PubTalkForum's Greatest Actor! - ROUND TWO: Denzel Washington (2) vs. Daniel Day-Lewis (3)

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PubTalkForum's Greatest Actor Tournament!
ROUND ONE: Demzel Washington (2) vs. Daniel Day-Lewis (3)



Denzel Washington has made action his bread and butter over the years, but has delivered numerous powerhouse performances in dramas that have made him a veritable film legend.

FAMOUS ROLES
* = Earned Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress
~ = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor/Actress
^ = Earned Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
# = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Actress

^Private Trip in GLORY
~Malcolm X in MALCOLM X
Joe Miller in PHILADELPHIA
Coach Herman Boone in REMEMBER THE TITANS
*Detective Alonzo Harris in TRAINING DAY
John Creasy in MAN ON FIRE
Frank Lucas in AMERICAN GANGSTER
~Whip Whitaker in FLIGHT

Washington was also nominated for Oscars for his work in CRY FREEDOM and THE HURRICANE.



Famously picky in the roles he chooses to take, Daniel Day-Lewis is today’s most intense method actor and has received universal acclaim for many of the roles that he’s taken on.

FAMOUS ROLES
* = Earned Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress
~ = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor/Actress
^ = Earned Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
# = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Actress

*Christy Brown in MY LEFT FOOT
Nathaniel Poe in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Newland Archer in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
John Proctor in THE CRUCIBLE
~Bill the Butcher in GANGS OF NEW YORK
*Daniel Plainview in THERE WILL BE BLOOD
*Abraham Lincoln in LINCOLN

Day-Lewis was also nominated for his work in IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER.

IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000358/?ref_=nv_sr_1



VOTE NOW!

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Why is nobody saying anything on these threads? :/

Apparently I'm the only person to vote Daniel Day-Lewis, which I find surprising. Washington has been past his prime for quite a while now and tends to play iterations of the same character over and over in most of his movies. Day-Lewis is probably one of the two or three best actors currently active. Fairly easy choice for me.

[SortaCreative]

Why is nobody saying anything on these threads? :/

Apparently I'm the only person to vote Daniel Day-Lewis, which I find surprising. Washington has been past his prime for quite a while now and tends to play iterations of the same character over and over in most of his movies. Day-Lewis is probably one of the two or three best actors currently active. Fairly easy choice for me.

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[DanielsonTHAGOAT]

I think the thing is that the normal movie go-er prefers Denzel over DDL because DDL tends to be a bit boring. I think Denzel plays characters that don't have as much depth as some of DDL characters but Denzel's movies are more digestible IMO.

I think DDL is a great actor but I personally just find him on the boring side and I don't have a desire to watch any of his movies over again. It's just sometimes his characters can just drain you.

[PorkChop]

This is a close one for me, but mainly as I'm not too fussed about either guy.

I'm voting DDL, mainly for Gangs of New York which is an awesome film. I haven't seen Lincoln though, which is supposed to be one of his best. As for Denzel, I like him - but I think there's better actors than him who aren't in this tournament.