Just about anyone could out-act Frank Sinatra, so the comparison of Sinatra to Washington is always going to come out in Washington's favor.
I actually haven't seen Daniel Day Lewis in that many roles, and I didn't see Last of the Mohicans for a lot of reasons (would contribute to major thread drift). I did read the book (one of the milder reasons not to see the movie. . .) He played Christy Brown in My Left Foot--what a job that was!