The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview, played by Academy Award winning Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner into a self-made oil tycoon. Adapted for the screen from the 1927 Upton Sinclair novel OIL! Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia). Paul Dano co-stars. Rated R. 158 min. (Paramount Vantage)
- Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Picture of the Year
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- New York Film Critics Association/Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
- New York Film Critics Association/Best Cinematographer: Robert Elswit
- New York Film Critics OnLine/Best Film
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Jonny Greenwood
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