A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Constantine Alexander Payne
Александер Пейн
אלכסנדר פיין
Birthplace:
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Born:
February 10, 1961
Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and three Golden Globe Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. After directing several short films, Payne made his feature film debut with the black comedy Citizen Ruth (1996). His career progressed with the political satire Election (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the comedy-drama About Schmidt (2002). Payne twice won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing his directorials Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for these two films and for the road film Nebraska (2013). He has since directed Downsizing (2017) and the period film The Holdovers (2023). In a 2018 interview with Ronan Farrow, actress Rose McGowan accused a "prominent” man in Hollywood of statutory rape but she did not name the person in question. In August 2020, McGowan said it was Payne and that he committed the act sometime in 1988 or 1989, when McGowan was 15 years old and Payne was about 28 years old. Payne responded to McGowan's allegation by writing a guest column in Deadline Hollywood in which he admitted to a consensual relationship with her, but denied any impropriety, alleging that they had met in 1991 when she was over the age of consent, which is 18 in California. Payne ended his statement writing, "While I cannot allow false statements about events 29 years ago to go uncorrected, I will continue to wish only the best for Rose".
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 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 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 Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 Gray Matters
2006 Paris Je T'aime
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 Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 Gray Matters
2006 Paris Je T'aime
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 Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 Gray Matters
2006 Paris Je T'aime
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 Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 Gray Matters
2006 Paris Je T'aime
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 Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 Gray Matters
2006 Paris Je T'aime
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
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 Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 Gray Matters
2006 Paris Je T'aime
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
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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