Alexander Payne
Directing
February 10, 1961 (65 years old)
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
12
Acting Credits
16
Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023
as Self - Director and Screenwriter
6
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021
as Self
7.5
Berlanga!!
2021
as Self - Filmmaker
8
Hal
2019
as Self
6.6
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
2017
as Self
7
About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
2017
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
2017
as Himself
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
6.6
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
6.8
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
as Self
7.1
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
7