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AFI Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won AFI Award Movie of the Year
Daniel Lupi
Paul Thomas Anderson
JoAnne Sellar
THERE WILL BE BLOOD is bravura filmmaking by one of American film's modern masters. Paul Thomas Anderson's epic poem of savagery, optimism and obsession is a true meditation on America. The film drills down into the dark heart of capitalism, where domination, not gain, is the ultimate goal. In a career defined by transcendent performances, Daniel Day-Lewis creates a character so rich and so towering, that "Daniel Plainview" will haunt the history of film for generations to come.
 
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Art Direction
Jack Fisk (art director)
Jim Erickson (set decorator)
Best Achievement in Directing
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Dylan Tichenor
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Matthew Wood
Christopher Scarabosio
Best Motion Picture of the Year
JoAnne Sellar
Paul Thomas Anderson
Daniel Lupi
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Award of the Argentinean Academy Best Foreign Film
Paul Thomas Anderson
USA.
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Saturn Award Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Music
Jonny Greenwood
 
Amanda Awards, Norway
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic
Dylan Tichenor
 
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Robert Elswit
 
Art Directors Guild
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Excellence in Production Design Award Period Film
Jack Fisk (production designer)
David Crank (art director)
 
Austin Film Critics Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 2nd place Austin Film Critics Award Best Movie of the Decade
 
2007 Won Austin Film Critics Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Film
Best Original Score
Jonny Greenwood
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Film
Sellar, Joanne
Paul Thomas Anderson
Daniel Lupi
Best Music
Jonny Greenwood
Best Production Design
Jack Fisk
Jim Erickson
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Sound
Christopher Scarabosio
Matthew Wood
John Pritchett
Michael Semanick
Tom Johnson
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano
 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Silver Berlin Bear Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Jonny Greenwood
For the music.
Nominated Golden Berlin Bear Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 2nd place BSFC Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
 
British Society of Cinematographers
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Best Cinematography Award Robert Elswit
 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Composer
Jonny Greenwood
Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Picture
 
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won COFCA Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
2nd place COFCA Award Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nominated COFCA Award Best Picture
 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won CFCA Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nominated CFCA Award Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Original Score
Jonny Greenwood
Best Picture
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Chlotrudis Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano
Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Movie
 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Paul Thomas Anderson
USA.
 
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won DFWFCA Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
2nd place DFWFCA Award Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
3rd place DFWFCA Award Best Picture
 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Empire Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Film
Best Soundtrack
 
Evening Standard British Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Film Score
Jonny Greenwood
 
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated FCCA Award Best Foreign Film - English Language
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won FFCC Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
 
Golden Eagle Awards, Russia
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won Golden Eagle Best Foreign Film
Paul Thomas Anderson
(Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR)).
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
 
Golden Trailer Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Golden Trailer Best Drama TV Spot
(Ant Farm, The).
For "Music Review".
 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Grammy Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Jonny Greenwood
 
Guldbagge Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Guldbagge Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film)
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Irish Film and Television Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won IFTA Award Best International Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo)
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won KCFCC Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tied with Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).
Best Film
 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Sierra Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Score
Jonny Greenwood
 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won ALFS Award Actor of the Year
Daniel Day-Lewis
Director of the Year
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nominated ALFS Award Film of the Year
Screenwriter of the Year
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won LAFCA Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Picture
Best Production Design
Jack Fisk
2nd place LAFCA Award Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Music
Jonny Greenwood
Best Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won NSFC Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Film
2nd place NSFC Award Best Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won NYFCC Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Cinematographer
Robert Elswit
2nd place NYFCC Award Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Film
 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won OFCS Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Score
Jonny Greenwood
Nominated OFCS Award Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Editing
Dylan Tichenor
Best Picture
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Literary Award Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
PGA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated PGA Award Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
JoAnne Sellar
Paul Thomas Anderson
Daniel Lupi
 
Palm Springs International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Desert Palm Achievement Award Daniel Day-Lewis
 
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won PFCS Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis
 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Russian Guild of Film Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated White Elephant Best Foreign Film
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won SDFCS Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Score
Jonny Greenwood
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Paul Thomas Anderson
2nd place SDFCS Award Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Best Picture
 
San Sebastián International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won FIPRESCI Film of the Year Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Satellite Award Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit
 
Screen Actors Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis
 
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won SEFCA Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
2nd place SEFCA Award Best Picture
 
USC Scripter Award
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated USC Scripter Award Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay)
Upton Sinclair (novelist)
 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won VFCC Award Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nominated VFCC Award Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
World Soundtrack Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated World Soundtrack Award Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
Jonny Greenwood
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Young Artist Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor - Fantasy or Drama
Dillon Freasier
 

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