USA,
2007, 158 min
(Alternative: 152 min)
Directed by:
Paul Thomas AndersonScreenplay:
Paul Thomas AndersonCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
Jonny GreenwoodCast:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Barry Del Sherman, Paul F. Tompkins, Kevin Breznahan, Jim Meskimen (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Daniel Plainview and son are independent oil men, looking for prospects in California at the turn of the 20th century. They are challenged by a young preacher, Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), whose own ambition is matched by Plainview's. Their battle forms the centre of a scary, darkly-comic historical journey into an abyss of madness. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2008 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2008 - Robert Elswit (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2008 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2008 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2008 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 2008 - Best Sound Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2008 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Leading Actor)
- 2008 - Best Film
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Director)
- 2008 - Paul Dano (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2008 - Robert Elswit (Best Cinematography)
- 2008 - Jonny Greenwood (Best Music)
- 2008 - Best Sound
- 2008 - Best Production Design
César Awards
- 2009 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2009 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best American Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Foreign Film)
Amanda Awards
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2008 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2008 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
Critics Choice Awards
- 2008 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Jonny Greenwood (Best Composer)
- 2008 - Best Picture
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2007 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2007 - Best Film
- 2007 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Director)
- 2007 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor)
- 2007 - Best Production Design
- 2007 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Screenplay)
- 2007 - Robert Elswit (Best Cinematography)
- 2007 - Jonny Greenwood (Best Music Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2007 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor)
- 2007 - Robert Elswit (Best Cinematographer)
- 2007 - Best Film
- 2007 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Director)
The Saturn Awards
- 2008 - Best Action/Adventure Film
- 2008 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Jonny Greenwood (Best Music)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Silver Bear for Best Director)
- 2008 - Jonny Greenwood (Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution)
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (Golden Bear for Best Film)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2008 - Paul Thomas Anderson (FIPRESCI Film of the Year)