's Romances Winona's long list of loves lost &#124; MSN Arabia Photo Gallery |website=Arabia.msn.com |access-date=9 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126075536/http://arabia.msn.com/gallery/Details.aspx?AlbumId=494131%7C488157&PicID=494142&Num=9&CatId=25&region=all |archive-date=26 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a grade of "A", calling the adaptation "joltingly powerful" and noting the "spectacularly" acted performances of Day-Lewis, Scofield, and Allen.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/1996/11/29/movie-review-crucible/|title=Movie Review: 'The Crucible'|date=29 November 1996|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=[[Owen Gleiberman]]|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225856/https://ew.com/article/1996/11/29/movie-review-crucible/|url-status=live}}</ref> He followed that with Jim Sheridan's ''[[The Boxer (1997 film)|The Boxer]]'' alongside [[Emily Watson]], starring as a former boxer and IRA member recently released from prison. His preparation included training with former boxing world champion [[Barry McGuigan]]. Immersing himself into the boxing scene, he watched [[Naseem Hamed|"Prince" Naseem Hamed]] train, and attended professional boxing matches such as the [[Nigel Benn vs. Gerald McClellan]] world title fight at [[London Arena]].<ref name="askmen">{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis/index.html |work=[[AskMen]] |access-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523073827/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis/index.html |archive-date=23 May 2013  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author-link=Barry McGuigan |last=McGuigan |first=Barry |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/mcclellans-return-must-get-the-game-to-care-449064 |title=McClellan's return must get the game to care more |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=13 June 2015 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |archive-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107124539/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/mcclellans-return-must-get-the-game-to-care-449064 |url-status=live }}</ref> Impressed with his work in the ring, McGuigan felt Day-Lewis could have become a professional boxer, commenting, "If you eliminate the top ten middleweights in Britain, any of the other guys Daniel could have gone in and fought."<ref name="method master"/>

Following ''The Boxer'', Day-Lewis took a leave of absence from acting by going into "semi-retirement" and returning to his old passion of woodworking.<ref name="askmen"/> He moved to [[Florence]], Italy, where he became intrigued by the craft of [[shoe-making]]. He apprenticed as a shoe-maker with [[Stefano Bemer]].<ref name="OnlineBio"/> For a time, his exact whereabouts and actions were not made publicly known.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|title=Daniel Day Lewis: Biography|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/17559/Daniel-Day-Lewis/biography|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104191629/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/17559/Daniel-Day-Lewis/biography|archive-date=4 January 2016|work=The New York Times |author=Rebecca Flint Marx|date=2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:Daniel Day-Lewis 2007.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Day-Lewis in New York, 2007]]
After a three-year absence from acting on screen, Day-Lewis returned to film by reuniting with [[Martin Scorsese]] for ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002). He took on the role of villainous gang leader [[William Poole|William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting]], starring opposite [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], who played Bill's young protégé as well as [[Cameron Diaz]], [[Jim Broadbent]], [[John C. Reilly]], [[Brendan Gleeson]], and [[Liam Neeson]]. To help him get into character, he hired circus performers to teach him to throw knives.<ref name="Telegraph 2008"/> While filming, he was never out of character between takes (including keeping his character's [[New York accent]]).<ref name="OnlineBio"/> At one point during filming, having been diagnosed with [[pneumonia]], he refused to wear a warmer coat, or to take treatment, because it was not in keeping with the period; he was eventually persuaded to seek medical treatment.<ref name="Telegraph 2008">{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis aims for perfection |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1579473/Daniel-Day-Lewis-aims-for-perfection.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1579473/Daniel-Day-Lewis-aims-for-perfection.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=22 February 2008 |access-date=1 January 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film divided critics while Day-Lewis received plaudits for his portrayal of Bill the Butcher. [[Rotten Tomatoes]]'s critical consensus reads, "Though flawed, the sprawling, messy ''Gangs of New York'' is redeemed by impressive production design and Day-Lewis's electrifying performance."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gangs_of_new_york |title=Gangs of New York (2002) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=20 December 2002 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=19 October 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517024515/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gangs_of_new_york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It earned Day-Lewis his third [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nomination, and won him his second [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allison|first1=Rebecca|title=Britain's big Bafta night as The Hours has the edge on Hollywood blockbusters|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/feb/24/filmawards.filmnews|access-date=27 October 2017|work=The Guardian|date=24 February 2003|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322065522/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/feb/24/filmawards.filmnews|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Daniel Day-Lewis at the 61st British Academy Film Awards in London, UK - 20080210.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Day-Lewis at the [[61st British Academy Film Awards|2008 British Academy Film Awards]]]]
In the early 2000s, Day-Lewis's wife, director [[Rebecca 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 brought up his teenage daughter. While filming, he arranged to live separately from his wife to achieve the "isolation" needed to focus on his own character's reality.<ref name="WashingtonPost"/> The film received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ballad of Jack and Rose|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ballad_of_jack_and_rose/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=25 March 2005 |access-date=12 October 2008|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130165522/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ballad_of_jack_and_rose|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2007, Day-Lewis starred alongside [[Paul Dano]] in [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s loose film adaptation of [[Upton Sinclair]]'s novel ''[[Oil!]]'', titled ''[[There Will Be Blood]]''.<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Michael|last2=Mohr|first2=Ian|title="Blood" lust for Par and Miramax|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/features/blood-lust-for-par-and-miramax-1117936317/|access-date=28 January 2018|date=17 January 2006|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107124529/https://variety.com/2006/film/features/blood-lust-for-par-and-miramax-1117936317/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received widespread critical acclaim, with critic [[Andrew Sarris]] calling the film "an impressive achievement in its confident expertness in rendering the simulated realities of a bygone time and place, largely with an inspired use of regional amateur actors and extras with all the right moves and sounds."<ref name="Sarris">{{cite news |last=Sarris |first=Andrew |title=Oil, Oil Everywhere! |work=[[The New York Observer]] |date=17 December 2007 }}</ref> Day-Lewis received the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]] (which he dedicated to [[Heath Ledger]], who had died five days earlier, saying he was inspired by Ledger's acting and calling the actor's performance in ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' "unique, perfect"),<ref>{{cite news |first=Amy |last=Diluna |author2=Joe Neumaier |title=Daniel Day-Lewis Honors Heath Ledger during Screen Actors Guild Awards |work=New York Daily News |date=27 January 2008 |access-date=16 February 2008 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis-honors-heath-ledger-screen-actors-guild-awards-article-1.343334 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020125539/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis-honors-heath-ledger-screen-actors-guild-awards-article-1.343334 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Catherine|last=Elsworth|title=Daniel Day Lewis, Julie Christie win at Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3670802/Daniel-Day-Lewis-Julie-Christie-win-at-Screen-Actors-Guild-Awards.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3670802/Daniel-Day-Lewis-Julie-Christie-win-at-Screen-Actors-Guild-Awards.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=28 January 2008|access-date=3 December 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and a variety of film critics' circle awards for the role. In winning the Best Actor Oscar, Day-Lewis joined [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Jack Nicholson]] as the only Best Actor winner awarded an Oscar in two non-consecutive decades.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Laura|title=Daniel Day-Lewis – The Biography|date=2013|publisher=John Blake Publishing}}</ref>

In 2009, Day-Lewis starred in [[Rob Marshall]]'s musical adaptation ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'' as film director Guido Contini.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Day-Lewis Signed for Nine Film; Rehearsals to Start in July; Shooting September|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Daniel-DayLewis-Signed-for-Nine-Film-Rehearsals-to-Start-in-July-Shooting-September-20080601|website=BroadwayWorld|access-date=28 January 2018|date=1 June 2008|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108224914/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Daniel-DayLewis-Signed-for-Nine-Film-Rehearsals-to-Start-in-July-Shooting-September-20080601|url-status=live}}</ref> The film featured a large ensemble of distinguished actresses, including [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Penélope Cruz]], [[Judi Dench]], [[Nicole Kidman]], and [[Sophia Loren]]. The film received mixed reviews, with overall praise for the performances of Day-Lewis, Cotillard, and Cruz. He was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] and the [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] for his role, as well as sharing nominations for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] and the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]] and the [[Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture]] with the rest of the cast members.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=Golden Globe nominations announced|url=http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2009/12/15/golden-globe-nominations-announced/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=15 December 2009|access-date=15 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114050205/http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2009/12/15/golden-globe-nominations-announced/|archive-date=14 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=14th Annual Satellite Awards|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2009.shtml|website=pressacademy.com |publisher=International Press Academy|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092922/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2009.shtml|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===2010s===
[[File:Daniel Day Lewis at the White House.jpg|thumb|upright|Day-Lewis viewing the [[Gettysburg Address]] in the [[Lincoln Bedroom]] in the [[White House]], November 2012]]
Day-Lewis portrayed [[Abraham Lincoln]] in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s biopic ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/19/daniel-day-lewis-spielberg-lincoln|title=Daniel Day-Lewis set for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln film|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Shoard, Catherine|date=19 November 2010|access-date=20 November 2010|archive-date=17 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917202405/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/19/daniel-day-lewis-spielberg-lincoln|url-status=live}}</ref> Based on the book ''[[Team of Rivals|Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln]]'', the film began shooting in [[Richmond, Virginia]], in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news | last = McClintock | first = Pamela | title = Participant Media Boarding Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' (Exclusive) | magazine = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | location = Los Angeles | date = 12 October 2011 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/participant-media-steven-spielberg-lincoln-247470 | access-date = 15 October 2011 | archive-date = 15 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111015040054/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/participant-media-steven-spielberg-lincoln-247470 | url-status = live }}</ref> Day-Lewis spent a year in preparation for the role, a time he had requested from Spielberg.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |title=At 'Lincoln' Screening, Daniel Day-Lewis Explains How He Formed the President's Voice |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=7 November 2012 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lincoln-daniel-day-lewis-voice-spielberg-383407 |archive-date=31 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031034420/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lincoln-daniel-day-lewis-voice-spielberg-383407 |url-status=live }}</ref> He read over 100 books on Lincoln, and long worked with the make-up artist to achieve a physical likeness to Lincoln. Speaking in Lincoln's voice throughout the entire shoot, Day-Lewis asked the British crew members who shared his native accent not to chat with him.<ref name="Telegraph Day-Lewis">{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis: the greatest screen actor ever? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/9886193/Daniel-Day-Lewis-the-greatest-screen-actor-ever.html |access-date=16 June 2020 |newspaper=The Telegraph |archive-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129150136/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/9886193/Daniel-Day-Lewis-the-greatest-screen-actor-ever.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Spielberg said of Day-Lewis's portrayal, "I never once looked the gift horse in the mouth. I never asked Daniel about his process. I didn't want to know."<ref name="method master"/> ''Lincoln'' received critical acclaim, especially for Day-Lewis's performance. It also became a commercial success, grossing over $275 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/daniel-day-lewis-reveals-how-he-brought-lincoln-to-life/|title=Daniel Day-Lewis Reveals How He Brought Lincoln To Life|work=ukscreen.com|date=13 November 2012|access-date=16 November 2012|archive-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117041621/http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/daniel-day-lewis-reveals-how-he-brought-lincoln-to-life/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2012, he received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Award]] for Excellence in Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/awards/britannia-awards-winners,1252,BA.html|title=Britannia Award Honorees – Awards & Events – Los Angeles – The BAFTA site|website=bafta.org|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA)|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=9 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109061122/http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/awards/britannia-awards-winners%2C1252%2CBA.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The same month, Day-Lewis featured on the [[List of covers of Time magazine (2010s)|cover of ''Time'' magazine]] as the "World's Greatest Actor".<ref name="Time 2012">{{cite news|first=Jessica|last=Winter|title=The World's Greatest Actor|url=https://content.time.com/time/covers/europe/0,16641,20121105,00.html|date=5 November 2012|magazine=Time|access-date=22 October 2015|archive-date=2 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002221510/http://content.time.com/time/covers/europe/0,16641,20121105,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[70th Golden Globe Awards]], on 14 January 2013, Day-Lewis won his second [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor]], and at the [[66th British Academy Film Awards]] on 10 February, he won his fourth [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]. At the [[85th Academy Awards]], Day-Lewis became the first [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|three-time recipient]] of the Best Actor Oscar for his role in ''Lincoln''.<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130224/us-oscars-actor/ |title=Day-Lewis wins record third best actor Oscar |website=The Huffington Post |agency=Associated Press| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231223722/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130224/us-oscars-actor/|archive-date=31 December 2013|access-date=25 February 2013 |date=25 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> John Hartoch, Day-Lewis's acting teacher at Bristol Old Vic theatre school, said of his former pupil's achievement:
{{blockquote|Although we have quite an impressive alumni – everyone from [[Jeremy Irons]] to [[Patrick Stewart]] – I suppose he is now probably the best known, and we're very proud of all he's achieved. I certainly hold him up to current students of an example, particularly as an example of how to manage your career with great integrity. He's never courted fame, and as a result, he's never had his private life impeached upon by the press. He's clearly not interested in celebrity as such – he's just interested in his acting. He is still a great craftsman.<ref name="Hartoch">{{cite news|title=Bristol Old Vic teacher who taught Daniel Day-Lewis recalls stars early days|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Old-Vic-teacher-taught-Daniel-Day-Lewis/story-18255612-detail/story.html|newspaper=[[Bristol Post]]|date=27 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225194004/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Old-Vic-teacher-taught-Daniel-Day-Lewis/story-18255612-detail/story.html|archive-date=25 December 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Quote box|width=25%|align=right|quote=He's like [[Laurence Olivier|Olivier]] in his prime. [Because he does so few movies], you expect something spectacular when he's got a film out. He's more selective than [[Marlon Brando|Brando]], and it's turned his movies into events.|source={{mdash}}David Poland on Day-Lewis, February 2013<ref name="USA Today">{{cite news|title=Is Daniel Day-Lewis now the greatest actor of all time?|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/02/24/daniel-day-lewis-oscars/1938091/|last=Bowles|first=Scott|work=USA Today|date=24 February 2013|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010010128/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/02/24/daniel-day-lewis-oscars/1938091/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
Shortly after winning the Oscar for ''Lincoln'', Day-Lewis announced he would be taking a break from acting before making another film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Day-Lewis wants break from acting|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/daniel-day-lewis-wants-break-from-acting-611006|publisher=NDTV Movies|access-date=3 February 2014|date=3 March 2013|archive-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002351/http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/daniel-day-lewis-wants-break-from-acting-611006|url-status=live}}</ref> After a five-year hiatus, Day-Lewis returned to the screen to star in Paul Thomas Anderson's historical drama ''[[Phantom Thread]]'' (2017). Set in 1950s London, Day-Lewis played an obsessive dressmaker, Reynolds Woodcock, who falls in love with a waitress (played by [[Vicky Krieps]]).<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Susan|title=Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread" is one in a long line of Hollywood films on obsessive love|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-classic-hollywood-obsessive-love-20180112-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=24 January 2018|date=12 January 2018|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109004857/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-classic-hollywood-obsessive-love-20180112-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film and his performance were met with widespread acclaim from critics, and Day-Lewis was again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phantom Thread (2018)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/phantom_thread/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=19 January 2018 |access-date=23 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103043011/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/phantom_thread|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to the film's release in June 2017, Day-Lewis announced that he was retiring from acting.<ref name="BBCretirement">{{cite news|title=Film star Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40349669|access-date=21 June 2017|work=BBC News|date=21 June 2017|archive-date=21 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621132611/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40349669|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=20 June 2017|title=Shocker! Daniel Day-Lewis Quits Acting (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/daniel-day-lewis-quits-acting-oscar-winner-1202472766/|access-date=24 February 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001093714/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/daniel-day-lewis-quits-acting-oscar-winner-1202472766/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a November 2017 interview, Day-Lewis stated: "I need to believe in the value of what I'm doing. The work can seem vital, irresistible, even. And if an audience believes it, that should be good enough for me. But, lately, it isn't."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nyren|first=Erin|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-from-acting-why-1202625443/|title=Daniel Day-Lewis on Retirement From Acting: 'The Impulse to Quit Took Root in Me'|magazine=Variety|date=28 November 2017|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423224429/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-from-acting-why-1202625443/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
On 1 October 2024, after a seven-year absence, it was announced that Day-Lewis would return to acting. He is attached to star in ''[[Anemone (film)|Anemone]]'', the first film directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, with whom Daniel co-wrote the script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=1 October 2024|title=Daniel Day-Lewis Sets Acting Return for 'Anemone' With Son Ronan Directing |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/daniel-day-lewis-anemone-ronan-1236019335/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter }}</ref>