Alexander Payne Awards

Born:
February 10, 1961
Occupation:
Actor, Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter
Biography:
Director and screenwriter Alexander Payne made his big-screen debut directing one of nine vignettes about love and relationships in the 1992 film Inside Out. Four years later, he gained praise and recognition for Citizen Ruth, a bitingly satirical look at the abortion debate which starred Laura Dern...Read More

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Won
    San Francisco Film Critics Circle
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director (Runner-up)

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director [Runner-up]

    Won
    Boston Society of Film Critics
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Won
    National Board of Review
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Won
    Writers Guild of America
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Boston Society of Film Critics
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Chicago Film Critics Association
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Golden Globe
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Golden Globe
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    2004

  • Sideways

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    2004

  • About Schmidt

    Best Screenplay

    Nominated
    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    2003

  • About Schmidt

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Golden Globe
    2002

  • About Schmidt

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    2002

  • About Schmidt

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Nominated
    Writers Guild of America
    2002

  • About Schmidt

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Golden Globe
    2002

  • About Schmidt

    Best Writer

    Nominated
    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    2002

  • Election

    Best Director

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1999

  • Election

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Won
    Writers Guild of America
    1999

  • Citizen Ruth

    New Generation Award

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    1999

  • Election

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1999

  • Election

    New Generation Award

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    1999

  • Election

    Best Screenplay (Runner-up)

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    1999

  • Election

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    1999

  • Election

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    1999

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