Directed by Alexander Payne and featuring unforgettable central performances from Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh, SIDEWAYS (2004) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “SIDEWAYS is vintage comedy that, like...

Presented at AFI FEST 2013 as a special tribute to legendary star Bruce Dern – with glowing introductory remarks by Quentin Tarantino – director Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA (2013) was also honored with an AFI AWARD in 2013, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According...

From director Alexander Payne, THE DESCENDANTS (2011) features a central performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney – and was honored with a 2011 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “THE DESCENDANTS paints...