Which Wes Anderson film received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director?

The Grand Budapest Hotel received Wes Anderson’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

Anderson was nominated for Best Director at the 87th Academy Awards for The Grand Budapest Hotel, released in 2014. The film’s nomination recognized his direction of a carefully constructed comedy-drama set across several periods in the fictional European country of Zubrowka. Anderson also received nominations connected with the film for screenplay and producing, among other categories.

The movie became one of his strongest Oscar performers, earning nine nominations and winning four awards. Its wins included production design, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, and original score. Alejandro González Iñárritu won Best Director that year for Birdman.

A frequent mix-up is Moonrise Kingdom, which received an Original Screenplay nomination but did not bring Anderson his first directing nomination. The Royal Tenenbaums also earned major recognition, but not a Best Director nomination for Anderson.