Licorice Pizza Might Finally Win Paul Thomas Anderson an Oscar

How to describe Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscars track record? Over the past two-plus decades, he’s become one of the most reliably nominated filmmakers of the period, if still consistently kept at arm’s length by the Academy. He entered 2017 with six nods to his name, and yet it was something of a surprise when his eleventh hour contending film from that year, the critically adored Phantom Thread, was cited for both best picture and best director. He’s revered in this town, no doubt. But the Oscars sure make him work for it. At this stage, eight-time-nominee Anderson is clearly overdue… Read Full Article