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Dec 2, 2013 · Alexander Payne directed and co-wrote the films Election, About Schmidt, Sideways and The Descendants.He's directed Jack Nicholson and George Clooney in starring roles and has won two Oscars for ...
Nov 11, 2023 · Over the course of Alexander Payne's successful career, he has earned seven Academy Award nominations, winning two for Best Screenplay for his films Sideways and The Descendants.Payne handles each ...
Dec 13, 2023 · The Holdovers, Payne’s eighth feature, is a 1970s-set comedy centered around Paul Hunham ( Paul Giamatti ), a bad-tempered tutor at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus ...
When Alexander Payne won his second Oscar, he dedicated it to his mom, Peggy. "After watching the show a few years ago, she made me promise that if I ever won another Oscar, I had to dedicate it to her just like Javier Bardem did with his mother," he said onstage at the 84th Academy Awards.
Votes: 122,151 | Gross: $17.65M. 3. The Descendants (2011) R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama. A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause.
Jul 17, 2023 · Alexander Payne is going back in time for his first film in six years. Following 2017’s critically panned “Downsizing,” Payne returns to the big screen with “ The Holdovers ” starring ...
Nov 3, 2023 · Alexander Payne is holding out over calling “ The Holdovers ” a “cozy” film. The director, who recently told IndieWire ‘s Anne Thompson that the film’s holiday-set premise is in part ...
