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Alexander Payne is an American writer, director and producer known for the films About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and The Holdovers (2023). Over the course of his career, Payne has won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a British Academy Film Award, five Independent Spirit Awards, three Writers Guild of America Awards and has been nominated for a Grammy Award and three Directors Guild of America Awards.
Award / Organization / Film festival | Year[lower-alpha 2] | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AACTA International Awards | 2012 | Best Screenplay | The Descendants | Nominated | [1] |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2012 | Best Screenwriter | The Descendants | Nominated | [2] |
2024 | Best Director | The Holdovers | Nominated | [3] | |
Academy Awards | 2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election | Nominated | [4][5] |
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Nominated | [6][7][8] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
2012 | Best Picture | The Descendants | Nominated | [9][10] | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
2014 | Best Director | Nebraska | Nominated | [11][12] | |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2012 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [13][14] |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
2013 | Best Director | Nebraska | Nominated | [15][16] | |
American Comedy Awards | 2014 | Best Comedy Director – Film | Nebraska | Nominated | [17] |
American Screenwriters Association | 2003 | Discover Screenwriting Award | About Schmidt | Nominated | [18] |
Astra Film Awards | 2024 | Best Director | The Holdovers | Nominated | [19] |
Boston Society of Film Critics | 1999 | Best Screenplay | Election | Runner-up | [20] |
2004 | Best Director | Sideways | Runner-up | [21][22] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
British Academy Film Awards | 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sideways | Won | [23] |
2012 | Best Film | The Descendants | Nominated | [24] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
2024 | Best Direction | The Holdovers | Nominated | [25] | |
Chicago Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Director | About Schmidt | Nominated | [26][27] |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
2005 | Sideways | Won | [28][29] | ||
2011 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [30] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films | 2000 | Best Screenplay | Election | Nominated | [31] |
2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sideways | Nominated | [32] | |
2012 | The Descendants | Won | [33] | ||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2003 | Best Writer | About Schmidt | Nominated | [34][35] |
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Nominated | [36][37] | |
Best Writer | Won | ||||
2012 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [38] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
2024 | Best Director | The Holdovers | Nominated | [39] | |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Director | Sideways | 3rd place | [40] |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2011 | Best Director | The Descendants | Won | [41] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2013 | Best Director | Nebraska | 3rd place | [42][43] | |
2023 | The Holdovers | 3rd place | [44] | ||
Directors Guild of America Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sideways | Nominated | [45] |
2012 | The Descendants | Nominated | [46] | ||
2024 | The Holdovers | Nominated | [47] | ||
Florida Film Critics Circle | 2000 | Best Screenplay | Election | Won | [48] |
2004 | Best Director | Sideways | Won | [49] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants | Won | [50] | |
Georgia Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants | Nominated | [51][52] |
Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | Best Director | About Schmidt | Nominated | [53][54] |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Nominated | [55][56] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2012 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [57] | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
2014 | Best Director | Nebraska | Nominated | [58] | |
Golden Raspberry Awards | 2008 | Worst Screenplay | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Nominated | [59][60] |
Gotham Awards | 2004 | Best Feature | Sideways | Won | [61] |
2011 | The Descendants | Nominated | [62] | ||
Grammy Awards | 2013 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | The Descendants | Nominated | [63][64] |
Houston Film Critics Society | 2012 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [65] |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2013 | Best Director | Nebraska | Nominated | [66] | |
2024 | The Holdovers | Nominated | [67] | ||
Humanitas Prize | 2012 | Feature Film | The Descendants | Finalist | [68] |
Independent Spirit Awards | 2000 | Best Director | Election | Won | [69][70] |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Won | [71][72] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2012 | Best Feature | The Descendants | Nominated | [73] | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2014 | Best Director | Nebraska | Nominated | [74] | |
London Film Critics' Circle | 2005 | Director of the Year | Sideways | Nominated | [75] |
Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2012 | The Descendants | Nominated | [76] | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Screenplay | About Schmidt | Won | [77] |
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Won | [78] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2011 | The Descendants | Runner-up | [79] | ||
National Board of Review | 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sideways | Won | [80] |
2012 | The Descendants | Won | [81] | ||
National Society of Film Critics | 2000 | Best Screenplay | Election | 2nd place | [82] |
2003 | About Schmidt | 2nd place | [83] | ||
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | 2nd place | [84][85] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
New York Film Critics Circle | 2000 | Best Screenplay | Election | Won | [86] |
2003 | Best Director | About Schmidt | 3rd place | ||
Best Screenplay | 2nd place | [87] | |||
2005 | Sideways | Won | [88] | ||
2012 | The Descendants | 3rd place | [89] | ||
New York Film Critics Online | 2011 | Best Screenplay | The Descendants | Won | [90] |
Online Film Critics Society | 2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election | Won | |
2003 | About Schmidt | Nominated | |||
2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Nominated | ||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
2012 | The Descendants | Nominated | |||
Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2005 | Director of the Year | Sideways | Won | [91][92] |
Producers Guild of America Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Descendants | Nominated | [93][94] |
San Diego Film Critics Society | 1999 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election | Won | |
2004 | Sideways | Won | |||
2011 | The Descendants | Nominated | [95] | ||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2004 | Best Director | Sideways | Won | [96] |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
Satellite Awards | 2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Nominated | [97] |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
2011 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [98] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
2024 | Best Director | The Holdovers | Nominated | [99] | |
St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Director – Comedy or Musical | Sideways | Won | [100] |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2011 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [101][102] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
2013 | Best Director | Nebraska | Nominated | [103][104] | |
Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 1996 | Best Screenplay | Citizen Ruth | Won | [105][106] |
Toronto Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Screenplay | The Descendants | Runner-up | [107][108] |
USC Scripter Awards | 2003 | USC Scripter Award | About Schmidt | Nominated | [109] |
2005 | Sideways | Nominated | [110] | ||
2012 | The Descendants | Won | [111] | ||
Valladolid International Film Festival | 1999 | Best New Director | Election | Won | [112] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2005 | Best Director | Sideways | Nominated | |
2012 | Best Screenplay | The Descendants | Nominated | [113] | |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2004 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sideways | Won | [114] |
2011 | Best Director | The Descendants | Nominated | [115] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||||
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election | Won | [116] |
2003 | About Schmidt | Nominated | [117] | ||
2005 | Sideways | Won | [118] | ||
2012 | The Descendants | Won | [119] |
Year[lower-alpha 3] | Award | Recognized work | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association's New Generation Award | Citizen Ruth and Election | [120] |
2004 | Filmmakers Alliance's Vision Award | — | [121] |
2011 | Hawaii International Film Festival Vision in Film Award | — | [122] |
2012 | ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award | — | [123] |
2014 | Location Managers Guild's Eva Monley Award | — | [124] |
2017 | Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Orpheus Award Honoree | — | [125] |
2023 | St. Louis International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award | — | [126] |
2024 | Advanced Imaging Society's Harold Lloyd Award | — | [127] |
Sarajevo Film Festival's Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award | — | [128] |
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