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There Will Be Blood
2007
· Movie
· 158 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #140
- IMDb #134
- Google retired #1400
- Rotten Tomatoes #703
- Metacritic #35
- Letterboxd #25
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #866
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #963
- Metacritic Critics #103
- Metacritic Audience #36
- Criticker #86
- Douban #361
- Kinopoisk #509
- AlloCiné #358
- Trakt #171
Every rating
74–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 74, highest is Metacritic critics on 93.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A ruthless and ambitious silver miner turned oil prospector at the turn of the 20th century relentlessly pursues wealth and power. His obsessive drive to build an oil empire brings him into conflict with a young, zealous preacher and tests the limits of his own humanity, revealing a deep misanthropy and hunger for dominance.
Details
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Writer
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Based on
- Oil! by Upton Sinclair
- Released
- 26 December 2007
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, American Sign
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $77.2M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (54) →
Awards & nominations
See all 45 →5 major awards won · 24 wins from 45 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2008 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Picture | Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar and Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Jack Fisk ; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Dylan Tichenor | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar and Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Paul Dano | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Film | JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Jonny Greenwood | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Matthew Wood | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
Directors Guild of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson (Screenplay) ; Upton Sinclair (Author) | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Score | Jonny Greenwood | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Production Design | Jack Fisk | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Composer | Jonny Greenwood | Winner |
| Best Film | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Robert Elswit | Winner |
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Overseas Film | Winner |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | There Will Be Blood | Winner |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Nominee |