Alexander Payne
Director · Omaha, Nebraska / Los Angeles, California
Alexander Payne is a director and producer based in Omaha, Nebraska / Los Angeles, California with 6 credits on Production List, most recently Darlington (executive producer, in pre-production). Other credits include Small Town Wisconsin, My Saga and The Menu. Production List last updated this profile on October 28, 2026.
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Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American filmmaker renowned for his sardonic, humanistic depictions of contemporary American life. He is best known for directing Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), Downsizing (2017), and The Holdovers (2023), whose films have collectively earned 24 Oscar nominations including four for Best Picture. He holds final-cut rights on his films and divides his time between Omaha and Los Angeles; as of early 2026 he is in production on Somewhere Out There, a Danish-language comedy-drama distributed by Searchlight Pictures.
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