Why Wes Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio & Extra Stars Have been MIA From Oscars

It may be movie’s largest night time, however there are all the time stars who cannot attend the Oscars.

And this yr was no exception, with numerous the largest names in Hollywood together with Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Pfeiffer and new Oscar winner Wes Anderson absent from the March 10 ceremony.

However whereas The Fantastic Story of Henry Sugar director was unable to just accept his award for Finest Reside Motion Quick Movie in individual, he shared a press release celebrating the solid and crew, together with stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Ben Kingsley.

“If I may have been there, I (together with Steven Rales) would have stated ‘Thanks’ to: the household of Roald Dahl; the workforce at Netflix; our solid and crew,” the director stated in a press release to E! Information. “And likewise I might have stated: if I had not met Owen Wilson in a hall on the College of Texas between courses after I was 18 years previous, I would definitely not be receiving this award tonight—however sadly Steven and I are in Germany and we begin capturing our new film early tomorrow morning, so I didn’t truly obtain the award or get an opportunity to say any of that.”