FrameThrower · Actors · Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
11 films · 636 frames · top-billed in 10 · 1985–2017
Born 29 April 1957 · Greenwich, London, England, UK
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English and Irish actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteur films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor as well as four BAFTAs, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globes. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama.
Born and raised in London, Day-Lewis excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 11 films · 636 frames · top-billed in 10 · 1985–2017
- Academy Award for Best Actor2013
- Academy Award for Best Actor2008
- Academy Award for Best Actor1990
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Knight Bachelor2014
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor2012
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
How their films are shot
Measured across 636 frames from the 11 films we hold. This is the look of the work Daniel takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 11 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Daniel takes.
Time of day
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Phantom Thread
2017 · Reynolds Woodcock
Lincoln
2012 · Abraham Lincoln
Nine
2009 · Guido Contini
There Will Be Blood
2007 · Daniel Plainview
Gangs of New York
2002 · Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
The Crucible
1996 · John Proctor
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Newland Archer
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · Hawkeye
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 · Tomas
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985 · Johnny Burfoot
A Room With A View
1985 · Cecil Vyse
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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