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    Alexander Payne

    American film director, producer and screenwriter

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  1. Constantine Alexander Payne [1] (born February 10, 1961) [2] is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.

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    • SIDEWAYS (2004) Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor. Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh.
    • THE HOLDOVERS (2023) Writer: David Hemingson. Starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston.
    • NEBRASKA (2013) Writer: Bob Nelson. Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk. Nebraska native Payne pays tribute to his home state in this memorable road movie focusing on the aging Woody Grant (Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, superb), who is convinced that he has won a million-dollar prize in a magazine sweepstakes and asks his son David (Will Forte) to drive him there so that he can collect his winnings.
    • THE DESCENDANTS (2011) Writers: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster.
  3. Aug 21, 2024 · Alexander Payne is an American director, screenwriter, and producer noted for creating films that mix sardonic humor with humanistic character-driven drama. His most notable movies include Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and The Holdovers (2023).

  4. Director: Nebraska. Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant.

    • February 10, 1961
  5. Oct 26, 2023 · By Kenneth Turan. Oct. 26, 2023 3 AM PT. “A Film By,” the most omnipresent of onscreen designations, is beloved of first-time directors and frazzled veterans alike. One picture you won’t find it...

  6. Nov 7, 2023 · Alexander Payne, the director of “The Holdovers,” poses at a Los Angeles screening of the film, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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