Paul Thomas Anderson was the lead in Inherent Vice.
His seventh film , the crime comedy-drama Inherent Vice , based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon , was released in 2014 , to general acclaim .	drama	drama film	Inherent Vice	Inherent Vice (film)	same name	Inherent Vice	Thomas Pynchon	Thomas Pynchon
The work went on to receive a number of award nominations , including two Oscar nominations and a Best Actor Golden Globe Award nomination for Phoenix .	Oscar	Academy Award	nominations	87th Academy Awards	Best Actor Golden Globe Award	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
The seventh feature film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson , Inherent Vice was adapted by Anderson from the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon ; the cast includes Joaquin Phoenix , Josh Brolin , Owen Wilson , Katherine Waterston , Eric Roberts , Reese Witherspoon , Benicio del Toro , Jena Malone , Joanna Newsom , Jeannie Berlin , Maya Rudolph , Michael K. Williams and Martin Short .	Paul Thomas Anderson	Paul Thomas Anderson	Inherent Vice	Inherent Vice	Thomas Pynchon	Thomas Pynchon	Joaquin Phoenix	Joaquin Phoenix	Josh Brolin	Josh Brolin	Owen Wilson	Owen Wilson	Katherine Waterston	Katherine Waterston	Reese Witherspoon	Reese Witherspoon	Benicio del Toro	Benicio del Toro	Jena Malone	Jena Malone	Maya Rudolph	Maya Rudolph	Martin Short	Martin Short	novel of the same name	Inherent Vice	Eric Roberts	Eric Roberts	Joanna Newsom	Joanna Newsom	Jeannie Berlin	Jeannie Berlin	Michael K. Williams	Michael K. Williams
