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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 ...

  2. Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos.

  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. Oct 26, 2023 · After a career wobble, director Alexander Payne rebounds, ready to play the long game. Alexander Payne poses for a portrait in New York, N.Y., on Oct. 9, 2023. (Frankie Alduino / For The...

  5. Throughout his critically acclaimed career, writer-director Alexander Payne has shown a remarkably poignant vision with his films, in which the often quirky set-up was merely a launching point...

  6. Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos.

  7. Nov 7, 2023 · The 62-year-old, Omaha, Nebraska-based director caught a restoration of the 1935 French comedyMerlusse.” The plot’s basic framework — a much-disliked teacher stays over Christmas break with a handful of kids with nowhere to go home to — struck him as a good basis for a movie.

  8. Nov 27, 2023 · “The Holdovers,” the new comedy-drama directed by Alexander Payne, is not just a movie that takes place in the early 1970s.

  9. Alexander Payne is an Oscar-winning filmmaker whose work has helped define modern-day American cinema. He is best known for the features Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), About Schmidt (2002), Nebraska (2013) and The Holdovers (2023).

  10. Oct 16, 2023 · Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne shared his passion for film and his thoughts on contemporary American cinema with the audience at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon where he is...