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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With “The Descendants” and “Midnight in Paris” drawing WGA wins, awards season has entered the final stretch, with the Independent Spirit Awards this Saturday and the Oscars on Sunday. Ballots for the ...