Daniel Day-Lewis
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houstongriffin-1 — 15 years ago(January 30, 2011 12:57 AM)
"I just finished watching this movie again, and I just can't get over how moving of a performance that DDL delivers. I can't for the life of me understand how Tom Hanks beat him out for an Oscar that year."
Such is the way. The Oscars often (or usually) champion forgettable movies and performances that deal with current trendy issues at the expense of better films that hold up to the test of time. I had to look up what movie Tom Hanks won the Oscar for in 1993. True, "Philadelphia" had a positive and relevant message and all that, but time has proved it to be mediocre and dated at best. Plus, the public was wowed that the popular screw-ball comedy actor Tom Hanks was able to pull off a respectable showing in a drama. While Tom Hanks has made an admirable transition from his days in "Bosom Buddies" and "Bachelor Party" to being considered a "serious" actor, he will never approach the degree of professionalism DDL puts in every role. -
Harmonica11 — 14 years ago(October 03, 2011 09:56 AM)
I think he didn't get the oscar for it because it was a film that wouldn't apply to a wide range of people. I know for a fact that many people outside of the UK have a hard time understanding the Irish accent. For me this is one of my favourite DDL performances. I must of seen this movie during the 90s a hell of a lot of times.
looks like were shy one horse.
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geoffrey-jackson — 13 years ago(January 17, 2013 12:07 AM)
Daniel Day-Lewis is indeed one hell-of-a-good actor. I first noticed his talent in
There Will Be Blood
. I might have seen him earlier in
Gangs of New York
where he put in a powerful performance but in that film DiCaprio and Diaz stole the lime light.
After a long spell I'm now going through all of DDL's films. His best performance by a mile was in
My Left Foot
. He's such a diverse and varied actor though; I'm thinking in particular about
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
.
Having said that, Hanks did do a good job in
Philadelphia
and probably deserves his award. I would say, however, if DDL and Hanks swapped roles then DDL would have won the Oscar.
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HarryRidgway — 13 years ago(March 25, 2013 03:50 AM)
I agree 110% with what this thread is saying. Daniel Day Lewis is my hero
I just finished this movie and I was blown away by him. He definitely deserved the Oscar (Hanks was still brilliant though, but DDL was way better than 'brilliant'). He gave one hell of a performance which, along with ALL his other performances, should go down in history as some of the best performances ever to embrace the Earth
Daniel Day Lewis is the greatest performer of all time
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oh_no_mrbill — 12 years ago(August 07, 2013 05:04 PM)
This is one of my favorite roles of his career. Maybe it's the youthful exuberance of Gerry Conlon, or the genuine emotion between him and his distant father, but I was fully connected with him from the first moment in a way that I never was (for obvious reasons) with Daniel Plainview or Bill the Butcher.
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sarizonana — 12 years ago(August 08, 2013 12:03 PM)
i just saw this movie for the first time last week and i have to agree it was an amazing performance tough im not sure if he is my win since i also loved Liam Neeson in Schindlers list the same year.
his best scene is definitley where he is being interrogated and his trial scene.
i just wanted to jump to the screen and help him.
my indesicion comes from basically one scene of who was better between Daniel and Liam.
Liams scene of i could ahve saved one more was just too powerful for words but DDL was also incredibly moving the whole time he was taken by the police for interrogation. -
grawsas — 12 years ago(August 08, 2013 11:20 PM)
I think Daniel Day-Lewis is choosing his roles very carefully and successfully And he is very (I mean VERY, VERY) devoted to his role.
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sacrednerve — 11 years ago(September 13, 2014 01:39 PM)
It's one of his better performances for sure. I liked him better in
The Age of Innocence
that year and would have nominated him for that instead. Still, I think Hanks, Neeson and Hopkins were all better (I barely remember Fishburne's film), and I'd have given one of them the win over him.
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mxzt — 10 years ago(October 09, 2015 07:46 AM)
Out of all the roles Daniel Day-Lewis has played this I believe this is his finest performance. I always thought it was Bill the Butcher followed closely by Daniel Plansview and Christy Brown which are tied. But his performance as Gerry Conlon is his best. It's the most multi-layered character he's ever played.
The character had it all. Humour, vulnerability, strength, intensity etc.. The range of emotions he shows throughout the film is just incredible. It's such a rich and varied character with extraordinary depth.
DDL acting range is astounding. He is certainly one of the best actors of all time. This performance cemented that for me. It's one of the greatest acting performances ever caught on film.
