The Master

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Original title: The Master
Year: 2012
Running time: 137 min.
Country: United States
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson
Music: Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography: Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Rami Malek, Laura Dern, Ambyr Childers, Jesse Plemons, Christopher Evan Welch, Kevin J. O'Connor, Amy Ferguson, Madisen Beaty, Lena Endre
Producer: The Weinstein Company, Annapurna Pictures, Ghoulardi Film Company
Genre: Drama | Sects / Extremist Cults. Religion. 1950s. Alcoholism
Synopsis / Plot: A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master unfolds the journey of Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), a Naval veteran who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future—until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader, Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

Awards: 2012: Academy Awards: 3 Nominations, including Best Actor (Phoenix)

2012: Golden Globes: 3 Nom., Actor (Phoenix), Supp. (Hoffman), Supp. Actress

2012: BAFTA Awards: 4 Nominations, Including Best Actor

2012: Critics Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Hoffman). 7 nominations

2012: New York Film Critics Circle: 4 Nominations including Best Film

2012: Venice Film Festival: Best Director, Actor (Phoenix & Hoffman), FIPRESCI

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2012: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: 4 awards, including Best Director. 7 Nom.

2012: Gotham Awards: Nominated for Best Film

2012: Satellite Awards: 7 nominations

2012: Kansas Film Critics Awards: Best Film, Screenplay & Supp. Actor (Hoffman)

2012: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Supp. Actor, Supp. actress, Cinem., OST

2012: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Cinematography. 2 Nominations

2012: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Best Film & Best Actor (Phoenix)

2012: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

2012: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Hoffman)

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