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Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

Director · Born 1970-06-26 · Studio City, California, USA

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Biography

Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, he is the recipient of three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTAs, three Critics Choice Awards, and nominations for a Grammy. He is the only person to have won the Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the Best Director Awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. In addition to those accolades, he won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Many of Anderson's films are psychological dramas characterized by depictions of desperate characters and explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness, and redemption, alongside a bold visual style that uses constantly moving cameras and long takes. After his directorial debut, Hard Eight (1996), Anderson had critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), and received further accolades with Magnolia (1999) and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). There Will Be Blood (2007), Anderson's fifth film, is regarded as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. …

Directed

  1. There Will Be Blood (2007) — Director
  2. Magnolia (1999) — Director
  3. One Battle After Another (2025) — Director
  4. Phantom Thread (2017) — Director
  5. Boogie Nights (1997) — Director
  6. The Master (2012) — Director
  7. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) — Director
  8. Inherent Vice (2014) — Director
  9. Licorice Pizza (2021) — Director
  10. Hard Eight (1997) — Director
  11. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Director
  12. Anima (2019) — Director
  13. Junun (2015) — Director
  14. Mattress Man Commercial (2003) — Director
  15. Couch (2003) — Director
  16. Cigarettes & Coffee (1993) — Director
  17. The Dirk Diggler Story (1988) — Director
  18. HAIM / Valentine (2017) — Director
  19. Ballchewer (2002) — Director
  20. Flagpole Special (1998) — Director
  21. Production Assistant (1992) — Director
  22. 12 Scopitones (2003) — Director
  23. The Jon Brion Show (1999) — Director
  24. Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project — Director
  25. Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall — Director
  26. 12 Scopitones — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Minority Report (2002) — Bus Passenger (uncredited)
  2. Magnolia (1999) — Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)
  3. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  4. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  5. Junun (2015) — Self (voice) (uncredited)
  6. "Sr." (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  7. Altman (2014) — Self
  8. Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1999) — Self
  9. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
  10. That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) — Self
  11. A Christmas Eve Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas Anderson (2015) — Self
  12. Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another (2026) — Self
  13. Chryskylodon Blues (2015) — Self
  14. Production Assistant (1992) — self
  15. Leçon de Cinéma (2004) — Self
  16. Art-House America: Austin Film Society (2023) — Self