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Wes Anderson Wins First Oscar For Live Action Short ‘The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’


Wes Anderson, among the most celebrated filmmakers of this generation, is finally taking home an Oscar after being seven times nominated.

Wes Anderson, among the most celebrated filmmakers of this generation, is finally taking home an Oscar after being seven-times nominated. Host Jimmy Kimmel congratulated the director in absentia after the break, joking that he was otherwise engaged “building a diorama out of corduroy.” Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Henry, a wealthy, self-centered young London gentleman who discovers a guru’s mind trick and trains himself over many years to see without using his eyes (including cards).

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