Person · Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
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- Writer
- Producer
In short · Directing since 1988, 5 decades active, 29 credits, 4 Academy Award wins.
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Academy Museum to Bring VistaVision Back in All Its Widescreen Glory
“The Academy Museum will host a VistaVision screening series in August, featuring rare prints of classic films and Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another.' The series will use a dedicated VistaVision projector in the David Geffen Theater, offering a rare opportunity to experience the format in its original form.”
- Award win
Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Director
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Best Picture
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Directing
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
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Director
17 credits
One Battle After Another(2025)
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Licorice Pizza(2021)
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Anima(2019)
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Phantom Thread(2017)
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Junun(2015)
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Inherent Vice(2014)
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The Master(2012)
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There Will Be Blood(2007)
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Couch(2003)
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Mattress Man Commercial(2003)
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Punch-Drunk Love(2002)
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Magnolia(1999)
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Flagpole Special(1998)
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Boogie Nights(1997)
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Hard Eight(1996)
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Cigarettes & Coffee(1993)
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The Dirk Diggler Story(1988)
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Awards & Nominations
4 wins · 11 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Won2025Oscar — Best Picture
- Won2025Oscar — Directing
- Won2025Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
- Nom2021Oscar — Directing
- Nom2021Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom2021Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)
- Nom2017Oscar — Directing
- Nom2017Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom2014Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
- Nom2007Oscar — Directing
- Nom2007Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom2007Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
- Nom1999Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)
- Nom1997Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)
Golden Globe Awards
- Won2026Golden Globe — Best Director
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Additional credits6Show
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- Two for OneSelf - Guest Co-Host · 2024
- "Sr."Self · 2022
- A Christmas Eve Conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas AndersonSelf · 2015
- Vice Talks FilmSelf - Guest · 2015
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self (1 Episode) · 2003
- That Moment: Magnolia DiarySelf · 2000
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