There Will Be Blood wins 2008 FIPRESCI prize

September 2, 2008

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar nominated portrayal of greed starring Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood, has won the Fipresci Grand Prix for the best film of the year.

Anderson will be presented with the award at the opening of the San Sebastian Festival on September 18.

The director previously won the Fipresci prize for Magnolia, the film that propelled his career and cult status back in 2000.

Other recent winners of the Fipresci Grand Prix include Jean-Luc Godard’s Notre musique, Kim Ki-duk’s 3-Iron, Pedro Almodovar’s Volver and Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

The International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) said that There Will Be Blood was a clear winner among the 242 critics who voted this year.

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