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), 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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (38)
The Holdovers
Director (Directing)
2023
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self
2023
Berlanga!!
as Self - Filmmaker
2021
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
as Self
2021
The Last Shift
Executive Producer (Production)
2020
Small Town Wisconsin
Executive Producer (Production)
2020
Hal
as Self
2019
Downsizing
Director (Directing)
2017
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
as Himself
2017
Crash Pad
Executive Producer (Production)
2017
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
as Self
2017
About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
2017
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Executive Producer (Production)
2014
Nebraska
Director (Directing)
2013
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
The Descendants
Director (Directing)
2011
Cedar Rapids
Producer (Production)
2011
Sideways
Story (Writing)
2009
The Replacement Child
Thanks (Crew)
2008
The Savages
Executive Producer (Production)
2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay (Writing)
2007
Gray Matters
Executive Producer (Production)
2007
King of California
Producer (Production)
2007
Paris Je T'aime
as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
2006
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director (Directing)
2006
14e Arrondissement
Director (Directing)
2006
Sideways
Director (Directing)
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Executive Producer (Production)
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004
About Schmidt
Screenplay (Writing)
2002
Jurassic Park III
Writer (Writing)
2001
Election
Screenplay (Writing)
1999
Citizen Ruth
Director (Directing)
1996
Inside Out 3
Director (Directing)
1992
The Passion of Martin
Director (Directing)
1991
Inside Out
Writer (Writing)
1991
Carmen
Music (Sound)
1985
