There Will Be Blood has received numerous cinematography awards.
There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano . Other qualities of the film , such as its cinematography , direction , and screenplay , were also lauded and received numerous awards and nominations . The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards , including Best Picture , winning Best Actor for Day-Lewis and Best Cinematography for Robert Elswit .