Daniel Day-Lewis · Filmography Ranked
Best Daniel Day-Lewis Films, Ranked by IQ Score
Three Best Actor Oscars, more than any other performer in the medium's history. Every Day-Lewis film, ranked.
Daniel Day-Lewis's filmography is the most-disciplined screen-acting catalog of the modern era. Three Best Actor Oscars (My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, Lincoln), more than any other performer in the medium's history. Notoriously selective: his entire post-1985 filmography is roughly 20 features.
Anchor picks: There Will Be Blood (2007) is widely cited as his canonical performance. Lincoln (2012) won his third Oscar. Phantom Thread (2017) is his announced final film. Gangs of New York (2002) and The Age of Innocence (1993) round out the canonical-Scorsese-collaboration entries.
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