Every Daniel Day Lewis Movie Performance Ranked From Worst To Best

2. My Left Foot (1989)

The film that scored the actor his first Best Actor Oscar nomination and win, My Left Foot remains one of the all-time best screen depictions of a person suffering with a physical disability, and is arguably one of the best-ever film performances period.

That DDL manages to transcend the potentially gimmicky nature of his intense method acting and delivers not only a physically convincing protagonist but a well-rounded human being is a testament to the depth of his turn, not to mention Jim Sheridan's exceptional direction.

Largely free of treacly weepie movie cliches, this is a full-bodied, devastating masterpiece and one no self-professed fan of the actor can be without.