Full awards and nominations of Hard Eight
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Thriller. Drama
John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee, then takes him to Reno and shows him how to get a free room without losing much money. Under Sydney's fatherly tutelage, John becomes a successful small-time professional gambler, and all is well, until he falls for Clementine, a cocktail waitress and sometimes hooker.
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13 Independent Spirit Awards
- nom. Best Actor (Philip Baker Hall)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson)
- nom. Best First Screenplay (Paul Thomas Anderson)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Robert Elswit)
- nom. Best First Feature
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Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1997
- winner New Generation (Paul Thomas Anderson)
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Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997
- winner Best New Filmmaker (Paul Thomas Anderson)