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Its director Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest auteurs of contemporary US cinema, but has never won any of his 11 previous nominations for films including "There Will Be Blood" and "Boogie Nights."

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

These are times so surreal that even one of cinema’s most nostalgia-obsessed auteurs felt compelled to return to the present, if only to offer some sympathy.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

A24 rose from “small budget indie movie studio” to “one of the most respected brands in cinema” on a reputation for treating filmmakers like auteurs.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025

He, along with Michael Arden, who won a Tony for his direction of “Parade” in 2023 and was nominated for his direction of “Maybe Happy Ending,” may be Broadway’s sharpest auteurs with the discreetest profiles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

About this time he conceived the idea of his Biblioth�que universelle de tous les auteurs eccl�siastiques, the first volume of which appeared in 1686.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various