Last night, Alexander Payne won an Oscar for his work writing the adapted screenplay for The Descendants. The script was based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemmings and Payne told reporters backstage that ...

Following on his win seven years ago with the comedy-drama “Sideways,” Alexander Payne has landed another Academy Award for adapted screenplay, for “The Descendants.” Payne shared the Oscar for ...

Fox Searchlight’s Hawaii-set comedy-drama “The Descendants” was named best picture of the year Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn., marking the third time an Alexander Payne-directed film has ...

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash recruit a star-studded cast including Sam Rockwell, Toni Collette, Maya Rudolph, Amanda Peete and AnnaSophia Robb. By Sophie Schillaci With an Academy Award under their belt for ...