Alexander Payne Poster

Alexander Payne · Directing

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Born: February 10, 1961 (63 years old)

Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

2023 Directors Guild of America Awards

Best Director

2023 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

Best Director

2023 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards

Best Director

2023 North Texas Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2023 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2023 Satellite Awards

Best Director

2023 ASTRA Film Awards

Best Director

2023 Chicago Indie Critics Awards

Best Director

2023 North Dakota Film Society Awards

Best Director

2023 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Director

2023 Music City Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2023 Critics Choice Awards

Best Director

2023 Iowa Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2013 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Director

2013 Golden Globes

Best Director

2013 EDA Awards

2013 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2013 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2013 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Director

2013 Independent Spirit Awards

Best Director

2013 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Best Director

2013 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2011 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Director

2011 Golden Globes

Best Screenplay

2011 Golden Globes

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

2011 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2011 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2011 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Screenplay

2011 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2011 Denver Film Critics Society Awards

2011 Denver Film Critics Society Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

2011 Directors Guild of America Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Director

2011 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Screenplay

2011 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Director

2011 Independent Spirit Awards

Best Screenplay

2011 Independent Spirit Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards

Best Director

2011 Satellite Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Satellite Awards

Best Director

2011 Iowa Film Critics Association Awards

Screenwriter of the Year

2011 London Critics Circle Film Awards

Best Screenplay

2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 National Board of Review Awards

Best Screenplay

2011 New York Film Critics Online Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Online Film Critics Society Awards

Best Director

2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

2011 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2011 University of Southern California Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Utah Film Critics Association Awards

Best Screenplay

2011 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Director

2011 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2011 Writers Guild of America Awards

Filmography

No films as cast member.

Year Film Job
2023 The Holdovers Director
2017 Downsizing Director
2013 Nebraska Director
2011 The Descendants Director
2004 Sideways Director
1999 Election Director

Year Film Job
2017 Downsizing Screenplay
2011 The Descendants Screenplay
2004 Sideways Screenplay
1999 Election Screenplay

Year Film Job
2017 Downsizing Producer
2011 The Descendants Producer
2011 Cedar Rapids Producer

No films as crew member.