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What novel is the film There Will Be Blood, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on?

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s film There Will Be Blood (2007) is based on the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair. The tale of unchecked ambition and its ultimate cost earned Daniel Day-Lewis an Academy Award as an oil prospector-cum-tycoon. Anderson was nominated for best adapted screenplay and best director. The movie was also nominated for best picture.