Paul Thomas Anderson
Hard Eight
(1996)
Paul Thomas Anderson
1 win & 7 nominations.
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.
Magnolia
(1999)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 48 nominations.
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.