After being nominated 8 instances over the a long time, Wes Anderson in spite of everything received his first-ever Academy Award this night on the 2024 Oscars. His brief movie The Superb Tale of Henry Sugar—a 39-minute adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1977 tale of the similar title—received Perfect Reside Motion Quick Movie, beating out The After, Invincible, Knight of Fortune, and Pink, White and Blue. Anderson used to be now not provide to just accept the award in individual.
“From time to time I’ve made brief motion pictures which are in actuality my very own factor. They’re mainly for a laugh,” Anderson instructed IndieWire remaining month. “While after I’m creating a movie-movie, I’m striking my entire lifestyles into it and it has a unique gravity for me. However once in a while, I’ve executed shorts the place they’re utterly in the similar class because the characteristic motion pictures for me. Those Roald Dahl ones are extra like a movie-movie for me, as it’s one thing I’ve been interested by for goodbye.”
Again in 2001, Anderson gained his first Academy Award nomination with The Royal Tenenbaums for Perfect Authentic Screenplay. Since then, he’s gotten nods for Perfect Animated Image with Unbelievable Mr. Fox, Perfect Authentic Screenplay for Moonrise Kingdom, and Perfect Animated Image for Isle of Canines. His maximum nominations got here in 2014 for The Grand Budapest Lodge, with Anderson getting nods for Perfect Image, Perfect Director, and Perfect Authentic Screenplay.
Whilst this night’s The Superb Tale of Henry Sugar win is a primary for Anderson in particular, it’s now not his first film to take house an award. The Grand Budapest Lodge earned 4 Academy Awards on the 2014 Oscars for Perfect Authentic Rating (Alexandre Desplat), Perfect Manufacturing Design (Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock), Perfect Make-up and Hairstyling (Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier), and Perfect Gown Design (Milena Canonero).
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