Less is more for acting legend Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis won the second Oscar of his career on Sunday for his role as a homicidal oilman in the drama "There Will Be Blood," as foreigners completed a rare sweep of all four acting awards.
HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - Quality not quantity has been the dominant theme for Daniel Day-Lewis during a career that has seen him carve out a reputation as one of the finest actors of his generation.
Day-Lewis, who won the best actor Oscar Sunday for playing a tyrannical oil prospector in "There Will Be Blood," is renowned for the selectiveness and intense research with which approaches each of his roles.
The 50-year-old actor has made only eight films in the nearly 20 years since he gained international stardom for his astonishing Oscar-winning performance as a man born with cerebral palsy in "My Left Foot."
Day-Lewis completes European acting Oscar sweep
British actor Daniel Day-Lewis, nominated for an Oscar for best actor in a leading role for his work in 'There Will Be Blood,' arrives with his wife Rebecca Miller for the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.