Oscars 2024: Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Secures Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch's The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar won the Best Live Action Short Film award at the Oscars 2024. The film marks director Wes Anderson's first-ever Oscar win. Taking to X, The Academy shared a post and wrote, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is taking home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film!" Oscars 2024 Best Director Winner: Christopher Nolan Wins His First Oscar at 96th Academy Awards.

According to Deadline, a US-based media outlet, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a 39-minute film adapted from a 1977 short story by Roald Dahl. Described as an "extremely faithful" adaptation of the tale from The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, the picture centres on Sugar (Benedict Cumberbatch), a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling, as per Deadline. Oscars 2024 Winners Full List: Oppenheimer Wins Best Film at 96th Academy Awards!.

Benedict Cumberbatch's The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar Takes Home Best Live Action Short Film

Wes Aderson helms the film, which also stars Ralph Fiennes as Dahl, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade. Anderson, Steven Rales, and Jeremy Dawson are the producers. The Oscars 2024 are underway at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.