Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born April 29, 1957 in London ) is a British - Irish theater and film actor. He is the only male actor to have won the Oscar for Best Actor three times.
Life
Daniel Day-Lewis was born to British actress Jill Balcon and the Irish-British writer Cecil Day-Lewis . His maternal grandfather, Michael Balcon , was a major figure in the UK film industry as head of Ealing Studios , and his older sister Lydia Tamasin is a documentary filmmaker.
Day-Lewis studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theater School . His first role was in the 1971 film Sunday, Bloody Sunday . After this first experience in the film business, Day-Lewis returned to the theater. It was not until 1982 that he could be seen again in a cinema production. He had a small role in the film adaptation of the life of Mahatma Gandhi under the title Gandhi, with Ben Kingsley in the lead role. In 1985 he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and the role of Flute in Midsummer Night's Dream .
In the same year he was again noticed in the film industry when he played the role of a gay punk in the film adaptation of Hanif Kureishi's play Mein wunderbaren Waschsalon . That year he took on the role of naval officer John Fryer on the side of Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty .
In the years to come he took part in other important films (including Zimmer mit Aussicht and The Unbearable Lightness of Being at Juliette Binoche's side ), until his role in Mein Linker Fuß (1989) received great attention worldwide. His portrayal of spastic paralyzed writer and painter Christy Brown , who wrote with his left foot and painted, was honored with many awards, including the Oscar for best actor.
In 1989 he returned to the stage and played Hamlet in a production by Richard Eyre at the National Theater in London . Judi Dench played the role of Hamlet's mother. On September 5th, after three weeks of play, he had a breakdown on stage when Hamlet met his father's ghost. He burst into tears, had to leave the stage and was replaced by Jeremy Northam and later by Ian Charleson . That was Day-Lewis' last appearance on stage. The subsequent media hype may have been a reason for his temporary retirement from public life and relocation to Ireland.
However, that did not mean the end of his acting career. He was increasingly given roles in major cinema productions. For example, he was seen in the films The Last of the Mohicans and Martin Scorsese's Time of Innocence . His role in the film In the Name of the Father (1993) brought him various awards, including a Golden Globe - and an Oscar nomination. At the end of the 1990s, the actor retired from the film business for five years to devote himself to the shoemaking trade in Florence .
In 2002, Day-Lewis turned again under the direction of Martin Scorsese alongside Leonardo DiCaprio , who co-produced the film and explicitly wanted Day-Lewis for the role, Gangs of New York , which again earned him several nominations (Golden Globe, Oscar) as well various awards (including in the category "Best Villain" at the MTV Movie Awards). The actor refused the big blockbuster productions. For example, he turned down the offer to play the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings . Such a thoroughly fictional role is not compatible with his method acting .
In 2008, he won his second Oscar for Best Actor for his role in There Will Be Blood . Contrary to his previous roles, Daniel Day-Lewis played in the musical film Nine in 2010 , which even earned him a Golden Globe nomination in the category Best Actor - Comedy or Musical . In 2011 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . On February 24, 2013, he received his third Oscar in the category Best Male Leading Role for his portrayal of US President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln . On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday party in 2014, Prince William knighted Daniel Day-Lewis , which has led him to use the title "Sir" ever since.
On June 20, 2017, Daniel Day-Lewis announced that he would no longer work as an actor. For his last film role in the drama The Silk Thread (2017), he was nominated for the sixth time for the Oscar for best actor.
Day-Lewis has been married to Rebecca Miller since 1996 , the daughter of Arthur Miller and the photographer Inge Morath , with whom he lives in the country in Ireland ( Annamoe , County Wicklow ). The couple have two children. He has a son from a previous relationship with actress Isabelle Adjani .
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- 1982: Gandhi
- 1984: The Bounty (The Bounty)
- 1985: My Beautiful Laundrette (My Beautiful Laundrette)
- 1985: Room with a View (A Room with a View)
- 1986: Nanou
- 1988: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (The Unbearable Lightness of Being)
- 1988: Stars and Bars
- 1989: Eversmile, New Jersey
- 1989: My Left Foot (My Left Foot)
- 1992: The Last of the Mohicans (The Last of the Mohicans)
- 1993: The Age of Innocence (The Age of Innocence)
- 1993: In the Name of the Father
- 1996: Witch Hunt (The Crucible)
- 1997: The Boxer (The Boxer)
- 2002: Gangs of New York
- 2005: The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- 2007: There Will Be Blood
- 2009: Nine
- 2012: Lincoln
- 2017: The Silk Thread (Phantom Thread)
Awards (selection)
| Movie title | movie Award |
|---|---|
| My wonderful laundromat |
National Board of Review Award , Best Supporting Actor (also for Room with a View ) New York Film Critics Circle Award , Best Supporting Actor (also for Room with a View) |
| room with view | National Board of Review Award, Best Supporting Actor (also for My Wonderful Laundromat ) New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor (also for My Wonderful Laundromat) |
| The unbearable lightness of being | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor |
| My left foot |
Oscar for Best Actor BAFTA Award, Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Award, Best Actor London Critics' Circle Film Award , Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association , Best Actor Award Montreal World Film Festival , Award for Best Actor Montreal World Film Festival, Special Jury Mention (jointly with Jim Sheridan ) National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor Nomination for the European Film Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama |
| The last of the Mohicans | Evening Standard British Film Award, Best Actor London Critics' Circle Film Award, British Actor of the Year Nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor |
| Time of innocence | Nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| In the name of the father | Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Actor Nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor Nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama |
| The boxer | Nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama |
| Gangs of New York | BAFTA Award, Best Actor Critics' Choice Movie Award , Best Actor (together with Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt ) Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award , Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Award for Best Actor (together with Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt ) New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor Russian Guild of Film Critics Award , Best Foreign Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor Satellite Award, Best Actor - Drama (shared with Michael Caine for The Quiet American ) Screen Actors Guild Award , Best Actor Seattle Film C ritics Awards , Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award , Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award , Best Actor Nomination for an Oscar for Best Actor Nomination at the Empire Awards for Best Actor Nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama Nomination for MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nomination for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor |
| The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Marrakech International Film Festival Award, Best Actor |
| There Will Be Blood | Oscar for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award , Best Actor Austin Film Critics Award , Best Actor BAFTA Award, Best Actor Critics' Choice Movie Award, Best Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Actor Chlotrudis Award , Best Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award , Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Award , Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award , Best Actor Golden Globe, Best Actor - Drama Houston Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor Irish Film and Television Awards , Best Actor Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor London Critics' Circle Film Award, Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award, Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival , Desert Palm Achievement Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award , Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award, Best Actor St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award , Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award , Best Actor Utah Film Critics Association Award , Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award , Best Actor Village Voice Film Poll , Best Actor Nomination for the Empire Award as Best Actor Nomination for the Saturn Award as Best Actor |
| Nine |
Satellite Award , Best Ensemble in a Feature Film Nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award as Best Ensemble Nomination for the Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Feature Film, Category Musical or Comedy Nomination for the Satellite Award as Best Actor in a Feature Film, Category Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for best ensemble performance in a feature film. Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award nomination for best ensemble |
| Lincoln | Oscar for Best Actor AACTA International , Award for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists , Best Actor BAFTA Award, Best Actor Black Film Critics Circle, Best Actor Boston Online Film Critics Association, Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Actor Broadcast film Critics Association , best actor Central Ohio film Critics Association, best actor Chicago film Critics Association Award, best actor Dallas-Fort Worth film Critics Association , best actor Denver film Critics Society , award for best lead actor Detroit film Critics Society Award , best actor Florida film Critics Circle Award, best actor Golden Globe, best actor - Drama Houston film Critics Society , Award for best actor Indiana movie Journalists Association Award , best actor Iowa film Critics A ssociation, award for best lead actor Irish Film & Television Awards, Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society , Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award, best actor North Texas film Critics Association , Award for best actor Oklahoma film Critics Circle , award for best actor online film Critics Society, best actor Phoenix film Critics Society , Award for best actor San Diego film Critics Society , Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award, Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association , Award for Best Actor St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association , Award for Best Actor Washington DC Area Film Critics Association , Award for Best Leading Actor ler Women Film Critics Circle , Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for the Austin Film Critics Association Awards Nomination for the London Film Critics Circle Award Leading Actor of the Year Nomination for the London Film Critics Circle Award Best British Leading Actor of the Year nomination by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Actor Nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Nomination from the Toronto Film Critics Association for Best Actor Nomination from Utah Film Critics Association Best Actor Nomination from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Actor |
| The silk thread | Nomination for an Oscar for Best Actor Nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama Nomination for the London Critics' Circle Film Award for Best Actor Nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor |
Web links
- Daniel Day-Lewis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on film-zeit.de
- The Enigma of Day-Lewis The Guardian, Jan. 13, 2008.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Irish Times : “Day-Lewis, Coen's win Guild awards” ( January 31, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ), January 28, 2008
- ^ "I'm an Irish citizen. I have a right to be and I've adopted that right… “ Interview on Urbancinefile, February 13, 2003
- ^ A b Daniel Day-Lewis - Biography , accessed February 9, 2018.
- ↑ Kai Mihm in epd Film 1.2008, p. 9: "the extremely picky Daniel Day-Lewis [...]".
- ↑ Daniel Day-Lewis is retiring. In: Culture. Spiegel Online , June 21, 2017, accessed on June 21, 2017 (AP agency report).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Day-Lewis, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Day-Lewis, Sir Daniel Michael Blake (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-Irish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |