大家說這一代演員的“A bold confession "，一些評論說他的獲獎感言表麵不謙虛，和其他演員以往的獲獎感言嚴重不同，但細品這段感言發自肺腑，是真正的humble：
-"I know the classiest thing would be to downplay the effort that went into this role, and how much this means to me. But the truth is, this was five-and-a-half years of my life. I poured everything I had into portraying this incomparable artist.
I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness. I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats.
I want to be up there."
除了Daniel Day-Lewis，他同時還致敬了，Marlon Brando, Viola Davis, Michael Jordan, and Michael Phelps
