The filmmaker won the Best Short Film statuette for The Incredible Story of Henry Sugar, a production available on Netflix
Nominated eight times for an Oscar, Wes Andersonfinally won his first statuette during the 96th edition of the most prestigious cinema award, which took place last Sunday night (10). In a statement released by Netflix, the filmmaker thanked him for the award for Best Short Film for The Amazing Story of Henry Sugar (2023) and explained his absence from the award.
“If I could, I would be there to say ‘thank you’ to: the family of Roald Dahlthe Netflix team, Benedict [Cumberbatch], Ralph [Fiennes]It is Ben Kingsley It is Dev [Patel] It is Richard [Ayode] It is Bob [Yeoman] It is Adam It is Jeremy [Dawson] It is John It is Jim It is Rich It is Jim It is Polly and the rest”began the filmmaker.
“And I would also say: if I hadn’t met [o ator] Owen Wilson in a hallway at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18, I certainly wouldn’t be receiving this award tonight. But unfortunately, Steve and I are in Germany, and we start filming our new movie early tomorrow, so I haven’t received the award yet and haven’t even had a chance to say anything about it.”completed Anderson.
“If I could have been there, I (along with Steven Rales) would have said “Thank you” to: the family of Roald Dahl, the team at Netflix, Benedict and Ralph and Ben Kingsley and Dev and Richard and Bob and Adam and Jeremy and John and Jim and Rich and Jim and Polly and more.
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— Netflix (@netflix) March 11, 2024
In The Amazing Story of Henry Sugarbased on the work of Roald Dahl (The fantastic chocolate factory) and available on Netflix, a rich man discovers a guru capable of seeing without using his eyes and sets out to master the technique to cheat at the game. Watch the trailer:
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Source: Rollingstone
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