10 Incredible Actors Who Went Bad To Win An Oscar

By Chris Gallo / July 19, 2013

4. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Even though 2007s There Will Be Bloods deliberate pace and epic runtime may test ones patience you cant deny the simply divine work going on by the one and only Daniel Day-Lewis. As Daniel Plainview in PT Andersons ambitious drama, Day-Lewis achieves a greatness only reserved for the most skilled of actors.

Plainview is an oil man and a greedy one at that who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. You know, like murdering people and bashing peoples heads in with bowling pins. As he ages and becomes wealthier he also becomes extremely isolated and crazy to the point where he starts rambling on about drinking milkshakes and mocking his deaf son. Its one of those cases where the character is so ruthless and bizarre that it becomes intoxicating to witness. Youre watching a real artist at work one that was rewarded with his second of three unprecedented Best Actor Oscars.

Authored by Chris Gallo

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Chris Gallo, a Connecticut native, has been a movie fan ever since he made his mom rent Airplane! for him as a kid back when video stores still existed. He's been writing film reviews on his own blog (www.mybodymovies.com) since 2005; the same year he graduated from Marist College. He has also contributed film reviews to the movie site DarkHorizons.com. Besides watching movies (horror's his favorite) and adding to his Blu-ray collection, he enjoys running, eating spicy foods, predicting the Oscars, and coming up with creative Halloween costume ideas.

Posted On: 19th Jul 2013