Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed six feature films: Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), and The Master (2012). He has been nominated for five Academy Awards - There Will Be Blood for Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, and Best Adapted Screenplay; Magnolia for Best Original Screenplay; and Boogie Nights for Best Original Screenplay. Anderson has been hailed as being "one of the most exciting talents to come along in years" and "among the supreme talents of today." After the release of Boogie Nights and Magnolia, Anderson was praised as a wunderkind. In 2004, Anderson was ranked twenty-first on The Guardian's list of the forty best directors. In 2007, Total Film named him the twentieth greatest director of all time, while the American Film Institute regards him as "one of American film's modern masters." In 2011, Entertainment Weekly named him the tenth-greatest working director calling him "one of the most dynamic directors to emerge in the last twenty years." The following year, The Guardian ranked him number one on their list of "The 23 Best Film Directors in the World" stating "his dedication to his craft has intensified, with his disdain for PR and celebrity marking him out as the most devout film-maker of his generation."This book is your ultimate resource for Paul Thomas Anderson. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Paul Thomas Anderson's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Paul Thomas Anderson, 1996 Cannes Film Festival, 2002 Cannes Film Festival, 80th Academy Awards, AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay, A Prairie Home Companion (film), Aimee Mann, Alfred Molina, Amy Adams, Austin Film Critics Association, Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival), Boogie Nights, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, Buckley School (California), Cushing Academy, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Mamet, David Phillips (entrepreneur), Dylan Tichenor, Emily Watson, Ernie Anderson, Fast as You Can, Film director, Film school, Fiona Apple, Ghoulardi, Hard Eight (film), Inherent Vice, International Federation of Film Critics, Jean-Pierre Melville, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, John Thomas Dye School, Julianne Mooreand more pages!Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.