A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Vess Andersons
Wesley Wales Anderson
Уэс Андерсон
وس اندرسن
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.
Director:
1993 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
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
Executive Producer:
1993 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
2015 She's Funny That Way
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
Producer:
1993 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 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 She's Funny That Way
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
Screenplay:
1993 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 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 She's Funny That Way
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
Story:
1993 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 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 She's Funny That Way
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
Thanks:
1993 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 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 She's Funny That Way
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
Writer:
1993 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 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 She's Funny That Way
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion
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
2025 The Phoenician Scheme
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