Best Director2012 Film Fan Awards84th Academy Awards
Best Director Nominee
The Descendants (2011)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Alexander Payne— Alexander Payne
Synopsis / Overview
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
Historical Academy Record
DIRECTING — 84th Academy Awards (2012)
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