Paul Thomas Anderson He was considered by many as a child prodigy in the beginning, after the filming of his second and third feature films "Boogie Nights" and Magnolia ".
Although his debut in feature length was in 1996 with the tape «Sidney»When he was only 26 years old, a debut in which he had already begun to show his talent.
Even before "Sidney" he had already shot two medium-length films, "Cigarettes & Coffee" in 1993, not to be confused with Jim Jarmusch's "Coffee & Cigarettes", and "The Dirk Diggler Story«, Which was his film debut at just 17 years old in 1988.
In 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson rose to fame with his film «Boogie Nights«, A film that earned him several nominations for different awards, such as three Oscars or two Golden Globes, of which Burt Reynolds won the best supporting actor, or 2 Bafta, and even won the Audience at the Toronto Festival.
«Magnolia«Two years later, it even surpassed the author's previous film and won the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin Film Festival, as well as three Oscar nominations and two Golden Globes, becoming a prize Tom Cruise in the category of best supporting actor.
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