Biography
Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.
Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and three Golden Globe Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.
After directing several short films, Payne made his feature film debut with the black comedy Citizen Ruth (1996). His career progressed with the political satire Election (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the comedy-drama About Schmidt (2002). Payne twice won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing his directorials Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for these two films and for the road film Nebraska (2013). He has since directed Downsizing (2017) and the period film The Holdovers (2023).
In a 2018 interview with Ronan Farrow, actress Rose McGowan accused a "prominent” man in Hollywood of statutory rape but she did not name the person in question. In August 2020, McGowan said it was Payne and that he committed the act sometime in 1988 or 1989, when McGowan was 15 years old and Payne was about 28 years old.
Payne responded to McGowan's allegation by writing a guest column in Deadline Hollywood in which he admitted to a consensual relationship with her, but denied any impropriety, alleging that they had met in 1991 when she was over the age of consent, which is 18 in California. Payne ended his statement writing, "While I cannot allow false statements about events 29 years ago to go uncorrected, I will continue to wish only the best for Rose".
Filmography
all 42
Movies 41
Director 15
self 14
Producer 10
Writer 3
TV Shows 1
The Holdovers (2023)
Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023)
Berlanga!! (2021)
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil (2021)
The Last Shift (2020)
Small Town Wisconsin (2020)
Hal (2019)
Downsizing (2017)
Election - Reese Witherspoon (2017)
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction (2017)
Crash Pad (2017)
About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail' (2017)
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne (2017)
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
Nebraska (2013)
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
Bergmans video (2012)
The Descendants (2011)
Working with Alexander (2011)
Hawaiian Style (2011)
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Sideways (2009)
Hung (2009)
The Savages (2007)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
King of California (2007)
Gray Matters (2006)
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)
Sideways (2004)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
About Schmidt (2002)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Election (1999)
Citizen Ruth (1996)
Inside Out 3 (1992)
The Passion of Martin (1991)
Inside Out (1991)
Carmen (1985)
Untitled Alexander Payne's Western
Tracy Flick Can't Win
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1961-02-10 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceOmaha, United States of America
RelationshipsSandra Oh (2003-01-01 - 2006-01-01)
CitizenshipsGreece, United States of America
Also Known AsConstantine Alexander Payne, אלכסנדר פיין, Александер Пейн
AwardsDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Writers Guild of America Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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