The director brought his little girl as a companion to the big night, where his film ‘The Holdovers’ was nominated
Alexander Payne stepped out for Hollywood’s biggest night with his baby girl by his side.
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker, 63, came forward to support his film, The Holdovers, with her 6-year-old daughter in tow. The two held hands and smiled for the camera, with his daughter wearing a striped knit top and an oversized tulle skirt, while her father opted for a classic tuxedo.
Payne shares a daughter with ex Maria Kontos.
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Alexander Payne and his 6-year-old daughter.
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In November, the proud dad brought his daughter with him to the 64th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece. The outing came just hours before he attended the premiere of his latest, Children of winter in Olympia in the country, whose citizenship he also has.
The Holdovers saw Payne reunite with actor Paul Giamatti, with whom he worked in the 2004 Oscars. Sideways.
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Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alexander Payne attend the BFI screening of ‘The Holdovers’ and Q&A at BFI Southbank.
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“Paul and I share a truly unique — unique in my experience, anyway — sense of the kind of film we’re making,” Payne told PEOPLE in December.
“He can do both comedy and drama — often at the same time — and makes even bad dialogue work, so he’s even better with good dialogue,” said the director.
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