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Wes Anderson Biography

Birth Name:Wesley Wales Anderson

Birth Place:Houston, Texas, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Won AFI's Movie of the Year Award in 2013 for his film "Moonrise Kingdom․"
Graduated from The University of Texas
Is the great-grandson of novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs
Quote: "I feel I get criticized for style over substance, and for details that get in the way of the characters․ But every decision I make is how to bring those characters forward․"
Quote: "I want to try not to repeat myself․ But then I seem to do it continuously in my films․ It's not something I make any effort to do․ I just want to make films that are personal, but interesting to an audience․"
Has frequently collaborated with actor Bill Murray
Gained widespread acclaim with his first film "Bottle Rocket․"
Was a college roommate of actor Owen Wilson

Awards

1996Special Award-Debut of the Year: winner
1996MTV Movie Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
1998New Generation Award-: winner
1998NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1999Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: winner
1999Lone Star Film & Television Award-Best Director: winner
1999Lone Star Film & Television Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1999NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2001ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2001Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2001NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2001TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2002Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2002BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2002Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2002CFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2002Sierra Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2002OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2002PFCS Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2002WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2003Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2003DVD Premiere Award-Best Audio Commentary, New Release: nominated
2005Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2006Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2007NYFCO Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2007Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2007Little Golden Lion-: winner
2008Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2009EDA Award-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
2009HFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
2009IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2009IFJA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2009ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2009LAFCA Award-Best Animation: winner
2009Special Achievement Award-: winner
2009NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2009SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2009SFFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2009SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2009SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2009SLFCA Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
2009UFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2010Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film of the Year: nominated
2010Audience Award-Feature: winner
2010Cristal-Best Feature: winner
2010Annie-Writing in a Feature Production: winner
2010Annie-Directing in a Feature Production: nominated
2010BAFTA Film Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
2010Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2010COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2010INOCA-Best Animated Feature: winner
2010INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: nominated
2010OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2010Audience's Award-: winner
2011IOMA-Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione): nominated
2012ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012Palme d'Or-: nominated
2012CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: winner
2012ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012Most Popular Feature Film-: nominated
2012NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012OFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2012PFCS Award-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
2012SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2012SEFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2012SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012UFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2012VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2013EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2013COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013COFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: winner
2013Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2013DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2013GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): nominated
2013ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013INOCA-Best Director: nominated
2013INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
2013IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2013IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2013NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2013OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
2013OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2013OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2013OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2013WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2014Silver Berlin Bear-Grand Jury Prize: winner
2014Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2014CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2014DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
2014DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2014DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2014Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
2014FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2014Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
2014Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2014Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2014Audience Award-: nominated
2014IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2014ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2014ICP Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2014Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2014Halfway Award-Best Director: nominated
2014LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2014NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2014OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2014OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2014PCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2014PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014PFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2014PFCS Award-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2014SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2014SFFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2014SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2014FIPRESCI Film of the Year-: nominated
2014Screenplay Competition-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014SEFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2014SEFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2014TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
2014VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2014WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2015AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015AACTA International Award-Best Film: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2015Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2015EDA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2015EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2015BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2015David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2015BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2015Grand Prix-: winner
2015COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2015Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
2015Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
2015Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2015Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2015CCOP-Best Film (Melhor Filme): winner
2015CCOP-Best Original Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Original): nominated
2015CCOP-Best Director (Melhor Realizador): winner
2015César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2015Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2015DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
2015Dorian Award-Film Director of the Year: nominated
2015GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: winner
2015Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2015Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2015HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2015ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2015INOCA-Best Director: winner
2015IOFCP Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015IOFCP Award-Best Director: nominated
2015IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): winner
2015IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2015IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2015ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2015ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: winner
2015NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2015NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2015OFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2015OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2015OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2015PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2015Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): winner
2015Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
2015Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Director: nominated
2015VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2015VFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2015WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2018Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
2018Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
2018HCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018Silver Scream-Audience Award: winner
2018Halfway Award-Best Animated Film: winner
2018Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018OAFFC Award-Best Animated Feature: winner
2018Audience Award-Headliners: winner
2018SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018SFCS Award-Best Animated Feature: nominated
2018Audience's Award-Best Film: winner
2019Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
2019EDA Award-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
2019ACCA-Best Animated Feature: nominated
2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Animated Featured Film: nominated
2019CinEuphoria-Best Animated Film - International Competition: winner
2019UZETA Award-Best Animation: nominated
2019Gold Derby Film Award-Animated Feature: nominated
2019HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019Humanitas Prize-Family Feature Film: nominated
2019INOCA-Best Animated Film: nominated
2019LEJA Award-Best Animated Feature: nominated
2019MCFCA Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
2019OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Animated Feature of the Decade: nominated
2021Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2021Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
2021Palme d'Or-: nominated
2021CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2021DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2021FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2021IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2021ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2021ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2021PFCC Award-Best Script: nominated
2021PCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2021PCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2021SEFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2021SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2022AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2022CIC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022KCFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2022MCFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2022NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022NDFS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2022NDFS Award-Best Director: nominated
2022NDFS Award-Best Picture: nominated
2022WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: nominated
2022Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Director: winner
2023Palme d'Or-: nominated
2023Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
2023FFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2023FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2023ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023VHS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2024Oscar-Best Live Action Short Film: winner
2024COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024NDFS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2024OFCC Award-Best Body of Work: nominated
2024Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
2024Special Award-Industry Award: winner
2025Palme d'Or-: nominated