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Alexander Payne (b. 1961)

Alias:
Constantine Alexander Payne
Александер Пейн
אלכסנדר פיין

Birthplace:
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Born:
February 10, 1961

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Director:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2017  Downsizing
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Editor:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2017  Downsizing
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Executive Producer:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  The Savages
2009  Sideways
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Music:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  The Savages
2009  Sideways
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Producer:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  King of California
2007  The Savages
2009  Sideways
2011  Cedar Rapids
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Screenplay:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007  King of California
2007  The Savages
2009  Sideways
2011  Cedar Rapids
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Story:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007  King of California
2007  The Savages
2009  Sideways
2011  Cedar Rapids
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Thanks:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007  King of California
2007  The Savages
2008  The Replacement Child
2009  Sideways
2011  Cedar Rapids
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Writer:
1985  Carmen
1991  Inside Out
1991  The Passion of Martin
1992  Inside Out 3
1996  Citizen Ruth
1999  Election
2001  Jurassic Park III
2002  About Schmidt
2004  Sideways
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2006  14e Arrondissement
2006  Cinema16: American Short Films
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  Gray Matters
2007  I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007  King of California
2007  The Savages
2008  The Replacement Child
2009  Sideways
2011  Cedar Rapids
2011  The Descendants
2013  Nebraska
2014  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2017  Crash Pad
2017  Downsizing
2017  Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
2020  Small Town Wisconsin
2020  The Last Shift
2023  The Holdovers
????  Tracy Flick Can't Win
????  Untitled Alexander Payne Western

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TV Production

Director:
2009  Hung

Executive Producer:
2009  Hung

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