| Paul Thomas Anderson
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June 26, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Notable Roles
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| Notable Episodes
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| Awards
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None for TV
Other: 1 Cannes Film Festival Award, 2 Berlin International Film Festival Awards, Germany, 1 Boston Society of Film Critics Award, USA, 2 Central Ohio Film Critics Awards, USA, 1 Gijón International Film Festival Award, Spain, 1 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, USA, 1 Motovun Film Festival Award, Croatia, 1 San Sebastián International Film Festival Award, Spain, 3 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Canada, 1 Toronto International Film Festival Award, Canada
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Paul Thomas Anderson is an American writer, director and producer best known for his films Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He has also worked on Saturday Night Live and got his start as a crew member on TV documentaries.
Biography
Born June 26, 1970 in Studio City, California.
Writer
Staff Writer
Episode Writer
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written
Notable Films Written
Director
Staff Director
Episode Director
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Directed
Notable Films Directed
Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
Other Awards
- Academy Awards
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (1999) - Magnolia
- BAFTA Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Screenplay - Original (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Cannes Film Festival
- Nominated: Golden Palm (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Won: Best Director (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Empire Awards
- Nominated: Best Director (2000) - Magnolia
- WGA Screen Awards
- Nominated: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (1999) - Magnolia
- Berlin International Film Festival Awards, Germany
- Won: Golden Berlin Bear (2000) - Magnolia
- Won: Reader Jury of the Berliner Morgenpost (2000) - Magnolia
- Bodil Awards, Denmark
- Nominated: Best American Film (2000) - Magnolia
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
- Won: Best New Filmmaker (1997) - Boogie Nights and Hard Eight
- Central Ohio Film Critics Awards, USA
- Won: Best Director (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Won: Best Screenplay, Original (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Director (1999) - Magnolia
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (1999) - Magnolia
- Nominated: Best Director (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Chlotrudis Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Director (1999) - Magnolia
- Cinema Brazil Grand Prizes, Brazil
- Nominated: Best Foreign Film (2000) - Magnolia
- Deauville Film Festival Awards, France
- Nominated: Grand Special Prize (1996) - Hard Eight
- European Film Awards, Germany
- Won: Screen International Award (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Gijón International Film Festival Awards, Spain
- Nominated: Grand Prix Asturias, Best Feature (2002) - Punch Drunk Love
- Won: Best Screenplay (2002) - Punch Drunk Love
- Independent Spirit Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best First Feature (1997) - Hard Eight
- Nominated: Best First Screenplay (1997) - Hard Eight
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbons, Italy
- Nominated: Best Director - Foreign Film (1999) - Magnolia
- London Critics Circle Film Awards, UK
- Nominated: Screenwriter of the Year (2000) - Magnolia
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, USA
- Won: New Generation Award (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Motovun Film Festival, Croatia
- Won: Propeller of Motovun (2003) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Director (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Screenplay, Original (1999) - Magnolia
- Nominated: Best Screenplay, Original (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Robert Festival, Denmark
- Nominated: Best American Film (2001) - Magnolia
- San Sebastián International Film Festival Awards, Spain
- Won: FIPRESCI Film of the Year (2000) - Magnolia
- Satellite Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Director of a Motion Picture (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Drama (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original (1997) - Boogie Nights
- Nominated: Best Director (2002) - Magnolia
- Nominated: Best Screenplay, Original (2002) - Magnolia
- Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Canada
- Won: Best Director (1999) - Magnolia
- Won: Best Screenplay (1999) - Magnolia
- Won: Best Director (2002) - Punch-Drunk Love
- Toronto International Film Festival Awards, Canada
- Won: Metro Media Award (1997) - Boogie Nights
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