Steven Rales, a 72-year-old native of Bethesda, won the Academy Award for best live-action short film Sunday night.
Rales received the Oscar along with director Wes Anderson for “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” an adaptation of the 1977 Roald Dahl short story of the same name. The short film features Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel and Ben Kingsley.
The pair have been nominated twice before, but Sunday was each’s first win.
And the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film goes to… Wes Anderson & Steven Rales for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ZZhD4GHKP7
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Rales graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 1969.
Along with his brother Mitchell, Steven Rales co-founded Danaher Corporation in 1984. Mitchell is also a former Viking, having played football and baseball at Whitman.
The brothers are each among the 300 wealthiest people in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Both brothers are involved in sports ownership. Steven is a minority owner of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, while Mitchell is the top limited partner of the Josh Harris-led group that purchased the NFL’s Washington Commanders in 2023.
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