"There Will Be Blood" received widespread critical acclaim for its cinematography, direction, screenplay, and the performance of Day-Lewis. Day-Lewis would go on to win the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, NYFCC and IFTA Best Leading Actor awards for the role. It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 21st century, and appeared on many critics' "top ten" lists for the year, including the American Film Institute, the National Society of Film Critics, the , and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars (tying with another Paramount Vantage/Miramax co-production "No Country for Old Men"). The nominations included Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Anderson. Along with Day-Lewis' Oscar for Best Actor, Robert Elswit won the award for Best Cinematography.