This article has been corrected to include Alexander Payne’s first feature film, “Citizen Ruth.”
Alexander Payne has a near-perfect record when it comes to his movies being nominated for Academy Awards. The acclaimed writer, director, and producer — one of our very best — has made eight movies so far including his latest flick “The Holdovers” and five of them have been nominated for Oscars. Here’s the breakdown.
Payne’s debut feature film was “Citizen Ruth” (“The Passion of Martin” was only 49 minutes), which follows Laura Dern as a drug-addicted pregnant woman who finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate as she weighs up her choices regarding the pregnancy. This 1996 movie was not nominated for any Oscars.
His next movie was “Election,” which stars Matthew Broderick as a high school teacher who meets his match with Reese Witherspoon‘s over-achieving student. In 2000, the film was nominated for Best...
Alexander Payne has a near-perfect record when it comes to his movies being nominated for Academy Awards. The acclaimed writer, director, and producer — one of our very best — has made eight movies so far including his latest flick “The Holdovers” and five of them have been nominated for Oscars. Here’s the breakdown.
Payne’s debut feature film was “Citizen Ruth” (“The Passion of Martin” was only 49 minutes), which follows Laura Dern as a drug-addicted pregnant woman who finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate as she weighs up her choices regarding the pregnancy. This 1996 movie was not nominated for any Oscars.
His next movie was “Election,” which stars Matthew Broderick as a high school teacher who meets his match with Reese Witherspoon‘s over-achieving student. In 2000, the film was nominated for Best...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Beginning his career as a shockingly independent voice in the world of film during the rise of American Independent cinema in the ‘90s, Director Alexander Payne has seen the trajectory of his career lead him from indie auteur into the world of studio executives and awards season chatter. Starting off with the controversial abortion drama Citizen Ruth (shouts to the queen Laura Dern), Payne’s career has seen him leap from taboo breaking to award bait making with the likes of The Descendants and this year’s impossibly dreadful Downsizing. However, there likely hasn’t been a high in his career quite like his second feature, Election.
One of the greatest and most well known films of its period, Election tells the story of Tracy Flick, a precocious young student, running for Student Council, and the teacher hell bent on ruining what she feels is her rightful place at the top.
One of the greatest and most well known films of its period, Election tells the story of Tracy Flick, a precocious young student, running for Student Council, and the teacher hell bent on ruining what she feels is her rightful place at the top.
- 12/22/2017
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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