Name: Alexander Payne
Age: 50
Film: The Descendants
Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki.
The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Payne has one previous Golden Globe win for Best Screenplay for About Schmidt
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He also has two other nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay for Election, Best Screenplay for Sideways.
Award/Nominations for role: Payne has picked up Best Director nominations at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Satellite Awards.
Critics: “A splendid comedy-drama about a father coping with his comatose wife and difficult daughters represents high points for George Clooney and Alexander Payne.” - Hollywood Reporter
“A guaranteed multiple Oscar nominee and the film that cements Alexander Payne as one of the top filmmakers of his generation, The Descendants is nothing short of a masterpiece.” - CNN.com
“As directed by Alexander Payne, the film moves seamlessly from wry humour to heartbreaking sadness and takes clever deviations from the expected.” USA Today
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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