Alexander Payne
8 credits on file—8 films, spanning 1999–2023.
73
Average MEANRANK
across 8 scored credits
across 8 scored credits
8
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
24
Years active
1999–2023
1999–2023
Also credited for acting (1), writing (8).
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On record for their credited titles
Oscars
1 won
+ 4 nominations
Golden Globes
1 won
+ 4 nominations
BAFTAs
3 nominations
- Won Oscar · Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants · 2012
- Won Golden Globe · Best Screenplay About Schmidt · 2002
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Nebraska · 2014
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director The Descendants · 2012
- Nominated Oscar · Best Picture The Descendants · 2012
- Nominated Oscar · Best Adapted Screenplay Election · 1999
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director Nebraska · 2014
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Screenplay The Descendants · 2012
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director The Descendants · 2012
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director About Schmidt · 2002
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Direction The Holdovers · 2024
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Film The Descendants · 2012
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants · 2012
16
Wins
42
Nominations
58 awards — Alexander Payne
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Direction | Election · 1999 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | The Descendants · 2012 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Election · 1999 | Winner |
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2014 | Nominee |
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2012 | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Election · 1999 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2014 | Nominee |
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
60th Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | About Schmidt · 2002 | Winner |
| Best Director | About Schmidt · 2002 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Election · 1999 | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Golden Globes
2 nominations
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2014 | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Winner |
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2011 | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Next Generation Award | Election · 1999 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Winner |
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2011 | Nominee |
Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Harold Lloyd Award | The Holdovers · 2024 | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Winner |
Iowa Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Winner |
Montclair Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | The Holdovers · 2023 | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Election · 1999 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Direction | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Director | The Descendants · 2011 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2013 | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2013 | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy Director | Nebraska · 2014 | Nominee |
Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – International | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
Chicago Indie Critics
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2013 | Nominee |
Guardian Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2014 | Nominee |
Hamburg Film Festival
1 nomination
| Art Cinema Award | Nebraska · 2013 | Nominee |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2023 | Nominee |
Music City Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
North Dakota Film Society
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2024 | Nominee |
North Texas Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Holdovers · 2023 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants · 2012 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | Nebraska · 2013 | Nominee |
