He won it in 1990 for My Left Foot. He took home another in 2008 for There Will Be Blood. He grabbed his third in 2013 for Lincoln. This is the relationship between Daniel Day-Lewis and the Oscar statuette. A relationship that sees him become the only man ever to take the Academy Award home thrice for Best Actor category. He has won numerous other awards too; you name it and chances are good that he would have won it sometime or the other.
While Daniel Day-Lewis' brilliance as an actor could never be questioned nor his capability to deliver award winning performances, what he also has in his kitty is an unmatched ability to deliver some of the most gracious and eloquent award acceptance speeches which make you only admire the humility underneath the man more. Succinct and yet spoken with heart. When he speaks, he can stir a pin-drop silence, make you eager to catch each word, each phrase, each acknowledgment that he bestows on his colleagues, going beyond the commonly used 'Thanks'. There is an aura about Daniel Day-Lewis that cannot be described, though it is an aura that does not instigate fear but only admiration and warmth. That is how it felt when he accepted the Oscar for his performance in Lincoln. And if ones goes back in time, one can see that his graciousness has remained intact. A dip down memory lane through these videos that showcase the acceptance speeches of a younger Daniel Day-Lewis for his Oscar wins for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood. If only I could have been there to hear him live...
While Daniel Day-Lewis' brilliance as an actor could never be questioned nor his capability to deliver award winning performances, what he also has in his kitty is an unmatched ability to deliver some of the most gracious and eloquent award acceptance speeches which make you only admire the humility underneath the man more. Succinct and yet spoken with heart. When he speaks, he can stir a pin-drop silence, make you eager to catch each word, each phrase, each acknowledgment that he bestows on his colleagues, going beyond the commonly used 'Thanks'. There is an aura about Daniel Day-Lewis that cannot be described, though it is an aura that does not instigate fear but only admiration and warmth. That is how it felt when he accepted the Oscar for his performance in Lincoln. And if ones goes back in time, one can see that his graciousness has remained intact. A dip down memory lane through these videos that showcase the acceptance speeches of a younger Daniel Day-Lewis for his Oscar wins for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood. If only I could have been there to hear him live...
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