The much awaited ‘Golden Globe Awards 2008’ were held in Los Angeles, on 13 the January’08. The glamorous and long anticipated night crowned many for their excellent performance in the field of cinema in 2007. The award for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) went to Daniel Day-Lewis, for his mind blowing acting in the movie ‘There Will Be Blood’. The movie was 
released on 26th December and since then; we have been hearing the critics applauding Daniel Day-Lewis for his power packed performance. Golden Globe has reinforced their praises by giving him the award for the Best Actor.
released on 26th December and since then; we have been hearing the critics applauding Daniel Day-Lewis for his power packed performance. Golden Globe has reinforced their praises by giving him the award for the Best Actor. There Will Be Blood
‘There Will be Blood’ is a movie that revolves around Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), a man who happens to chance upon oil while working as a silver miner. In the years that follow, he becomes super-rich. But through these years, it is only wealth that he has gained, while losing out on values like morality, value for human life, etc. His greed for money leads him to a young man - Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), in whom he finds his perfect match.
Daniel meets Eli for the purpose of extracting oil for his property. In reality, he looks forward to cheating the Sunday family out of their share. What follows is a constant clash between Eli and Daniel, with the latter’s conscience pricking him every now and then. ‘There Will be Blood’ is essentially a saga of human emotions and values and how people are losing the latter in the pursuit of money, wealth and power.
Nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
- Denzel Washington (American Gangster)
- George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
- James McAvoy (Atonement)
- Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
