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Alexander Payne made his
feature film debut with the critically acclaimed Citizen Ruth,
which won first prize at the Munich Film Festival and for which Laura
Dern won best actress at the Montreal Film Festival. He followed up
with Election,
a film which, in addition to enthusiastic reviews, earned him and
writing partner Jim Taylor best screenplay awards from the Writer's Guild
of America, the New
York Film Critics Circle and the Independent Sprit Awards, as well as an
Oscar™ nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. At the Independent Spirit
awards, Election also won Best Film and Payne Best
Director. Reese Witherspoon garnered a Golden Globe nomination.
Originally from Omaha, Payne received B.A. degrees in history and
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Born:
February 10, 1961, Omaha
Graduated from Creighton Prep High School in Omaha
Graduated from Stanford University
Received an
MFA in Fine Arts from the UCLA Film School in 1990
Winner
Golden Globe, Best Screenplay (with Jim Taylor) - About Schmidt - 2003
Married actress
Sandra Oh
in 2003
Alexander
Payne Links

Internet Movie Database
Alexander
Payne - Internet Movie Database
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