1990 - Daniel Day-Lewis

The decade kicked off with the 62nd Academy Awards and Daniel Day-Lewis was named Best Actor for his unforgettable portrayal Christy Brown, an Irish writer and painter born with cerebral palsy who learned to write and paint with just the use of his left foot.

To play the real-life character, Daniel - who is famous for his method acting approach - made frequent trips to Sandymount School Clinic in Dublin to understand the lives of people living with severe disabilities.