Wes Anderson Net Worth
Wes Anderson Net Worth is
$30 Million
Wes Anderson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative style. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001 and Moonrise Kingdom in 2012,... | Net Worth | $30 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 1, 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Screenwriter, Film director, Film Producer, Actor, Voice Actor |
| Education | St. John's School, Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, University of Texas at Austin |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Parents | Texas Anderson, Melver Anderson |
| Siblings | Eric Chase Anderson, Mel Anderson |
| Nicknames | Wesley Wales Anderson , Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson |
| Awards | Independent Spirit Award for Best Director |
| Nominations | Best Director Academy Award for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014), Academy Award (2009) |
| Movies | “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001), “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014), Softbank (2008), Rushmore (1998), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), She's Funny That Way (2015), “Bottle Rocket” (1996) |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Features many precisely centered, straight-on shots |
| 2 | Shots of the characters standing still and facing toward the screen with little to no emotion. |
| 3 | Quirky themes of white middle-class and upper-class issues |
| 4 | Characters who are heavy on body language |
| 5 | Unique ways of introducing a large cast of characters |
| 6 | A character giving a complex, lengthy explanation for humor |
| 7 | The titlecards are almost always in the font Futura Bold, most commonly in yellow color. |
| 8 | Often includes songs by The Rolling Stones on the soundtracks of his films |
| 9 | At least one of his characters is usually a grown man seeking the approval of a parent or parent figure. |
| 10 | Movies often focus around a broken or unorthodox family circle |
| 11 | Frequently uses a take/double take technique where he will show a character/action, quickly pan to another character/action, then pan back, usually with handheld camera. |
| 12 | Likes to shoot with extremely wide-angle anamorphic lenses that exhibit considerable barrel distortion. |
| 13 | Frequently casts Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Andrew Wilson, Bill Murray, Kumar Pallana, Dipak Pallana, Brian Tenenbaum, Stephen Dignan, Bob Balaban, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, and Anjelica Huston. |
| 14 | Just about the entire score of all of his movies, with the exception of The Darjeeling Limited (2007) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), were composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. |
| 15 | Has ended all his movies with a slow-motion shot, with the exception of The Darjeeling Limited (2007). |
| 16 | Makes obsessive and comedic use of rostrum camera insert shots, foregrounding the minutiae of books and other documents. |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | Horror is an area where if a filmmaker really wants to use all the tricks, the techniques to affect your emotions ... with the kind of movies I do, you're supposed to say 'is this part supposed to be funny, or is this part supposed to be sad?' Well, you say, 'I don't know. I'm not sure.' This is the way we wanted it. When you make a horror or a thriller, you say, 'You're supposed to be scared here. You're supposed to be relieved here. Here we're explaining something so you know the next part so you'll be more scared then.' I like the idea of the requirements and the obligations of working in a genre like that. |
| 2 | [on casting Ralph Fiennes] I knew Ralph a little over the years, and a few summers ago I was at somebody's house and Ralph was there and he was planning to direct his first movie, Coriolanus (2011) a Shakespeare film. He had commissioned the script and he had made a kind of trailer to try and raise the money, and I asked him 'How would this scene be done in the movie? Like what you have here in the trailer?' And he actually played this scene for me to me on the couch and Ralph is a powerful actor and in the sofa setting it's extremely impressive. It was when I got up from the couch that I thought I really would like to work with Ralph. I was just very excited to work with him.[2015] |
| 3 | [on his regular cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman] I loved Drugstore Cowboy (1989) which he had shot so I had asked to meet him. And also he had taken over the [second unit] shooting of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) and I loved that movie and knew he was a part of that one too, so that was the reason why I was interested in him. He liked what we had planned to do; I could tell he was into it. Bob and I watch movies together, that's kind of our ritual, and this one we looked at Ernst Lubitsch movies: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and Trouble in Paradise (1932) and his earlier musicals and then lots of other movies, '30s movies. We had other kinds of touchstones, things that we were probably taking things from, but that was the real core of it.[2015] |
| 4 | [on plot] Plot has never been considered my strongest [asset]. The first one we did, Bottle Rocket (1996), we sort of had to shoot the beginning after we edited it together and realized we didn't have one. With this one, one of the things that comes from Stefan Zweig is the idea of most of his stories have that form of 'somebody meets someone who will eventually tell them him or her story,' and that's what the big thing is. That's a kind of classical 19th century storytelling mode. One of the movies we did, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), we had a narrator and I liked doing that because my natural instinct's not to have the story make any sense or follow or flow are challenged by a character who really is the storyteller and sort of forces it to be a story. It simulates a story and in this one we have devices like that too.[2015] |
| 5 | [on why he wanted to adapt Stefan Zweig's material] You know the first one I read was called "Beware of Pity" and I feel like I read the first page at the bookstore and was hooked. 20 pages into it I thought, 'I would like to adapt this book' and I really never [do that] with books I love, I don't think about making it into a movie. This one I did, and then I read lots more of his work and then eventually realized I like all of these and I'd sort of like to steal from all of them at once and make my own thing out of that. It's been a long time since I've had such an instant reaction to a writer's work in that particular way.[2015] |
| 6 | I was interested in acting when I was a teenager. And I acted in plays and things like that. But it's not something I've ever wanted to do as an adult. I always wanted to write and direct. I'm lucky enough to be able to get some of these movies made. I went down this path, and I don't see any need to diverge from it. |
| 7 | [on directing] Half the time, when somebody has an issue and is worried about something not working, they might be right, and half the time it's easier. But half the time, the thing everybody thought was going to be no sweat is impossible. And movies are always like that - at least the movies I work on. What you're doing is something you've never quite done before, and when you're doing that, nobody knows what's going to happen, and you learn in the course of time not to get too focused on what people think can't be done. Because usually you can do whatever you want. Instead, you have to encourage those people to use all their powers, because they're the experts. They have so much to bring to you, once you get them to provide it. But that's all part of managing a group. Something it just backfires, but most of the time it's fun. |
| 8 | [on themes] I think, often, what ends up being important in a movie thematically, or what it ends up being really about, is usually not what you're focusing on. You're focusing on what a certain character is going to say, what this character wants from this other character, how they feel, and how she's going to express what she wants, and what's going to happen, you know? And as with everything else in life or writing or filmmaking, you don't really control what it means - my instinct is that I don't want to control it, because it's better if it just comes to life, in whatever way that can happen. And everything else, everything feels like it has to be created for one of these movies, so I'd rather have the meanings come out of the life of it, rather than wanting to demonstrate a certain theme, or communicate a certain theory. |
| 9 | [on critics] It can be nice to read somebody just gushing. That certainly can make you feel, 'Oh, boy - I really got through to this person .' But often, even in a review where somebody's gushing, you're thinking, 'Oh, well, they think I did that on purpose,' and you know, maybe if they actually understood how that happened, they wouldn't like it as much. Plus, if you decide to really get into reading reviews, you have to know there's a possibility that you're gonna turn a corner and read a stunningly horrible review that is just gonna be a distraction for you. Really, what you want to do is get on to the next movie, and continue with whatever is next. |
| 10 | I don't know what is in store for the movie business any better than anybody else does, but it does seem like my kind of movies are a little trickier than it used to be - or maybe a lot trickier. |
| 11 | Every time you do a take on a movie, you're not sure if it's going to succeed. Even if you have a great cast, like we had, every scene you're kind of waiting for the release. 'Oh, yes; it happened. We got it!' There's always the possibility that it's just not going to work. |
| 12 | One of the things I enjoyed the most is just working as an actor. |
| 13 | I will say that Edward Norton, who plays the scout master, would be a first-rate Eagle Scout. He's got all those techniques. If your plane crashes into the jungle somewhere, he would be the guy you would want to have with you. |
| 14 | I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole. |
| 15 | Sometimes when you're editing a movie, you have the thing that you don't expect - which is you make it longer and longer as you go along. |
| 16 | When I see the first dailies on any movie, I usually feel that I had no idea how this combination of ingredients was going to mix together, what it was going to produce. |
| 17 | My experience with casting children is that... the whole movie is going to rest on their shoulders, so you have to set aside time and wait for the perfect people to appear. |
| 18 | I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors. |
| 19 | Usually when I'm making a movie, what I have in mind first, for the visuals, is how we can stage the scenes to bring them more to life in the most interesting way, and then how we can make a world for the story that the audience hasn't quite been in before. |
| 20 | Kids are always open to anything. It's very rare that a kid isn't extremely eager to make you happy. |
| 21 | On Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), I got used to working with animated storyboards as a way of planning for the shoot. We did a lot of sequences that way with this movie. Partly as a result of that, I decided to build more sets in order to do certain shots. |
| 22 | [on studying philosophy] I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't even know what it was talking about. What I really spent my time doing in those years was writing short stories. There were all sorts of interesting courses, but what I really wanted to do was make stories one way or another. |
| 23 | I guess when I think about it, one of the things I like to dramatise, and what is sometimes funny, is someone coming unglued. I don't consider myself someone who is making the argument that I support these choices. I just think it can be funny. |
| 24 | Paris is a place where, for me, just walking down a street that I've never been down before is like going to a movie or something. Just wandering the city is entertainment. |
| 25 | I've never had a movie that got great reviews. I've had movies that got different levels of good and bad reviews, but you can more or less count on plenty of bad reviews. |
| 26 | Anytime I make a movie, I really have absolutely no idea how it's going to go over. I've had the whole range of different kinds of reactions. |
| 27 | I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually done it - not since I was in 5th grade, really. But I've had many plays in my films. I feel like maybe theater is a part of my movie work. |
| 28 | Any romantic feelings for a 12-year-old are like entering into a fantasy world. |
| 29 | When you're 11 or 12 years old, you can get so swept up in a book that you start to believe that the fantasy is reality. I think when you have a giant crush when you're in fifth grade, it becomes your whole world. It's like being underwater; everything is different. |
| 30 | There's no story if there isn't some conflict. The memorable things are usually not how pulled together everybody is. I think everybody feels lonely and trapped sometimes. I would think it's more or less the norm. |
| 31 | I have a way of filming things and staging them and designing sets. There were times when I thought I should change my approach, but in fact, this is what I like to do. It's sort of like my handwriting as a movie director. And somewhere along the way, I think I've made the decision: I'm going to write in my own handwriting. |
| 32 | That's the kind of movie that I like to make, where there is an invented reality and the audience is going to go someplace where hopefully they've never been before. The details, that's what the world is made of. |
| 33 | I wouldn't say that I'm particularly bothered or obsessed with detail. |
| 34 | [on developing the historical backdrop of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)] I can't say that I have some new analysis of totalitarianism. I don't want to stay away from anything or steer away from anything or avoid anything. What we know, and the politics and meaning of all this stuff, ought to be in there. |
| 35 | 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. 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. |
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| 1 | Currently expecting his first child with partner, Juman Malouf (as of October, 2015). |
| 2 | All of his films since The Royal Tenenbaums have featured a type of shot composition called "planimetric staging" which involves placing the camera at a 90 degree angle with the subject of the shot. This type of shot is one of the main reasons Anderson's films are said to have a unique visual style. Other directors who have used this technique include Buster Keaton, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, and Yasujiro Ozu, although almost none have used at as frequently as Anderson has (almost every shot). |
| 3 | Six of his films, Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) are in the Criterion Collection. |
| 4 | His father is of Swedish and Norwegian descent, and his mother has English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry. |
| 5 | Many of his cast members have connections to The Godfather (1972). His first film, Bottle Rocket (1994), featured James Caan. Rushmore (1998) starred Jason Schwartzman, son of Talia Shire, and he has become a regular in Anderson's films. That film also featured numerous Godfather references. Roman Coppola, son of director Francis Ford Coppola and cousin to Schwartzman, has also co-written several of his films. |
| 6 | Has an Italian song about him called "Wes Anderson" by I Cani. The music video is a tribute to the director and his movies. |
| 7 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) is his favorite film. |
| 8 | Wrote The Darjeeling Limited (2007) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012) with Roman Coppola. Coppola's cousin Jason Schwartzman co-wrote the former film, and appeared in both, as well as in Rushmore (1998). |
| 9 | Wrote Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) with Owen Wilson, whose brother, Luke Wilson, appears in all three movies. |
| 10 | While shooting The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) the once pasty and bookish Anderson got a tan, grew his hair long, and got into better shape. His frequent star, Anjelica Huston, noted that Wes had suddenly become handsome. |
| 11 | Martin Scorsese is a big fan of his movies, even choosing him as the next Martin Scorsese in an Esquire magazine article. |
| 12 | Some of the character names in his movies, most notably in Rushmore (1998), were actually the names of his St. John's classmates. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Wes Anderson Project | 2018 | filming | |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | 2014 | ||
| Castello Cavalcanti | 2013 | Short | |
| Prada: Candy | 2013 | Short | |
| Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman | 2012 | Short | |
| Moonrise Kingdom | 2012 | ||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | ||
| Hotel Chevalier | 2007 | Short | |
| The Darjeeling Limited | 2007 | ||
| American Express: My Life. My Card. | 2004 | Video short | |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | 2004 | ||
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | ||
| Rushmore | 1998 | ||
| Bottle Rocket | 1996 | ||
| Bottle Rocket | 1994 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Wes Anderson Project | 2018 | filming | |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | 2014 | screenplay / story | |
| Castello Cavalcanti | 2013 | Short | |
| Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman | 2012 | Short | |
| Moonrise Kingdom | 2012 | written by | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | screenplay | |
| Hotel Chevalier | 2007 | Short written by | |
| The Darjeeling Limited | 2007 | written by | |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | 2004 | written by | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | written by | |
| Rushmore | 1998 | written by | |
| Bottle Rocket | 1996 | written by | |
| Bottle Rocket | 1994 | Short screenplay |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Wes Anderson Project | 2018 | producer filming | |
| She's Funny That Way | 2014 | executive producer | |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | 2014 | producer | |
| Moonrise Kingdom | 2012 | producer | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | producer | |
| The Darjeeling Limited | 2007 | producer | |
| The Squid and the Whale | 2005 | producer | |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | 2004 | producer | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | producer | |
| Rushmore | 1998 | executive producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | Weasel (voice) | |
| American Express: My Life. My Card. | 2004 | Video short | Wes Anderson |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | Tennis Match Commentator #1 (voice, uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | writer: "Petey's Song" |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Letting Go | 2015 | the producers wish to thank | |
| Hollidaysburg | 2014 | special thanks | |
| Infinitely Polar Bear | 2014 | special thanks | |
| Young Ones | 2014 | special thanks | |
| McCatherine | 2013 | thanks | |
| The Last Anarchist | 2012 | Short thanks | |
| Fitz | 2011 | Video short very special thanks | |
| The Alumni Chapter | 2011 | special thanks | |
| Conversation with James Ivory | 2010 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| The Mother of Invention | 2009 | thanks | |
| Thefts | 2006 | Short special thanks | |
| Lost in Translation | 2003 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Carlyle Documentary | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Hitchcock/Truffaut | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 87th Annual Academy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay / Best Director and Best Picture |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| Bandes originales: Alexandre Desplat | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1999-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host |
| Film '72 | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Rencontres de cinéma | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trespassing Bergman | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Cinema 3 | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| At the Movies | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Broadcast News: James L. Brooks - A Singular Voice | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| Conversation with James Ivory | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Seymour Cassel Hollywood Reporter Acting Achievment Tribute | 2009 | Short | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shootout | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reel Comedy | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - audience member |
| Imagine | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Mondo Monda | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| This Is an Adventure | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Starz on the Set: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | 2005 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| With the Filmmaker: Portraits by Albert Maysles | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Rushmore' | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 1996 MTV Movie Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Hollywood | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Troldspejlet | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | CCOP | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | CCOP | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Best Director (Melhor Realizador) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | OFCC Award | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Silver Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | IFJA Award | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Halfway Award | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | OFCC Award | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2010 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Audience's Award | Titanic International Film Festival | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | |
| 2010 | Cristal | Annecy International Animated Film Festival | Best Feature | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Audience Award | Annecy International Animated Film Festival | Feature | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Annie | Annie Awards | Writing in a Feature Production | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Animation | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | Special Achievement Award | National Board of Review, USA | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | |
| 2009 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Adapted Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2007 | NYFCO Award | New York Film Critics, Online | Best Screenplay | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
| 2007 | Visionary Award | Stockholm Film Festival | ||
| 2007 | Little Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) | |
| 1999 | Lone Star Film & Television Award | Lone Star Film & Television Awards | Best Director | Rushmore (1998) |
| 1999 | Lone Star Film & Television Award | Lone Star Film & Television Awards | Best Screenplay | Rushmore (1998) |
| 1999 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Rushmore (1998) |
| 1998 | New Generation Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Rushmore (1998) | |
| 1996 | Special Award | Lone Star Film & Television Awards | Debut of the Year | Bottle Rocket (1996) |
| 1996 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best New Filmmaker | Bottle Rocket (1996) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) | |
| 2015 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Direction | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Cinema Bloggers Award | Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal | Best Director - International Competition | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Cinema Bloggers Award | Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal | Best Screenplay - International Competition | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | CCOP | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Best Original Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Original) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Dorian Award | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | Film Director of the Year | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Picture (Miglior film) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | PCC Award | Phoenix Critics Circle | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | PCC Award | Phoenix Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay, Original | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Screenplay Competition | Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) | |
| 2014 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Screenplay of the Year | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Audience Award | Gotham Awards | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) | |
| 2013 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Picture (Miglior film) | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Guldbagge | Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2013 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | Most Popular Feature Film | Melbourne International Film Festival | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) | |
| 2012 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) | |
| 2012 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2011 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Animated Picture | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Film | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Annie | Annie Awards | Directing in a Feature Production | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Animated Feature Film | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Animated Feature Film | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2008 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
| 2007 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) | |
| 2007 | Grand Prix Asturias | Gijón International Film Festival | Best Feature | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) | |
| 2003 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2003 | DVD Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Audio Commentary, New Release | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay - Original | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay - Original | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2002 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) | |
| 2002 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2001 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2001 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
| 2000 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Screenplay | Rushmore (1998) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2015 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | Halfway Award | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2013 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2012 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2010 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | IFJA Award | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Best Picture | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | IFJA Award | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Best Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2001 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2014 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| 2012 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Screenplay | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
| 2010 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 2009 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Screenplay | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
| 1999 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Rushmore (1998) |
| 1998 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Rushmore (1998) |
Known for movies
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
as Director
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
as Director
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
as Director
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
as Director