Alexander Payne
Directing
Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an Oscar-winning filmmaker whose work has helped define modern-day American cinema. He is best known for the features Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), About Schmidt (2002), Nebraska (2013) and The Holdovers (2023). His movies have garnered a total of 24 Academy Award nominations, including four times for Best Picture and three times for Best Director. He has won two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay (Sideways, The Descendants), and two of his films have won the Golden Globe for Best Picture. His most recent film, The Holdovers, earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Five of his movies were shot at least partially in Nebraska, where he continues to live, dividing his time between there and Los Angeles. An Omaha native, Payne studied History and Spanish Literature at Stanford before earning an MFA in Film at UCLA. He serves on the boards of the Telluride Film Festival and The Film Foundation.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay
Age 46 (now 65)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self - Director and Screenwriter
Age 62 (now 65)
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
as Self
Age 60 (now 65)
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
as Himself
Age 56 (now 65)
About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
Writer
Age 56 (now 65) Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
as Self
Age 56 (now 65)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay
Age 46 (now 65)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
Age 43 (now 65)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Executive Producer
Age 43 (now 65)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
Age 43 (now 65)
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Also Known As
Constantine Alexander Payne, אלכסנדר פיין, Александер Пейн
IMDB
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