Movie Info
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
December 26, 2007 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Paul Thomas AndersonStarring :
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciaran Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Mary Elizabeth Barrett
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'There Will Be Blood' Lost the Golden Bear Award to Brazilian Corruption Film
February 18, 2008 02:02:11Though loved and praised by many film critics, "There Will Be Blood" didn't manage to bring home the prestigious Golden Bear Award from the 58th Annual Berlin International Film Festival on Sunday, February 17. The crime drama lost the top prize from another crime drama from Brazil entitled "The Elite Squad" about police corruption and gang violence.
Despite losing the prestigious kudo, "Blood" still managed to bring home two Silver Bear prizes. The film about a cold-blooded oil man landed Best Director prize for helmer Paul Thomas Anderson. On the occasion, the director whose film "Magnolia" got the 2000's Golden Bear humbly commented on his win, "Daniel is an actor who makes any director look like a good director." The film which nominated for 8 Oscars also nailed the Outstanding Artistic Contribution in Music for Radiohead's guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
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'Blood' and 'No Country' Ruled 2008 Oscar Noms
January 23, 2008 09:01:09"There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men" once again show their dominations at awards events as the two movie critics' favorites led the 80th Annual Academy Awards with 8 nominations each. The two violent indie dramas gathered nods for Best Picture and will be contending against the British drama of betrayal and lost love "Atonement", the dark legal thriller "Michael Clayton" and the wise-cracking pregnant teenage drama "Juno".
On the announcement made at Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, January 22, by Kathy Bates and the Academy president Sid Ganis, it was revealed that Cate Blanchett earned herself a double nods for her leading performance in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and for her supporting role as Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There". In the Best Actress category, the 2004 Academy Award-winner for Best Supporting Actress would be joined by Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, Laura Linney and Ellen Page, while the other nominees for Best Supporting actress were Ruby Dee, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Ryan and Tilda Swinton.
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42nd KCFCC Named There Will Be Blood Best Film
January 09, 2008 04:01:25Though the winners of 42nd Annual Loutzenhiser Awards are more varied than the other film critics awards, there is no doubt about the supremacy of "There Will Be Blood" as it was once more hailed as the Best Film by Kansas City Film Critics Circle. On the winners announcement made on Sunday, January 6, 2008, the drama film received 3 awards, including the Best Film prize.
The other two awards were given to its helmer, Paul Thomas Anderson, and its actor, Daniel Day-Lewis. Lewis walked away with Best Actor title, while Anderson brought home The Robert Altman Award for Directing. Unfortunate for Anderson, he had to share the honor with the director of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" since they were in tie position.
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There Will Be Blood Named 2007 NSFC Best Picture
January 07, 2008 12:01:52Nailing three film critics awards for best picture, the tale about an oil man infected with greed, "There Will Be Blood", was once again hailed as the Best Picture of 2007 by another film critics. On Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Sardi's Restaurant in New York, it was given the top honor by the the National Society of Film Critics.
The Paul Thomas Anderson directed-film outshone Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and Joel and Ethan Coen's "No Country for Old Men". Aside from nailing the best picture, it also brought praise for Anderson as the Best Director beating out Schnabel and the Coen brothers who were tied in the runner-up position for the honor.
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The 2007 OFCS Gave Out Lots of Nods for Atonement
January 04, 2008 03:01:18Though "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men" have proved that they are the film critics' favorites, they will have to be up against another stiff competitor "Atonement" as the latter was nominated for 6 categories by the 2007 Online Film Critics Society as the former two films.
The Joe Wright's picture garnered gongs for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing challenging the domination of the two favorite films. Apart from the three nominations, it also received nods for Best Cinematography in which "No Country" was also nominated, and Best Score facing "Blood" among others. Additionally, the drama movie scored nomination for its actress Saoirse Ronan who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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There Will Be Blood Sneak Previews Held Across USA
December 24, 2007 01:12:42Announcement has long been made that "There Will Be Blood" will only open in limited release this Wednesday, December 26, 2007 in New York and Los Angeles. However, chances are now available for moviegoers outside the two cities to watch the lauded drama on the same week.
Paramount Vantage as the studio producing the picture will hold special sneak previews for the film on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at midnight in fourteen cities around North America. Those selected include Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington DC.
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12th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Honorees Picked
December 24, 2007 09:12:21Critics' favorite "No Country for Old Men" took another glorious turn in the award season as the crime drama thriller triumphantly topped this year's Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, handed out Friday, December 21, 2007.
Overall, the Miramax Films' acclaimed feature swept four kudos of Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem, Best Director for brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, and Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins. The latest turned out to also get honored for his work in Western drama "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford", which recently was deemed Best Picture at the 2007 SFFCC Awards.
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Winners Announced for the 2007 LVFCS Sierra Awards
December 21, 2007 02:12:47Rivalry between two lauded features of "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" takes a notch higher as both made a tie at Las Vegas Film Critics Society's Sierra Awards this year.
Each film gloriously collected three honors with "Country" snatching top prize of Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem, and Best Director for brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. "Blood", in the meantime, won leading star Daniel Day-Lewis the Best Actor while bringing Robert Elswit and Jonny Greenwood the Best Cinematography and Score trophy, respectively.
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Austin Film Critics Awarded There Will Be Blood 2007 Best Film
December 19, 2007 02:12:40The competition between the film critics' two most favorite films of 2007 has been even tighter as "There Will Be Blood" nailed many prestigious kudos, while "No Country for Old Men" also managed to get by with more awards. According to Variety, the former film was announced as the winner of five prizes by the Austin Film Critics Association, most importantly Best Picture.
Apart from the Best Film award, the movie that is inspired by Upton Sinclair's novel 'Oil!' also brought home recognitions to Paul Thomas Anderson for Best Director and Robert Elswit for Best Cinematography. Adding to the awards won for the movie, Best Original Score fell to the hand of Jonny Greenwood, the member of Radiohead. He was credited for the film's musical score, which contains excerpts from his BBC-commissioned 'Popcorn Superhet Receiver' orchestral piece.
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12th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Recipients Listed
December 19, 2007 10:12:33American critics groups appear to mostly put "No Country for Old Men" in their top list of film choices as the crime drama thriller took another best picture honor from San Diego Film Critics Society, which revealed on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 the winners of its 12th annual SDFCS Awards.
Apart from the top prize, the movie also scored in three other categories of Best Ensemble Performance, Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones, and Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins. Pic, however, only managed to bring its makers, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, the runner-up title in Best Director and Adapted Screenplay slots for both went to Paul Thomas Anderson of "There Will Be Blood."
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2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Champs Announced
December 17, 2007 03:12:47Kudos appear to keep flowing for "No Country for Old Men", and the most recent ones have come from the Chicago Film Critics Association. Coming to the 20th celebration of its CFCA Awards, the organization has deemed the crime drama thriller the big winner of the event by giving the flick four prizes altogether.
The Miramax Films release gloriously landed top honor of Best Picture while scoring its helming duo, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, both the Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay trophies. Another of Best Supporting Actor went to Javier Bardem for his acclaimed portrayal of Anton Chigurh in the movie.
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There Will Be Blood Hit New York for Premiere
December 11, 2007 02:12:53Fresh from being deemed Best Picture at both this year's LAFCA and NYFCO Awards, Paul Thomas Anderson-directed "There Will Be Blood" encountered a shining New York Premiere on Monday, December 10, 2007 at the city's Ziegfeld Theater, thanks to the starry attendance of its cast and some VIP guests.
Male lead Daniel Day-Lewis turned up cheerfully in a three-piece suit, joined by co-stars Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor, Dillon Freasier, and Paul Dano, who opted to dress in classic black suit and white shirt for the occasion. In the drama, Day-Lewis is billed as Daniel Plainview, a down-and-out silver miner transforming into a self-made oil tycoon.
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'There Will Be Blood' Joins 2008 Berlinale Movie Line-Up
December 11, 2007 10:12:47The year of 2007 proved to be another good year for helmer Paul Thomas Anderson as his movie "There Will Be Blood" won 2007 LAFCA Awards and 2007 NYFCO Awards. To top that on Monday, December 10, the 2008 movie line-up for the Competition program has been announced by the Berlin International Film Festival and his drama film is chosen to join the listing.
In the 58th annual Berlinale, the movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis will compete against seven other movies for the Golden Bear Award. Its competitors are Errol Morris's "S.O.P. Standard Operating Procedure", Doris Doerrie's "Hanami", Wang Xiaoshuai's "Zuo You" (In Love We Trust), Fernando Eimbcke's "Lake Tahoe", Damian Harris' "Gardens of the Night", Andrzej Wajda's "Katjn", and Jose Padilha's "Tropa de Elite" (The Elite Squad).
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More Awards for 'There Will Be Blood' From 2007 New York Film Critics Online
December 10, 2007 11:12:04"There Will Be Blood" reigned at the 2007 Movie Critics Awards. After being announced as the winner of Best Picture Award in 2007 LA Critics Awards along with three other prizes, it brought home five more kudos from New York Critics Online.
Though has to share the Best Picture award with "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", the drama film nailed prizes for Best Director and Best Actor, the awards which they also got from L.A. Film Critics. It also won the Best Cinematography and the Best Score.
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'There Will Be Blood' Became Huge Winner in 2007 L.A. Critics Awards
December 10, 2007 09:12:57"There Will Be Blood" managed to nail four awards from the 2007 Los Angeles Film Critics Awards on Sunday, December 9. By the President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Lael Loewenstein, the Paul Thomas Anderson's drama was announced as the Best Picture of the Year. It also landed prizes for Anderson for Best Director, Daniel Day-Lewis for Best Actor, and Jack Fisk for Best Production Design.
Under the category of Best Picture and Best Director, the Paramount Vantage's movie succeeded to outscore the runner-up, the Miramax Films' "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly " and its director, Julian Schnabel. While for the best actor, Lewis triumphed over Frank Langella in "Starting Out in the Evening"and for the Production Design, Fisk outdid the designer for "Sweeney Todd", Dante Ferretti.
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There Will Be Blood Gets a Domestic Trailer
November 03, 2007 01:11:21After those of promo and international version, a domestic trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson-directed "There Will Be Blood" finally has made its way to land safely on the net by now.
Taking over two minutes to spin, the piece can be accessed through There Will Be Blood Trailer page at AceShowbiz. The main focus here is none other that lead character Daniel Plainview, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, who delivers intense and gripping monologues as the trailer spins.
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There Will Be Blood in Paramount
January 20, 2006 09:01:09"There Will Be Blood" in Paramount Classics studio as Scott Rudin is about to executive produce the upcoming movie. Loosely based on the 1927 Upton Sinclair novel "Oil!," the drama flick is slated for a mid-May shooting schedule, takes place in Texas and New Mexico.
Daniel Day-Lewis and director Paul Thomas Anderson will both team up on the film. While Anderson wrote the script, Day-Lewis will play a prospector who buys the oil rights to a family's ranch, and then hits a major pocket of crude. The story then turns into a tale of greed and faith, as the prospector realizes the American dream and is destroyed by it.
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