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Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

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.

Crew
  • Jurassic Park III

    Jurassic Park III

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.2
    7582 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 18, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Downsizing

    Downsizing

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.4
    3980 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 22, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Downsizing

    Downsizing

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    5.4
    3980 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 22, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Downsizing

    Downsizing

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    5.4
    3980 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 22, 2017
    8 years ago
  • The Descendants

    The Descendants

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    2932 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 09, 2011
    14 years ago
  • The Descendants

    The Descendants

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.8
    2932 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 09, 2011
    14 years ago
  • The Descendants

    The Descendants

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.8
    2932 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 09, 2011
    14 years ago
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.1
    2453 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 2007
    19 years ago
  • The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.7
    2220 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 27, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Nebraska

    Nebraska

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.4
    1854 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 21, 2013
    12 years ago
  • Sideways

    Sideways

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    1796 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 2004
    21 years ago
  • Sideways

    Sideways

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.1
    1796 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 2004
    21 years ago
  • About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.8
    1318 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 2002
    23 years ago
  • About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    1318 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Election

    Election

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.9
    1138 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 23, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Election

    Election

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.9
    1138 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 23, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    797 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 21, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.8
    797 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 21, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Cedar Rapids

    Cedar Rapids

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    5.9
    447 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 11, 2011
    15 years ago
  • The Savages

    The Savages

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    6.9
    415 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 28, 2007
    18 years ago
  • King of California

    King of California

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    370 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 2007
    19 years ago
  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon

    The Assassination of Richard Nixon

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    6.5
    295 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

    Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    6.6
    282 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 13, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Crash Pad

    Crash Pad

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    157 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 27, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    141 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 21, 1996
    29 years ago
  • Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.6
    141 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 21, 1996
    29 years ago
  • Gray Matters

    Gray Matters

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.8
    127 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 23, 2007
    19 years ago
  • The Last Shift

    The Last Shift

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    94 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 2020
    5 years ago
  • The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.6
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1991
    35 years ago
  • The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1991
    35 years ago
  • The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    5.6
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1991
    35 years ago
  • The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    5.6
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Carmen

    Carmen

    Department Sound

    Job Music

    Average Rating
    5.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Carmen

    Carmen

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Small Town Wisconsin

    Small Town Wisconsin

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    6.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    2.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    2.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Inside Out 3

    Inside Out 3

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    2.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 16, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Sideways

    Sideways

    Department Writing

    Job Story

    Average Rating
    4.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Sideways

    Sideways

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    4.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Cinema16: American Short Films

    Cinema16: American Short Films

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 05, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

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

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 27, 2017
    9 years ago
  • The Replacement Child

    The Replacement Child

    Department Crew

    Job Thanks

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 09, 2008
    17 years ago

  • Untitled Alexander Payne Western

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
  • 14e Arrondissement

    14e Arrondissement

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 18, 2006
    20 years ago

  • Somewhere Out There

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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