Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 minutes ago
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Paul Thomas Anderson has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards, and has never won.
From Boogie Nights to There Will Be Blood, The Master, and Phantom Thread, PTA has built one of the most respected filmographies of the last 30 years. His films are constantly praised, constantly nominated, and constantly influential, yet the Oscar has always slipped through his fingers.
With One Battle After Another, it feels like he may finally be having his “career Oscar” moment, similar to how the Academy eventually rewarded directors like Scorsese, Spielberg, and Nolan.
This video looks at the years he came closest, the films that beat him, and why his next nomination might be the one that finally breaks the streak.
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Paul Thomas Anderson has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards, and has never won.
From Boogie Nights to There Will Be Blood, The Master, and Phantom Thread, PTA has built one of the most respected filmographies of the last 30 years. His films are constantly praised, constantly nominated, and constantly influential, yet the Oscar has always slipped through his fingers.
With One Battle After Another, it feels like he may finally be having his “career Oscar” moment, similar to how the Academy eventually rewarded directors like Scorsese, Spielberg, and Nolan.
This video looks at the years he came closest, the films that beat him, and why his next nomination might be the one that finally breaks the streak.
