Alexander Payne
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…
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Filmography
Acting (11)
Movies (11)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023as Self
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021as Self
Berlanga!!
2021as Self - Filmmaker
Hal
2019as Self
About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
2017
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
2017as Self
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
2017as Himself
Trespassing Bergman
2013as Self
Paris Je T'aime
2006as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004as Self
Crew (48)
Movies (46)
The Holdovers
2023Director
The Last Shift
2020Executive Producer
Small Town Wisconsin
2020Executive Producer
Downsizing
2017Director
Downsizing
2017Producer
Downsizing
2017Screenplay
Crash Pad
2017Executive Producer
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
2017Writer
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2014Executive Producer
Nebraska
2013Director
The Descendants
2011Director
The Descendants
2011Producer
The Descendants
2011Screenplay
Cedar Rapids
2011Producer
Sideways
2009Executive Producer
Sideways
2009Story
The Replacement Child
2008Thanks
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007Screenplay
The Savages
2007Executive Producer
Gray Matters
2007Executive Producer
King of California
2007Producer
Paris Je T'aime
2006Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006Writer
14e Arrondissement
2006Director
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006Director
Sideways
2004Director
Sideways
2004Screenplay
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004Executive Producer
About Schmidt
2002Director
About Schmidt
2002Screenplay
Jurassic Park III
2001Writer
Election
1999Director
Election
1999Screenplay
Citizen Ruth
1996Director
Citizen Ruth
1996Screenplay
Inside Out 3
1992Director
The Passion of Martin
1991Director
The Passion of Martin
1991Editor
The Passion of Martin
1991Producer
The Passion of Martin
1991Screenplay
Inside Out
1991Director
Inside Out
1991Writer
Carmen
1985Director
Carmen
1985Music
Somewhere Out There
Director
Untitled Alexander Payne Western
Director
Television (2)
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