Magnolia (film)
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Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film written, directed and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars an ensemble cast, including Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards (in his final film role), and Melora Walters. The film is an epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. The script was inspired by the music of Aimee Mann, who contributed several songs to its soundtrack. The film had a limited theatrical release by New Line Cinema on December 17, 1999, before expanding wide on January 7, 2000. Magnolia received acclaim from critics. It grossed $48 million against a $37 million budget. Of the ensemble cast, Cruise was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 72nd Academy Awards and won the award in that category at the Golden Globes.
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| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Song | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominated | ||
| Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |
| Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Won | |||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama | Tom Cruise | Won | |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Julianne Moore | Nominated | ||
| Bodil Awards | Best American Film | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Won | ||
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Movie | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman (also for The Talented Mr. Ripley) | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Empire Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
| Best Ensemble | Won | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Tom Cruise | Won | |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture – Aimee Mann | Nominated | |
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Magnolia – Jon Brion | Nominated | ||
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "Save Me" – Aimee Mann | Nominated | ||
| Grand Prix Cinema Brazil | Best Foreign Language Film | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
| Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Song | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominated | ||
| Best DVD | Nominated | |||
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Video from a Film | Aimee Mann – "Save Me" | Nominated | |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Foreign Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |
| Best Male Dubbing | Roberto Chevalier (for dubbing Tom Cruise) | Nominated | ||
| National Board of Review Awards | Top Ten Films | 3rd Place | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman (also for The Talented Mr. Ripley) | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore (also for A Map of the World, Cookie's Fortune, and An Ideal Husband) | Won | ||
| Best Acting by an Ensemble | Won | |||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman (also for The Talented Mr. Ripley) | 2nd Place | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore (also for A Map of the World and An Ideal Husband) | 2nd Place | ||
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Picture | JoAnne Sellar and Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Won | ||
| Best Youth Performance | Jeremy Blackman | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Song | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominated | ||
References
- Tied with Charlie Kaufman for Being John Malkovich.
- British Board of Film Classificationhttps://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/magnolia-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmzkymtm
- The Numbershttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Magnolia#tab=summary
- "'Magnolia': Paul Thomas Anderson's Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness • Cinephilia & Beyond"https://cinephiliabeyond.org/magnolia-paul-thomas-andersons-absorbing-mosaic-compassion-humanity-importance-forgiveness/
- Konow, David (January–February 2000). "PTA Meeting: An Interview with Paul Thomas Anderson". Creative Screenwriting.
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/19/magazine/his-way.html
- Toronto Star
- Magnoliahttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/mar/10/culture.features
- Magnoliahttps://web.archive.org/web/20061030010535/http://www.cigarettesandredvines.com/film.php?id=MMB
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- Toronto Star
- The A . Clubhttps://www.avclub.com/the-magnolia-soundtrack-made-sweet-music-from-a-cinemat-1844139288
- Toronto Sun
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- Entertainment Weeklyhttps://ew.com/article/2014/12/18/paul-thomas-andersons-film-tour-la/
- Toronto Star
- Scotland on Sunday
- Adele Reinhartz, Scripture on the Silver Screen Archived November 4, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Westminster John Knoxhttps://books.google.com/books?id=lu-hXPqGJsMC&dq=paul+thomas+anderson+unaware+of+bible+reference+magnolia&pg=PA25
- Boogiehttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/08/movies/at-the-movies-boogie-writer-back-in-valley.html