‘I’m truly grateful to you that in honoring me with this award, you’re encouraging Christy to carry on making his mark’ — List of Daniel Day-Lewis Oscar nominations
Posted: February 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Daniel Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for 6 Academy Awards, all for Best Actor, and won 3, the record most Best Actor wins of any person. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2017: Phantom Thread (Best Actor) — lost to Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour). Other nominees: Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.)
WON: 2012: Lincoln (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook), Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables), Denzel Washington (Flight)
WON: 2007: There Will Be Blood (Best Actor) — Other nominees: George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises), Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah), Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Rebecca Miller, wife of Daniel Day-Lewis, watches his “Lincoln” acceptance speech
2002: Gangs of New York (Best Actor) — lost to Adrien Brody (The Pianist). Other nominees: Nicolas Cage (Adaptation.), Michael Caine (The Quiet American), Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)
1993: In the Name of the Father (Best Actor) — lost to Tom Hanks (Philadelphia). Other nominees: Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List), Laurence Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do with It), Anthony Hopkins (The Remains of the Day)
WON: 1989: My Left Foot (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Tom Cruise (Born on the Fourth of July),
Kenneth Branagh (Henry V), Robin Williams (Dead Poets Society), Morgan Freeman (Driving Miss Daisy)
