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Alexander Payne Personal Profile

Famous as:	Director
Birth Name:	Constantine Alexander Payne
Birth Date:	February 10, 1961
Birth place:	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Nationalty:	American
Hair Color:	Brown/Grey
Eye Color:	Brown
Education:	University of Salamanca, UCLA Film School
Father:	George Payne
Mother:	Peggy Payne
Spouse:	Sandra Oh (m. 2003–2006)

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Constantine Alexander Payne was better called Alexander Payne is an American movie director, screenwriter and producer. He became born on February 10, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska, America. he is the son of Peggy Payne and George Payne. He began his expert career in 1996 while he made his directorial debut with the movie Citizen Ruth. In 2004 he made his debut as a director and creator of the film Sideways for which he won numerous awards and nominations which consist of Academy Award for excellent tailored Screenplay (with Jim Taylor), Gotham Award for first-rate function and impartial Spirit Award for pleasant Director. In 2011 he made his debut as director, producer and creator of the movie The Descendants for which he received the Academy Award for incredible tailored Screenplay (with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash) and several different award nominations. In 2013 he made his directorial debut with the movie Nebraska for which he is nominated for 3 awards.
After dating for three years, he married Korean-Canadian actress Sandra Oh on January 1, 2003. On March 12, 2005, they introduced their separation and the divorce was finalised on December 22, 2006.

Alexander Payne Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Writer	Producer
1996	Citizen Ruth	Yes	Yes
1999	Election	Yes	Yes		Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Nominated — Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (with Jim Taylor)
2001	Jurassic Park III		Yes
2002	About Schmidt	Yes	Yes
2004	The Assassination of Richard Nixon			Yes	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture
2004	Sideways	Yes	Yes		Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (with Jim Taylor) Gotham Award for Best Feature Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated — Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry		Yes		Early draft only
2007	King of California			Yes
2007	The Savages			Yes
2011	Cedar Rapids			Yes
2011	The Descendants	Yes	Yes	Yes	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash) Nominated — AACTA International Award for Best Film Nominated — Academy Award for Best Picture (with Jim Burke and Jim Taylor) Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated — Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture Nominated — Gotham Award for Best Feature Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Nominated — Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
2013	Nebraska	Yes			Pending — Academy Award for Best Director Pending — Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture

Short films

• Carmen (1985)
• Paris, je t’aime (segment 14th arrondissement) Also appeared as Oscar Wilde in the segment entitled “Père-Lachaise”

Student films

• The Passion of Martin (1990)

Alexander Payne Picture Gallery

 

Alexander Payne Official Sources

Wikipedia

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