- He previously won for My Left Foot in 1990 and There Will Be Blood in 2007
- Other British winners included Adele, who won for Skyfall
- Les Miserables also enjoyed success - winning Best Supporting Actress award for Anne Hathaway, Make-up and Hairstyling and Sound Mixing
By Sarah Bull
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Daniel Day-Lewis made history on Sunday night as he became the first actor in history to win three Academy Awards.
The British-born star took home the Best Actor prize for playing the title role of Abraham Lincoln in the biopic Lincoln - making it the third time he has taken home the prestigious award.
Accepting his prize, Day-Lewis, 55, said: 'I really don't know how any of this happened. I do know I've received much more than my fair share of good fortune in my life.'#
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Making history: Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Oscar at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first actor in history to take home the prize three times
Overcome: Day-Lewis was praised for his emotional and often humorous acceptance speech
Highest honour: Day-Lewis has found huge success through his role as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's movie
The actor, who is famous for his 'method acting' approach, previously won Best Actor Oscars for My Left Foot in 1990 and There Will Be Blood in 2007.Â
Day-Lewis was praised for his humorous acceptance prize upon winning for his role in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
As he collected the award from fellow former Oscar winner Meryl Streep, Day-Lewis joked: 'It's strange because, three years ago, before we decided to do a straight swap, I had actually been committed to play Margaret Thatcher and Meryl was Steven's first choice for Lincoln. I'd have liked to see that version!'
Back in the day: Day-Lewis won for There Will Be Blood in 2007 (left) and My Left Foot back in 1990
Streep famously took on the role of former British Prime Minister Thatcher in 2011's The Iron Lady.
During his speech, Day-Lewis also paid tribute to 'beautiful mind, body and spirit of Abraham Lincoln' and his wife Rebecca Miller, who he said had 'lived with some very strange men' during the course of their 16-year marriage.Â
When asked backstage if there is anyone else he would like to play, the British actor said: 'I can't think of anyone right now because I need to have to lie down for a couple of years.Â
'No, I can't think of any. I really can't, no. It's really hard to imagine doing anything after this.'
While Day-Lewis took home the Best Actor prize, Jennifer Lawrence was crowned Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress for Les Miserables and Christoph Waltz Supporting Actor for Django Unchained.
From one winner to another: Day-Lewis was presented his award by former Oscar-winner Meryl Streep
Taking it all in: Day-Lewis was watched by hundreds of familiar faces as he accepted his award
So honoured: Day-Lewis was seen holding his Oscar up in triumph prior to exiting the stage
'Straight swap': Day-Lewis joked that he had been in line to play The Iron Lady, while Meryl had been up for his role in Lincoln
Day-Lewis led the way for a host of British winners at the Academy Awards.
Adele took home the Best Original Song prize for her theme tune for Bond movie Skyfall, and was clearly overwhelmed as she struggled to hold back tears as she accepted the award with her co-writer Paul Epworth.
The Grammy winner, who sang the track during the prestigious ceremony earlier in the evening during a special tribute to the British spy franchise, marking her first live performance since giving birth to her son Angelo James in October, said: 'Thank you so much. This is amazing.'
My rock: In his acceptance speech, Day-Lewis paid tribute to his wife Rebecca Miller, who congratulated him with a kiss upon his victory
Dapper: The 55-year-old actor looked smart in his midnight blue tuxedo, while Rebecca dazzled in a black lace dress
VIDEO A historic win for Day-Lewis followed by a very humble acceptance speech
Dressed in a floor-length embellished black Jenny Packham gown, Adele also paid tribute to her management team.
She then became emotional and quickly thanked her charity worker beau Simon Konecki, who was her date for the evening and gave her a quick kiss after her name was announced.
She said: 'And my man, I love you baby.'
Winners united: The other big wins of the night saw Jennifer Lawrence win for Silver Linings Playbook, Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables and Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
What's so funny? The quartet shared a joke as they posed up with their awards backstage
Before leaving the stage, the outspoken singer gestured at the star-studded crowd and shouted: 'You’re all amazing as well.'
In addition to Best Song, Skyfall won for Sound Editing, in a tie with Life Of Pi.
British film-maker Simon Chinn won the best documentary Oscar for the much acclaimed Searching For Sugarman about what happened to a once famous South African rock singer.
Overcome: Adele was joined by her co-writer Paul Epworth as she collected the prize for Best Original Song for Skyfall
A kiss for my new friend: A more composed Adele posed up with her new trophy backstage at the awards
The film was directed by Malik Bendjelloul but produced by Chinn and London production company Protagonist Pictures.
Les Miserables, directed by Tom Hooper and filmed mostly in Britain, also enjoyed huge success during the evening, taking home prizes for Make-up and Hairstyling, and Sound Mixing as well as Anne's award.
Meanwhile, Anna Karenina, which stars Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, won for Best Costume.Â
 VIDEO Adele puts on an iconic performance and emotional acceptance speechÂ
ACADEMY AWARDS 2013 WINNERS
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Foreign Language Film: Amour, Austria
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Production Design: Lincoln
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
Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary (short subject): Inocente
Film Editing: Argo
Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Miserables
Animated Short Film: Paperman
Live Action Short Film: Curfew
Visual Effects: Life of Pi
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