Wes Anderson

Also known as Wesley Anderson, Wesley Wales Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1969)

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Wes Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born Wesley Wales Anderson in Houston, Texas, in 1969, he resides in Paris and speaks English. He was educated at the University of Texas at Austin and began his work period in 1994. Anderson is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and the Directors Guild of America.

His notable works include The Darjeeling Limited, The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. He has received an Annie Award, Golden Globes, and an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He has also been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Best Picture, and Best Animated Feature. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

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Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest…

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Vittorio De Sica – La Vie in Scene — Self2026
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean — Self2026
Uncropped — Self2024
Sing 2 — Additional Voices (voice)2021
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat — Self2020
Fantastic Mr. Fellini - Intervista con Wes Anderson — Self2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray — Self interviewee (archive footage)2019
Always at The Carlyle — Self2018
Friedkin Uncut — Self2018
Sing — Daniel (voice)2016

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Instance of: human
Family name: Anderson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Houston
Sibling: Eric Chase Anderson
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Notable work: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Eye colour: blue
Image: Wes Anderson-7541.jpg
Residence: Paris

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Commons category: Wes Anderson
date of birth: 1969-05-01
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
birth name: Wesley Wales Anderson
start of work period: 1994-00-00
name in native language: Wes Anderson
has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art
member of: Directors Guild of America
writing language: English language
topic has template: Template:Wes Anderson
described at URL: www.studio-kino.de/haus-service/neuigkeiten/neues-aus-dem-bilderbuch-für-große
influenced by: Satyajit Ray

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Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts, critics have described Anderson as an auteur. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nominations for four Golden Globe Awards. Three of his films appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000.

Anderson gained acclaim for his early films Bottle Rocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998). He often collaborated with the brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). His next films included The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and his first stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), for which he received a Best Animated Feature nomination, and then Moonrise Kingdom (2012), earning his second Best Original Screenplay nomination.

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