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.

Known For

Sing 2

Sing

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Royal Tenenbaums

Trespassing Bergman

Always at The Carlyle

Friedkin Uncut

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

All Movies (28)

• Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life2026 · as Self
• Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean2026 · as Self
• Uncropped2024 · as Self
• Sing 22021 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat2020 · as Self
• Fantastic Mr. Fellini - Intervista con Wes Anderson2020 · as Self
• Fantastic Mr. Murray2019 · as Self interviewee (archive footage)
• Friedkin Uncut2018 · as Self
• Always at The Carlyle2018 · as Self
• Sing2016 · as Daniel (voice)
• Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'2015 · as Self / Director
• Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.2015 · as Self
• Hitchcock/Truffaut2015 · as Self
• One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film2014 · as Self
• Trespassing Bergman2013 · as Self
• Professor Goudet's Lessons2013 · as Self
• James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice2011 · as Self
• The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'2010 · as Self - Director
• Fantastic Mr. Fox2009 · as Stan Weasel (voice)
• The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'2008 · as Self
• They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson2006 · as Himself
• This Is an Adventure2005 · as Self
• Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal2005 · as Self
• On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'2005 · as Self / Director
• With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson2001 · as Self
• The Royal Tenenbaums2001 · as Tennis Match Commentator #1 (voice) (uncredited)
• The Making of 'Rushmore'2000 · as Self
• James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty— · as Self