From 'A Room with a View' to 'Lincoln': Daniel Day-Lewis Style Transformation

From 'A Room with a View' to 'Lincoln': Daniel Day-Lewis Style Transformation

• British actor Daniel Day-Lewis who starred in Stephen Frear's 1985 film 'My Beautiful Laundrette' photographed in January 1985.

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• Daniel Day-Lewis is photographed in October 1989 in New York City.

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• 62nd Annual Academy Awards with Daniel Day Lewis and Jodie Foster after Lewis won the award for Best Actor for his performance in "My Left Foot."

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis at the 63rd Annual Academy Awards in March 1991.

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• Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe attend the premiere of 'The Last of the Mohicans', in which they both starred, 4th November 1992.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and Rebecca Millerarrive for the 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on January 18 in Beverly Hills, CA. Daniel Day-Lewis is nominated for Best Actor in the drama category for his role in "The Boxer" which is also nominated for Best Picture in that category.

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• Daniel Day-Lewis, director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio in Paris for the premiere of "Gangs of New York" in January 2003.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis walks through St. Stephen's Green January 10, 2003 Dublin, Ireland.

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• Daniel Day Lewis and Cameron Diaz during Miramax 2003 Golden Globes Party Sponsored by Glamour Magazine and Coors at Trader Vic's in Beverly Hills, CA on January 19, 2003.

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• Daniel Day-Lewis accepts his "Actor" for Outstanding Male Actor in a Motion Picture for "Gangs of New York" at the Ninth Annual SAG Awards in March 2003.

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• Inside Daniel Day-Lewis and Adrien Brody during Miramax 2003 MAX Awards - Inside at St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

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• "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" Portraits Camilla Belle and Daniel Day-Lewis in January 2005.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis poses at the photocall for "The Ballad Of Jack And Rose" at Hotel Kempinski during the day 8 of Marrakesh International Film Festival 2005 on November 18, 2005 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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• Actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Rebecca Miller attend the party for 'Resurrection Blues', Arthur Miller's new play at the Old Vic, following last night's UK premiere and press night, at the Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel on March 3 2006 in London, England.

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• Daniel Day-Lewis attends the filmmakers' town gathering for the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2007, in Telluride, Colorado.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis arrives at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5, 2008 in Palm Springs, California.

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• Daniel Day Lewis attends the There Will Be Blood photocall during day two of the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 8, 2008 in Berlin, Germany.

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• Daniel Day Lewis attends the There Will Be Blood photocall during day two of the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 8, 2008 in Berlin, Germany.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, Dame Judi Dench Attend The World Premiere Of 'Nine' At Odeon Leicester Square On December 3, 2009 In London.

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• Honoree Daniel Day-Lewis accepts The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film onstage at the 2012 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards Presented By BBC AMERICA at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and director Steven Spielberg attend the 2012 AFI Fest premiere of "Lincoln" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 8, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

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• Actors Daniel-Day Lewis and Daniel Radcliffe arrive at The Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) at the Royal Opera House on February 10, 2008 in London, England.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, Dame Judi Dench Attend The World Premiere Of

• Actors Kate Hudson and Daniel Day-Lewis attend the TNT/TBS broadcast of the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 23, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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• Honoree Daniel Day-Lewis accepts The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film onstage at the 2012 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards Presented By BBC AMERICA at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

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• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and director Steven Spielberg attend the 2012 AFI Fest premiere of

• Actor Daniel Day-Lewis speaks onstage at the 2012 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at Crimson on January 7, 2013 in New York City.

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