Alexander Payne
Born: 1961-02-10 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2023
- The Holdovers ... (Director)
- Frank Capra: Mr. America as Self
2021
- Berlanga!! as Self - Filmmaker
- Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil as Self
2020
- The Last Shift ... (Executive Producer)
- Small Town Wisconsin ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Hal as Self
2017
- Crash Pad ... (Executive Producer)
- Downsizing ... (Director)
- About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
- Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne as Self
- Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction as Himself
2014
- Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Trespassing Bergman as Self
- Nebraska ... (Director)
2011
- The Descendants ... (Director)
- Cedar Rapids ... (Producer)
2008
- The Replacement Child ... (Thanks)
2007
- Gray Matters ... (Executive Producer)
- The Savages ... (Executive Producer)
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry ... (Screenplay)
- King of California ... (Producer)
2006
- Paris Je T'aime as Oscar Wilde (Pere-Lachaise)
- 14e Arrondissement ... (Director)
- Cinema16: American Short Films ... (Director)
2004
- Sideways ... (Director)
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession as Self
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon ... (Executive Producer)
2002
- About Schmidt ... (Director)
2001
- Jurassic Park III ... (Writer)
1999
- Election ... (Director)
1996
- Citizen Ruth ... (Director)
1992
- Inside Out 3 ... (Director)
1991
- Inside Out ... (Writer)
- The Passion of Martin ... (Director)
1985
- Carmen ... (Director)