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Alexander Payne‌

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Alexander Payne

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Alexander Payne

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1961-02-10

Popularity

star5.7

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil‌
star8.0
calendar 2021

Berlanga!!

Berlanga!!‌
star8.0
calendar 2021

Frank Capra: Mr. America

Frank Capra: Mr. America‌
star6.0
calendar 2023

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession‌
star6.9
calendar 2004

About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'

About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

Hal

Hal‌
star6.5
calendar 2019

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime‌
star6.8
calendar 2006

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction

Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

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