The Master is a 2012 American psychological drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams.
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2012, where it won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film. In addition, Anderson won the Silver Lion for Best Director and both Phoenix and Hoffman won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the festival. The Master was released in theaters in the United States on September 14, 2012, to critical acclaim; its performances (particularly those from the three leads), screenplay, direction, plausibility, and realistic portrayal of post-World War II Americans were praised.
Considered one of Anderson's finest works and one of the best films of the 2010s, it received several award nominations. For their performances, the three leads Phoenix, Hoffman and Adams all received awards from multiple critics groups as well as nominations at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. Hoffman was additionally nominated at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. For his direction and writing, Anderson also won multiple critics awards and received nominations for best original screenplay at the British Academy Film Awards and Writers Guild of America Awards.
Accolades Award / Association / Film festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA International Awards January 26, 2013 Best Actor – International Best Screenplay – International Academy Awards February 24, 2013 Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Alliance of Women Film JournalistsJanuary 7, 2013 Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Austin Film Critics Association December 18, 2012 Top Ten Films The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Cinematography Boston Society of Film Critics December 9, 2012 Best Director Best Cinematography British Academy Film Awards February 10, 2013 Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Original Screenplay Chicago Film Critics Association December 17, 2012 Best Film The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Original Score Best Art Direction The Master Best Editing and Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films March 17, 2013 Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 10, 2013 Best Picture The Master Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Score Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 18, 2012 Best Film The Master Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Detroit Film Critics Society December 14, 2012 Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Dorian Awards February 17, 2013 Film Performance of the Year – Actor Dublin Film Critics' Circle December 2012 Best Film The Master Best Director Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle December 18, 2012 Best Supporting Actor Georgia Film Critics Association January 2013 Best Picture The Master Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Score Golden Globe Awards January 13, 2013 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Gotham Awards November 26, 2012 Best Feature , , , and Hollywood Film Awards October 22, 2012 Supporting Actress of the Year Houston Film Critics Society January 5, 2013 Best Picture The Master Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography The Master Best Original Score The Master International Cinephile Society February 11, 2013 Best Picture The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Original Score Best Cinematography Best Editing and Best Production Design and Irish Film & Television Awards February 9, 2013 Best International Actor London Film Critics' Circle January 20, 2013 Film of the Year The Master Director of the Year Actor of the Year Supporting Actor of the Year Supporting Actress of the Year Screenwriter of the Year Technical Achievement and Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 9, 2012 Best Film The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Best Cinematography Best Production Design and National Society of Film Critics January 5, 2013 Best Film The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Online December 9, 2012 Top Films of the Year The Master Online Film Critics Society December 31, 2012 Best Picture The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Editing and Best Cinematography San Diego Film Critics Society December 11, 2012 Best Film The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Score Best Cinematography Best Editing and San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 16, 2012 Best Picture The Master Best Actor Satellite Awards December 16, 2012 Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Original Score Best Cinematography Best Art Direction and Production Design and Screen Actors Guild Awards January 27, 2013 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Society of Camera Operators March 9, 2013 Camera Operator of the Year – Film St. Louis Film Critics Association December 11, 2012 Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Best Scene The Master Toronto Film Critics Association January 8, 2013 Best Film The Master Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Turkish Film Critics Association January 21, 2013 Best Foreign Film The Master Vancouver Film Critics Circle January 7, 2013 Best Film The Master Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Venice International Film Festival September 8, 2012 FIPRESCI Award The Master Silver Lion for Best Director Volpi Cup for Best Actor and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 10, 2012 Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Score Best Cinematography World Soundtrack Awards October 19, 2013 Best Original Score of the Year Writers Guild of America Awards February 17, 2013 Best Original Screenplay
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