There Will Be Blood, is a 2007 film directed, written, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is inspired by Upton Sinclair's novel Oil! (1927), and tells the story of Daniel Plainview's quest for power in Southern California's oil boom of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis,Paul Dano and Dillon Freasier.
80th Academy Awards Nominations
- Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Daniel Day-Lewis
- Achievement in Art Direction - (Jack Fisk and Jim Erickson)
- Achievement in Cinematography - (Robert Elswit)
- Achievement in Directing - (Paul Thomas Anderson)
- Achievement in Film Editing - (Dylan Tichenor)
- Best Motion Picture of the Year - (Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar, & P.T. Anderson)
- Achievement in Sound Editing - (Matthew Wood)
- Adapted Screenplay - (Paul Thomas Anderson)
"There Will Be Blood" received significant critical praise and numerous award nominations and wins. It appeared on many critics' "top ten" lists for the year,taking the number one position on more than twenty of lists including the National Society of Film Critics and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Daniel Day-Lewis has won many Best Actor Awards for his performance including a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors' Guild.
