The billionaire co-founder and chairman of the Danaher Corp., headquartered in Washington, D.C., Steven Rales, a native of Bethesda, was honored with an Academy Award on Sunday evening. Rales, 72, and director Wes Anderson shared an Academy Award in the best live-action short film category for their film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. [Journal of Washington Business]
Prominent figures from Montgomery County are highlighting the recent addition of bus lanes along a two-mile stretch of University Boulevard in Silver Spring.
At a Friday morning event at Wheaton Forest Local Park, officials celebrated the new red-painted roads, which have been in use since February. Bicyclists are also permitted to utilize the lanes, which are situated between Dennis and Amherst avenues.
The firm has announced that the Starbucks branch located at 915 Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring would close at the end of the month. According to the corporation, the store will close on March 30 and that its staff will have the option to shift to other nearby outlets.
The downtown eating and shopping complex’s operator, The Peterson Cos., stated that it has multiple candidates to choose from for the open position.
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Won Oscar Following Eight Nominations
Wes Anderson, who has been nominated for eight Academy Awards in the past 22 years, attained his first victory on Sunday night for the 39-minute live-action short film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.”
The fact that one of the most innovative and well-liked auteurs in cinema, Anderson, won his first Academy Award for a short film will likely be met with confusion, if not outrage, among his countless admirers. Having been passed over for classics including “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Moonrise Kingdom,” he eventually succeeds with a brief.
He Was Unable to Accept His First-Ever Oscar in Person
One of the most ironic circumstances of the 2024 Academy Awards was that Wes Anderson, whose supporters had awaited his Oscar nomination for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001, was unable to personally receive his very first Academy Award. Although the auteur was unable to deliver his acceptance speech live, Netflix disseminated his statement regarding his victory.
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“Had I been present, [producer] Steven Rales and I would have extended our gratitude to the following individuals: Roald Dahl’s family; the Netflix team; Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Dev Patel, and others from the cast and crew.” The filmmaker further elaborated.
The statement from Anderson went on, “And also: I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight if I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old. Unfortunately, Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not receive the award [in person] or get a chance to say any of that.”
The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, and Bill Murray, is the movie Anderson allegedly mentioned. Roman Coppola is listed as a co-writer as well. Germany gave Anderson 1.5 million euros in funds to shoot the movie last September.