Daniel Day-Lewis

Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis stars opposite Fiona Shaw (left) in the 1989 biopic My Left Foot. The film is the true story of writer Christy Brown, who has cerebral palsy and can only move his left foot.

Kevin Cullen says: "Daniel Day-Lewis's portrayal of the disabled writer Christy Brown in 'My Left Foot' was brilliant."

Also in this category: "In the Name of the Father" (1993) and "The Boxer" (1997), two films starring Day-Lewis which Cullen calls "terrific, gritty, and realistic."