Wes Anderson, a Houstonian, won his first Oscar, becoming the first Texas director to achieve this feat. He missed the ceremony as he starts filming a new movie in Germany. Anderson credited meeting Owen Wilson at the University of Texas for his success.
Wes Anderson Shares Why He Was Unable to Accept His First-Ever Oscar in Person https://t.co/eS5uw8Ebfn
Wes Anderson wins first Oscar, credits award to meeting Owen Wilson while at UT Austin https://t.co/DVQeimuJf4
Wes Anderson explains why he wasn't on-hand to accept his first ever Oscar last night. https://t.co/FHwsolPbcX
Why Wes Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio and More Stars Were MIA From the Oscars https://t.co/mdODx4rOem
“If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight.” - Wes Anderson on winning his first #Oscar See the full winners list: https://t.co/IctYZ9WO3B https://t.co/vkUrmjkBsi
'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' director Wes Anderson didn't accept his first Oscar in person because his new film begins production early Monday morning. https://t.co/9WvvV9mOpI
On Sunday night, Wes Anderson did something not Richard Linklater, Tobe Hooper, David Lowery, nor any other Texas-born director has been able to do up to this point: win an Academy Award. https://t.co/zNNiGOzEHs
Why Wes Anderson didn't accept his first Academy Award at the Oscars https://t.co/ptcQZcdbOu https://t.co/J1IWfl4I2P
From Lone Star State to Oscars gold: Wes Anderson became the first Texas director to win an Academy Award on Sunday night. https://t.co/xMIPDbXcks
Wes Anderson missed the #Oscars because he begins filming his next movie in Germany tomorrow. (Source: @kylebuchanan) https://t.co/tP1jOHbsud
Houstonian Wes Anderson wins his first Oscar -- but not for 'Asteroid City' https://t.co/THb3DsExWF