Wes Anderson
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (50)
Let's Write
2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Producer (Production)
2025
Uncropped
as Self
2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Producer (Production)
2024
Poison
Director (Directing)
2023
The Rat Catcher
Director (Directing)
2023
The Swan
Director (Directing)
2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Writer (Writing)
2023
The Making of Asteroid City
as Self (Voice)
2023
Asteroid City
Producer (Production)
2023
Sing 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Screenplay (Writing)
2021
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
2020
Fantastic Mr. Fellini
as Self
2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self interviewee (archive footage)
2019
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
2018
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018
Isle of Dogs
Director (Directing)
2018
Escapes
Executive Producer (Production)
2017
Sing
as Daniel (voice)
2016
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Director
2015
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Self
2015
She's Funny That Way
Executive Producer (Production)
2015
Listen Up Philip
Thanks (Crew)
2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
as Self
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Director (Directing)
2014
Castello Cavalcanti
Writer (Writing)
2013
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
Professor Goudet's Lessons
as Self
2013
Cousin Ben Troop Screening
Director (Directing)
2012
Do You Like to Read?
Producer (Production)
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Producer (Production)
2012
James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
as Self
2011
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
as Self - Director
2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Stan Weasel (voice)
2009
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
as Self
2008
Hotel Chevalier
Director (Directing)
2007
The Darjeeling Limited
Writer (Writing)
2007
They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson
as Himself
2006
The Squid and the Whale
Producer (Production)
2005
This Is an Adventure
as Self
2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Director
2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Producer (Production)
2004
Lost in Translation
Thanks (Crew)
2003
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Self
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Tennis Match Commentator #1 (voice) (uncredited)
2001
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
2000
Rushmore
Writer (Writing)
1998
Bottle Rocket
Director (Directing)
1996