Wes Anderson (b. 1969)

Alias:
Vess Andersons
Wesley Wales Anderson
Уэс Андерсон
ويس أندرسون
เวส แอนเดอร์สัน
ウェス・アンダーソン
韦斯·安德森
웨스 앤더슨

Birthplace:
Houston, Texas, USA

Born:
May 1, 1969

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 films since 2000.  Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel, he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Isle of Dogs in 2018.

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Director:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
????  The Phoenician Scheme

Executive Producer:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2017  Escapes
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024  Uncropped
????  The Phoenician Scheme

Producer:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005  The Squid and the Whale
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  She's Funny That Way
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2017  Escapes
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024  Uncropped
????  The Phoenician Scheme

Screenplay:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005  The Squid and the Whale
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  She's Funny That Way
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2017  Escapes
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024  Uncropped
????  The Phoenician Scheme

Story:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005  The Squid and the Whale
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  She's Funny That Way
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2017  Escapes
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024  Uncropped
????  The Phoenician Scheme

Thanks:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2003  Lost in Translation
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005  The Squid and the Whale
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  She's Funny That Way
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2017  Escapes
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024  Uncropped
????  The Phoenician Scheme

Writer:
1994  Bottle Rocket
1996  Bottle Rocket
1998  Rushmore
2001  The Royal Tenenbaums
2003  Lost in Translation
2004  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005  The Squid and the Whale
2007  Hotel Chevalier
2007  The Darjeeling Limited
2009  Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012  Cousin Ben Troop Screening
2012  Do You Like to Read?
2012  Moonrise Kingdom
2013  Castello Cavalcanti
2014  She's Funny That Way
2014  The Grand Budapest Hotel
2017  Escapes
2018  Isle of Dogs
2021  The French Dispatch
2023  Asteroid City
2023  Poison
2023  The Rat Catcher
2023  The Swan
2023  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024  Uncropped
????  The Phoenician Scheme

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