Bottle Rocket Short Film
Wes Anderson directed the original Bottle Rocket short film, made with collaborator Owen Wilson.
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Wes Anderson Biography and Timeline
Follow Wes Anderson through 40 dated historical records for United States of America.
Wes Anderson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1994–2025Years on this page
1994
1996
Bottle Rocket Feature
Made his feature film directing debut with Bottle Rocket, expanding the earlier short.
Bottle Rocket Screenplay
Co-wrote the Bottle Rocket screenplay with Owen Wilson, establishing their early creative partnership.
1998
Rushmore Feature
Wes Anderson directed Rushmore, a coming-of-age comedy starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.
Rushmore Screenplay
Co-wrote Rushmore with Owen Wilson, creating the eccentric schoolboy Max Fischer.
1999
Independent Spirit Best Director
Won the Independent Spirit Award for best director for Rushmore.
2001
Royal Tenenbaums Screenplay
Co-wrote The Royal Tenenbaums with Owen Wilson, developing its ensemble family narrative.
The Royal Tenenbaums Feature
Wes Anderson directed The Royal Tenenbaums, a film about a troubled family of former child prodigies.
2002
Academy Screenplay Nomination
Received an Academy Award nomination for original screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums.
2004
Life Aquatic Berlin Competition
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou competed for the Golden Bear at Berlin.
Life Aquatic Screenplay
Co-wrote The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou with Noah Baumbach.
The Life Aquatic Feature
Wes Anderson directed The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, starring Bill Murray as an ocean explorer.
2007
Darjeeling Limited Screenplay
Co-wrote The Darjeeling Limited with Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman.
Darjeeling Venice Competition
Presented The Darjeeling Limited in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
Hotel Chevalier Short Film
Wes Anderson directed Hotel Chevalier, a short film serving as a companion to The Darjeeling Limited.
The Darjeeling Limited Feature
Wes Anderson directed The Darjeeling Limited, following three brothers traveling across India.
2009
Fantastic Mr Fox Feature
Wes Anderson directed Fantastic Mr Fox, his first feature-length stop-motion animated film.
Fantastic Mr Fox Screenplay
Co-wrote the adaptation of Roald Dahls Fantastic Mr Fox with Noah Baumbach.
2010
Animated Feature Academy Nomination
Earned an Academy Award nomination for animated feature for Fantastic Mr Fox.
2012
Moonrise Kingdom Cannes Opening
Moonrise Kingdom opened the Cannes Film Festival and competed for the Palme dOr.
Moonrise Kingdom Feature
Wes Anderson directed Moonrise Kingdom, depicting young love on a fictional New England island.
2013
Moonrise Kingdom Screenplay Nomination
Received an Academy Award original screenplay nomination shared with Roman Coppola for Moonrise Kingdom.
2014
Grand Budapest Berlin Jury Prize
The Grand Budapest Hotel received the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at Berlin.
Grand Budapest Hotel Feature
Wes Anderson directed The Grand Budapest Hotel, starring Ralph Fiennes as concierge Gustave H.
2015
Grand Budapest BAFTA Screenplay
Won the BAFTA for original screenplay for The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Grand Budapest Director Nomination
Received his first Academy Award nomination for directing The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Grand Budapest Picture Nomination
Shared a best picture Academy Award nomination as producer of The Grand Budapest Hotel.
2018
Isle of Dogs Berlin Director Prize
Won the Silver Bear for best director at Berlin for Isle of Dogs.
Isle of Dogs Feature
Wes Anderson directed Isle of Dogs, a stop-motion adventure set in a fictional Japanese city.
2019
Isle of Dogs Animated Nomination
Received an Academy Award nomination for animated feature for Isle of Dogs.
2021
French Dispatch Cannes Competition
Presented The French Dispatch in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
The French Dispatch Feature
Wes Anderson directed The French Dispatch, an anthology inspired by the world of magazine journalism.
2023
Asteroid City Cannes Competition
Presented Asteroid City in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
Asteroid City Feature
Wes Anderson directed Asteroid City, combining a desert science-fiction setting with a play-within-a-film narrative.
Poison Short Film
Wes Anderson directed Poison, a short Roald Dahl adaptation featuring a dangerous snake encounter.
The Rat Catcher Short Film
Wes Anderson directed The Rat Catcher, another short film adapted from a Roald Dahl story.
The Swan Short Film
Wes Anderson directed The Swan, one of his short screen adaptations of Roald Dahl stories.
Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Wes Anderson directed The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, adapting a Roald Dahl tale as a short film.
2024
Henry Sugar Academy Award
Won the Academy Award for best live action short film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
2025
The Phoenician Scheme Feature
Wes Anderson directed The Phoenician Scheme, an espionage comedy drama featuring Benicio del Toro.
Records, sources and methodology
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