List of awards and nominations received by Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson awards and nominations
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	3
Nominations	22
	Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Last updated September 06, 2025

Wes Anderson is an American filmmaker. Known for directing eccentric comedy films he has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Independent Spirit Award as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and four Critics' Choice Awards. His films have competed at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival.

Anderson made his directorial debut with the crime comedy Bottle Rocket (1996) for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. He then directed the coming-of-age comedy Rushmore (1998) earning the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director. He gained mainstream success with the family dramedy The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) which earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (his first Oscar nomination) and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He directed the adventure comedy-drama The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) which competed for the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear. His next film, the comedy The Darjeeling Limited (2007) competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Anderson directed his first stop-motion animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox for which he was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature.

He directed the period teen romance Moonrise Kingdom (2012) which competed for the Palme d'Or and earned him nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, and Independent Spirit Award for Best Original Screenplay. He gained critical attention for his crime caper adventure comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) earning nominations for three Academy Award (Picture, Director, and Screenplay) as well as win for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He then directed his second stop-motion film Isle of Dogs (2018) which earned him the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival as well as nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature.

With his anthology comedy film The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021), it competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. After seven Academy Award nominations, he finally won for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the Netflix short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) which was adapted off the Roald Dahl story of the same name. The anthology film also consisted of three other shorts, "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher" and "Poison", also based off other Dahl stories. His next two films, the existentialist science-fiction dramedy Asteroid City (2023) and the espionage crime comedy The Phoenician Scheme (2025), both competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Major Awards

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Original Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated	^[1]
2010	Best Animated Feature	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated	^[2]
2013	Best Original Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated	^[3]
2015	Best Picture	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[4]
	Best Director		Nominated	^[4]
	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated	^[4]
2019	Best Animated Feature	Isle of Dogs	Nominated	^[2]
2024	Best Live Action Short	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar	Won	^[2]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Original Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated	^[5]
2010	Best Animated Film	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated	^[2]
2013	Best Original Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
2015	Best Film	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[2]
	Best Direction		Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay		Won
2019	Best Animated Film	Isle of Dogs	Nominated	^[2]

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2009	Best Adapted Screenplay	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated
2012	Best Original Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated	^[6]
2014	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
Best Original Screenplay	Nominated	The Grand Budapest Hotel

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Animated Feature	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated	^[2]
2015	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[7]
2015	Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[7]
2019	Best Animated Feature Film	Isle of Dogs	Nominated	^[2]

Miscellaneous Awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2014	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2014	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
Annie Award	2010	Best Writing in a Feature Production	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
Annie Award	2010	Directing in a Feature Production	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival	2002	Golden Bear	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated
	2005		The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Nominated
	2014		The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
	2014	Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won	^[8]
	2018	Golden Bear	Isle of Dogs	Nominated
	Silver Bear for Best Director	Won	Isle of Dogs
Bodil Award	2003	Best American Film	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated
Bodil Award	2008	Best American Film	The Darjeeling Limited	Nominated
Cannes Film Festival	2012	Palme d'Or	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
	2021		The French Dispatch	Nominated
	2023		Asteroid City	Nominated
	2025		The Phoenician Scheme	Nominated
David di Donatello	2014	Best Foreign Film	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
Directors Guild of America	2014	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
DVD Premiere Award	2003	Best Audio Commentary	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated
Gijón International Film Festival	2007	Best Feature	The Darjeeling Limited	Nominated
Imagine Film Festival	2018	Silver Scream Award	Isle of Dogs	Won
Independent Spirit Awards	1999	Best Director	Rushmore	Won
	2006	Best Feature	The Squid and the Whale	Nominated
	2013	Best Feature	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated	^[9]
		Best Director		Nominated	^[9]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated	^[9]
Lone Star Film and Television Award	1996	Debut of the Year	Bottle Rocket	Won
	1999	Best Director	Rushmore	Won
	1999	Best Writer	Rushmore	Won
MTV Movie Award	1996	Best New Filmmaker	Bottle Rocket	Won
Producers Guild of America	2009	Best Animated Feature Film	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated
	2012	Outstanding Producer - Motion Picture	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
	2014	Outstanding Producer - Motion Picture	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
Satellite Award	2005	Best Screenplay	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Nominated
SXSW Film Festival	2017	Audience Award - Headliners	Isle of Dogs	Won
Venice International Film Festival	2007	Golden Lion	The Darjeeling Limited	Nominated
Venice International Film Festival	2007	Little Golden Lion	The Darjeeling Limited	Won
Writers Guild of America Awards	2001	Best Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated	^[10]
	2012	Best Original Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
	2014		The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
	2021		The French Dispatch	Nominated

Critics awards

Year	Association	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2009	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated
2012		Best Director	Moonrise Kingdom	Won
2012		Best Original Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Won
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Runner-up
2014		Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Runner-up
2002	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Best Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated	^[11]
2012		Best Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[12]
2014		Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won	^[12]
2012	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Director	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
2014	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	Denver Film Critics Society	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[13]
2014	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[13]
2014	Dublin Film Critics' Circle	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[14]
2014	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[15]
2014	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won	^[15]
2014	Georgia Film Critics Association	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	Georgia Film Critics Association	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	London Film Critics' Awards	Director of the Year	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	London Film Critics' Awards	Screenwriter of the Year	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
1998	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	New Generation Award	Rushmore	Won
2009		Best Animation	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Runner-up	^[16]
2014		Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won	^[16]
2010	National Board of Review	Special Achievement Award	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
1999	National Society of Film Critics	Best Screenplay	Rushmore	Won
2009		Special Achievement Award	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
2014		Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
1998	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Screenplay	Rushmore	Nominated
2001		Best Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated	^[17]
2009		Best Director	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Nominated
2012		Best Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
2014		Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won	^[18]
2014	Oklahoma Film Critics Circle	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2002	Online Film Critics Society	Best Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated
2010		Best Screenplay	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014		Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2002	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014		Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2009	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Screenplay	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
2012		Best Screenplay	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014		Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2018		Best Original Screenplay	Isle of Dogs	Nominated
2009	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Screenplay	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2014		Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[19]
2009	Southeastern Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Won
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	2nd Place
2014		Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2014	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2002	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay	The Royal Tenenbaums	Nominated	^[20]
2014		Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[21]
2014		Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2014	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated
2014	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2014	Washington D.C. Film Critics Association	Best Original Screenplay	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	^[22]

Reception

Year	Title	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1996	Bottle Rocket	85% (72 reviews)	67% (24 reviews)
1998	Rushmore	90% (107 reviews)	86% (33 reviews)
2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	81% (216 reviews)	76% (34 reviews)
2004	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	57% (224 reviews)	62% (38 reviews)
2007	The Darjeeling Limited	69% (192 reviews)	67% (35 reviews)
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox	93% (245 reviews)	83% (34 reviews)
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	93% (268 reviews)	84% (43 reviews)
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	92% (315 reviews)	88% (48 reviews)
2018	Isle of Dogs	90% (367 reviews)	82% (55 reviews)
2021	The French Dispatch	75% (319 reviews)	74% (57 reviews)
2023	Asteroid City	76% (360 reviews)	73% (60 reviews)
2025	The Phoenician Scheme	78% (131 reviews)	71% (41 reviews)

References

↑ "The 74th Academy Awards – 2002". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Wes Anderson - Awards - IMDB". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved March 15, 2020.
↑ Hammond, Pete. "Exclusive Featurette: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 13, 2018.
1 2 3 "Oscar Nominations: Grand Budapest Hotel Leads With 9 – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
↑ "Film in 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
↑ Lyttelton, Oliver (December 11, 2012). "Basically Every Movie Nominated In BFCA Critics Choice Awards Lineup; 'Lincoln' Leads Field". IndieWire . Retrieved May 12, 2018.
↑ https://goldenglobes.com/person/wes-anderson/
↑ "Full List of Berlin Film Festival Winners" . Retrieved October 28, 2014.
1 2 Harp, Justin (November 27, 2012). "'Moonrise Kingdom', 'Silver Linings' among Independent Spirit nominees". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved November 27, 2012.
↑ "Writers Guild nominations tip A Beautiful Mind". The Guardian . February 8, 2002. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
↑ "Chicago Film Critics Association Announce Their Nominees!". PR Newswire . January 16, 2002. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
↑ ""Birdman" Leads 2014 CFCA Nominations". Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association winners include 'Birdman' as best film of 2014" . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
↑ "Dublin critics award 'Boyhood,' 'Frank,' Jake Gyllenhaal and Marion Cotillard" . Retrieved December 23, 2014.
↑ "2014 FFCC AWARD WINNERS" . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
↑ "'Boyhood' wins Best Picture, Three Other Awards From LA Film Critics" . Retrieved December 7, 2014.
↑ Lyons, Charles (December 13, 2001). "'Mulholland' named NY crix top pick". Variety . Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
↑ "New York Film Critics Give 'Boyhood' Best Picture, Director & Supporting Actress" . Retrieved December 1, 2014.
↑ "2014 San Diego Film Critics Award Nominations" . Retrieved December 12, 2014.
↑ "PAST AWARD WINNERS". torontofilmcritics.com. Toronto Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
↑ "Toronto Film Critics Association names 'Boyhood' 2014's best film" . Retrieved December 16, 2014.
↑ "Birdman, Boyhood lead Washington DC Critics Awards Nominations" . Retrieved December 7, 2014.

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[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[2] "The 74th Academy Awards – 2002". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

[Wes_Anderson_-_Awards_-_IMDB-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Wes Anderson - Awards - IMDB". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[4] Hammond, Pete. "Exclusive Featurette: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[BudapestOscarNoms-5] 1 2 3 "Oscar Nominations: Grand Budapest Hotel Leads With 9 – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[6] "Film in 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[7] Lyttelton, Oliver (December 11, 2012). "Basically Every Movie Nominated In BFCA Critics Choice Awards Lineup; 'Lincoln' Leads Field". IndieWire . Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[8] ttps://goldenglobes.com/person/wes-anderson/

[9] "Full List of Berlin Film Festival Winners" . Retrieved October 28, 2014.

[MoonriseIndieNoms-10] 1 2 Harp, Justin (November 27, 2012). "'Moonrise Kingdom', 'Silver Linings' among Independent Spirit nominees". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved November 27, 2012.

[11] "Writers Guild nominations tip A Beautiful Mind". The Guardian . February 8, 2002. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

[12] "Chicago Film Critics Association Announce Their Nominees!". PR Newswire . January 16, 2002. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

[13] ""Birdman" Leads 2014 CFCA Nominations". Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[14] "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association winners include 'Birdman' as best film of 2014" . Retrieved December 20, 2014.

[15] "Dublin critics award 'Boyhood,' 'Frank,' Jake Gyllenhaal and Marion Cotillard" . Retrieved December 23, 2014.

[16] "2014 FFCC AWARD WINNERS" . Retrieved December 19, 2014.

[17] "'Boyhood' wins Best Picture, Three Other Awards From LA Film Critics" . Retrieved December 7, 2014.

[18] Lyons, Charles (December 13, 2001). "'Mulholland' named NY crix top pick". Variety . Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

[19] "New York Film Critics Give 'Boyhood' Best Picture, Director & Supporting Actress" . Retrieved December 1, 2014.

[20] "2014 San Diego Film Critics Award Nominations" . Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[21] "PAST AWARD WINNERS". torontofilmcritics.com. Toronto Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

[22] "Toronto Film Critics Association names 'Boyhood' 2014's best film" . Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[23] "Birdman, Boyhood lead Washington DC Critics Awards Nominations" . Retrieved December 7, 2014.

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v t e Films directed by Wes Anderson
Filmography Awards and nominations
Feature films	Bottle Rocket (1996) Rushmore (1998) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Moonrise Kingdom (2012) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Isle of Dogs (2018) The French Dispatch (2021) Asteroid City (2023) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
Short films	Hotel Chevalier (2007) Castello Cavalcanti (2013) Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion (2016) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)