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.
Known for
Directing18
movieThe Holdovers
2023
Director
movieDownsizing
2017
Director
movieNebraska
2013
Director
movieThe Descendants
2011
Director
tvHung
2009
Director
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
Director
movie14e Arrondissement
2006
Director
movieSideways
2004
Director
movieAbout Schmidt
2002
Director
movieElection
1999
Director
movieCitizen Ruth
1996
Director
movieInside Out 3
1992
Director
movieThe Passion of Martin
1991
Director
movieInside Out
1991
Director
movieCarmen
1985
Director
Production14
movieThe Last Shift
2020
Executive Producer
movieSmall Town Wisconsin
2020
Executive Producer
movieDownsizing
2017
Producer
movieCrash Pad
2017
Executive Producer
movieKumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2014
Executive Producer
movieThe Descendants
2011
Producer
movieCedar Rapids
2011
Producer
movieSideways
2009
Executive Producer
tvHung
2009
Executive Producer
movieThe Savages
2007
Executive Producer
movieGray Matters
2007
Executive Producer
movieKing of California
2007
Producer
movieThe Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
Executive Producer
movieThe Passion of Martin
1991
Producer
Writing13
movieDownsizing
2017
Screenplay
movieThe Descendants
2011
Screenplay
movieSideways
2009
Story
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
Writer
movieSideways
2004
Screenplay
movieAbout Schmidt
2002
Screenplay
movieElection
1999
Screenplay
movieCitizen Ruth
1996
Screenplay
movieThe Passion of Martin
1991
Screenplay
movieInside Out
1991
Writer
Acting12
movieFrank Capra: Mr. America
2023
Self - Director and Screenwriter
movieBerlanga!!
2021
Self - Filmmaker
movieHal
2019
Self
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
Crew1
Editing1
Sound1
movieCarmen
1985
Music