- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 26, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Studio City, California, USA
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, he is the recipient of three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTAs, three Critics Choice Awards, and nominations for a Grammy. He is the only person to have won the Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the Best Director Awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. In addition to those accolades, he won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Many of Anderson's films are psychological dramas characterized by depictions of desperate characters and explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness, and redemption, alongside a bold visual style that uses constantly moving cameras and long takes. After his direc…
Filmography
movieLearning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another
2026 · Self, Additional Photography
movieOne Battle After Another
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieEscape Room
2025 · Executive Producer
movieNapoleon
2023 · Script Consultant
movieArt-House America: Austin Film Society
2023 · Self
movieBeau Is Afraid
2023 · Thanks
movie"Sr."
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieLicorice Pizza
2021 · Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
movieAnima
2019 · Director, Producer
movieThe Dead Don't Die
2019 · Thanks
movieAdam Sandler: 100% Fresh
2018 · Additional Second Assistant Director
movieWaterlily Jaguar
2018 · Executive Producer
moviePhantom Thread
2017 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
movieHAIM / Valentine
2017 · Director
movieA Christmas Eve Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas Anderson
2015 · Self
movieJunun
2015 · Self (voice) (uncredited), Director, Camera Operator
movieChryskylodon Blues
2015 · Self
movieInherent Vice
2014 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieAltman
2014 · Self
movieThe Master
2012 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThere Will Be Blood
2007 · Producer, Director, Writer
tvLeçon de Cinéma
2004 · Self
movieMattress Man Commercial
2003 · Director
12 Scopitones
movie12 Scopitones
2003 · Director, Writer
movieCouch
2003 · Director, Writer
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
movieBallchewer
2002 · Director
movieThe Truth About Charlie
2002 · Thanks
moviePunch-Drunk Love
2002 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieMinority Report
2002 · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
movieCorky Romano
2001 · Script Editor
movieThat Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 · Self
movieMagnolia
1999 · Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
movieWadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
1999 · Self
The Jon Brion Show
movieThe Jon Brion Show
1999 · Director
movieFlagpole Special
1998 · Director, Writer
movieBoogie Nights
1997 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieHard Eight
1997 · Director, Writer
movieCigarettes & Coffee
1993 · Director, Writer
movieProduction Assistant
1992 · self, Director
movieThe Dirk Diggler Story
1988 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Director, Writer
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project
movieUntitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project
— · Director, Writer, Producer
movieCameron Winter at Carnegie Hall
— · Director
movieWhat Happens at Night
— · Writer