DANIEL Day-Lewis mengisyaratkan kemungkinan untuk ´pensiun´ sementara main film setelah membuat hat trick di Piala Oscar di Los Angeles, AS, Minggu malam (Senin pagi) menjadi aktor pertama yang memenangkan penghargaan Aktor Terbaik sebanyak tiga kali.
Aktor asal Inggris ini meraih Academy Award untuk ketiga setelah berperan di film berjudul Lincoln, yang disutradarai oleh Steven Spielberg.
Dan setelah menerima Oscar, ia mengaku ia tidak punya rencana untuk beraksi lagi di depan kamera lagi.
Dia berkata: "Saya tidak bisa memikirkannya sekarang, saya ingin santai, karena saya perlu waktu untuk istirahat selama beberapa tahun."
"Ini benar-benar sulit membayangkan melakukan apa-apa setelah ini."
Kemenangan pertama Daniel diraih pada 1990 di film My Left Foot, diikuti kemenangan berikutnya melalui film There Will Be Blood pada 2008.
Dan dia menjadi aktor pertama yang menang saat berperan sebagai seorang Presiden AS.
Setelah ia dianugerahi piala Oscar patung oleh pemeran film Iron Lady, Meryl Streep, ia pun berseloroh: "Tiga tahun yang lalu, sebelum kita melakukan hal serupa, saya yang memainkan karakter Margaret Thatcher dan Meryl menjadi pilihan pertama Steven untuk Lincoln."
"Saya ingin melihat versi itu."
Dia juga membuat lelucon tentang metode akting terkenalnya, seraya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada istrinya, Rebecca.
Dia mengatakan: "Sejak kami menikah 16 tahun yang lalu istri saya, Rebecca, telah tinggal dengan beberapa orang yang sangat aneh."
"Tapi dia sosok yang serba bisa. Dia menjadi teman yang sempurna untuk mereka semua.."
Pemenang Oscar 2013
Film: Argo
Aktor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Aktris: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Aktor Pendukung: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Aktris Pendukung: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Sinematografi: Life of Pi
Sound Mixing: Les Miserables
Sound Editing: Life of Pi, Skyfall (tie)
Naskah Asli: Life of Pi (Mychael Danna)
Lagu: Skyfall (Skyfall), Adele Adkins dan Paul Epworth
Kostum: Anna Karenina
Sutradara: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Film Bahasa Asing: Amour (Austria)
Naskah Adaptasi: Chris Terrio (Argo)
Skenario: Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Film Animasi: Brave
Rancangan Produksi: Lincoln
Film Dokumenter: Searching for Sugar Man
Dokumenter Pendek: Inocente
Film Editing: Argo
Make Up/Rambut: Les Miserables
Film Animasi Pendek: Paperman
Film Aksi Pendek: Curfew
Efek Visual Life of Pi
DANIEL Day-Lewis has hinted he may retire after he made Oscar history last night by becoming the first person to win the Best Actor award THREE times.
The British star picked up his third Academy Award for the title role in Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg.
And after the ceremony he confessed he had no plans to step in front of a camera again.
He said: "I can´t think of anyone right now I would like to play because I need to have to lie-down for a couple of years.
"It´s really hard to imagine doing anything after this."
Daniel´s first win came in 1990 for My Left Foot, followed by a victory for There Will Be Blood in 2008.
And he became the first actor to win for playing an American president.
After he was awarded the statuette by Iron Lady star Meryl Streep, he joked: "Three years ago, before we did a straight swap, I was down to play Margaret Thatcher and Meryl was Steven´s first choice for Lincoln.
"I want to see that version."
He also made a gag about his infamous method acting, thanking his wife, Rebecca.
He said: "Since we got married 16 years ago my wife Rebecca has lived with some very strange men.
"But she´s the versatile one. She´s been the perfect companion to all of them."
Academy Award 2013 Winners
Best Picture: Argo
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Cinematography: Life of Pi
Sound Mixing: Les Miserables
Sound Editing: Life of Pi, Skyfall (tie)
Original Score: Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Original Song: Skyfall from Skyfall, Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Costume: Anna Karenina
Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Foreign Language: Amour, Austria
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Animated Feature: Brave
Production Design: Lincoln
Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary (short): Inocente
Film Editing: Argo
Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Miserables
Animated Short: Paperman
Live Action Short: Curfew
Visual Effects: Life of Pi