Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle' Oscar chances, by the numbers

The academy has recognized “One Battle After Another” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s prodigious talents with plentifulness of nominations implicit the years. But Oscar voters look to person been waiting for frogs to rainfall from the entity to springiness him an award. The astir palmy movie of his vocation could alteration that.

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Anderson’s nominations full truthful acold includes 5 for writing, 3 for directing and 3 for champion picture, each without winning.

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Anderson’s unsmooth modern and chap Angeleno, Quentin Tarantino, has received less nominations but won twice, some for writing.

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Years betwixt Anderson’s archetypal nomination, for penning “Boogie Nights,” and yet winning an Oscar, if helium does, successful March.

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Years betwixt Martin Scorsese’s archetypal nomination, for directing “Raging Bull,” and yet winning an Oscar, for directing “The Departed.”

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Anderson’s directing, penning and champion representation nominations for 2021’s “Licorice Pizza” suggest the academy understands helium is overdue.

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Anderson winning for “One Battle After Another” would not beryllium a “makeup” triumph but that uncommon lawsuit of justness arriving via a career-highlight film.

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Only 9 performances from Anderson’s movies person been nominated to date, a full that fails to bespeak his gifts arsenic a manager of actors (or emotion of ensemble casts).

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Of those nine, lone Daniel Day-Lewis won, for his pb show successful “There Will Be Blood.”

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Cinematographer Robert Elswit’s statuette for “There Will Be Blood” and costume decorator Mark Bridges’ prize for “Phantom Thread” bring the Oscar full for Anderson’s movies to three.

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Leonardo DiCaprio (lead actor), Sean Penn (supporting actor) and Teyana Taylor (supporting actress), astatine least, look similar locks for acting nominations for “One Battle After Another,” with Chase Infiniti (lead actress), Benicio Del Toro (supporting actor) and Regina Hall (supporting actress) besides contenders.