Alexander Payne
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday10 February 1961 (65 years old)
Place of birthOmaha, Nebraska, USA
Known credits43
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 Holdo…
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
The Holdovers
2023 · Director
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023 · Self - Director and Screenwriter
A Good Person
2023 · Thanks
Berlanga!!
2021 · Self - Filmmaker
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021 · Self
The Last Shift
2020 · Executive Producer
Small Town Wisconsin
2020 · Executive Producer
Hal
2019 · Self
Downsizing
2017 · Director
Downsizing
2017 · Screenplay
Downsizing
2017 · Producer
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
2017 · Himself
Crash Pad
2017 · Executive Producer
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
2017 · 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
2017 · Writer
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2014 · Executive Producer
Nebraska
2013 · Director
Trespassing Bergman
2013 · Self
The Descendants
2011 · Screenplay
The Descendants
2011 · Producer
The Descendants
2011 · Director
Cedar Rapids
2011 · Producer
Sideways
2009 · Executive Producer
Sideways
2009 · Story
Sideways
2009 · Original Film Writer
Hung
2009 · Director
Hung
2009 · Executive Producer
The Replacement Child
2008 · Thanks
The Savages
2007 · Executive Producer
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 · Screenplay
Gray Matters
2007 · Executive Producer
King of California
2007 · Producer
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Writer
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 · Director
14e Arrondissement
2006 · Director
Sideways
2004 · Screenplay
Sideways
2004 · Director
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Self
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004 · Executive Producer
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 · Self
About Schmidt
2002 · Screenplay
About Schmidt
2002 · Director
Jurassic Park III
2001 · Writer
Election
1999 · Director
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