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Alexander Payne

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 Spanish literature from Stanford University. 

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

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Alexander Payne - Internet Movie Database
 

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