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Acting · Writing · age 69

Daniel Day-Lewis

Best rated: There Will Be Blood (8.2)

Films
18
Avg rating
6.98
Peak run
1988’93
Oscar wins
3 of 6
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Daniel Day-Lewis, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1988 to 1993, 7.5845678198519901995200020052010201520202025There Will Be Blood 8.2Anemone 5.6Career avg 6.98

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Daniel Day-Lewis's career barcodecoolhot
198418 films2025
Current formLast 5: 6.86 vs career 6.98 (−0.12)
  1. WThere Will Be Blood2007 · 8.2+1.2
  2. LNine2009 · 5.8−1.2
  3. WLincoln2012 · 7.3+0.3
  4. WPhantom Thread2017 · 7.4+0.4
  5. LAnemone2025 · 5.6−1.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Daniel by the numbers

Average
6.98
17 rated films
Vote weighted
7.09
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
42y
1984 to 2025
Total votes
2.49M
across every film
Best
8.2
There Will Be Blood
Worst
5.6
Anemone
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025Anemone posterAnemoneRay5.68,639
2017Phantom Thread posterPhantom ThreadReynolds Woodcock7.4165K
2012Lincoln posterLincolnAbraham Lincoln7.3287K
2009Nine posterNineGuido Contini5.846,736
2007There Will Be Blood posterThere Will Be BloodDaniel Plainview8.2721K
2005The Ballad of Jack and Rose posterThe Ballad of Jack and RoseJack Slavin6.512,767
2002Gangs of New York posterGangs of New YorkBill 'The Butcher' Cutting7.5512K
1997The Boxer posterThe BoxerDanny Flynn7.024,001
1996The Crucible posterThe CrucibleJohn Proctor6.843,170
1993The Age of Innocence posterThe Age of InnocenceNewland Archer7.275,865
1993In the Name of the Father posterIn the Name of the FatherGerry Conlon8.1205K
1992The Last of the Mohicans posterThe Last of the MohicansHawkeye7.6210K
1989Eversmile New JerseyFergus O'Connell·965
1989My Left Foot posterMy Left FootChristy Brown7.886,115
1988Stars and BarsHenderson Dores4.81,128
1988The Unbearable Lightness of Being posterThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingTomas7.241,111
1985My Beautiful LaundretteJohnny6.818,969
1984The Bounty posterThe BountyFryer7.135,486
Better together?

Daniel Day-Lewis's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Daniel Day-Lewis

17 nominations, 14 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2018
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2013
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2013
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2013
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2013
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2013
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2008
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2008
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2008
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2008
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2008
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2003
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2003
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2003
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2003
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1994
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1990
    Daniel Day Lewis
    Won

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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