Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and '90s.
 He is best known for his films "Trust", "Amateur" and "Henry Fool", which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue.
Damian Young (born October 27, 1961) is an American actor notable for his appearance in the Hal Hartley film "Amateur" (1994).
 He also featured in Hartley's film "Simple Men," and has appeared in theatre, television and film.
 He played bus driver Stu Benedict in "The Adventures of Pete & Pete", and more recently Gabriel in "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)".
Fay Grim is a 2006 Espionage thriller drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley.
 The film is a sequel to Hartley's 1997 film "Henry Fool", and revolves around the title character, played by Parker Posey, the sister of Simon Grim (James Urbaniak).
 The plot revolves around Fay's attempt to unravel an increasingly violent mystery in Europe.
Dan Ouellette is an American artist, illustrator, director, author and production designer.
 He began drawing as a child inspired by Escher, Dalí and Moebius.
 His drawings usually begin with very rough sketches and are intended to capture a moment of tension or eroticism.
 His art pushes his audience into areas where people feel less than comfortable, stating that the "US which is so puritanical, our bodies are usually a great source of anxiety and fear".
 As a production designer, he has designed over fifteen independent feature films in the past decade as well as numerous commercials and music videos.
 He is best known as the director for the music videos "Blue" and "Looking Glass" by The Birthday Massacre, receiving over 4 million combined views on YouTube, and has directed music videos for the industrial band Android Lust.
 He has done production design for many films over the years including "Chasing Sleep" starring Jeff Daniels.
 Dan's artwork is strongly themed around surrealism and mostly done in pencil.
 As an artist he has exhibited widely.
 He has been published in numerous anthology art books including "Bio-Mannerism" which also features work by H.R. Giger and Beksinski, and he has been featured in magazines internationally.
 David Bowie commented while looking at Dan's art that he has noticed a strong influence of science fiction on contemporary art.
 Giger saw a different aspect, saying simply "Very bony."
 He grew to adore the cinema of Fellini and later to marvel at Lynch's "Eraserhead".
 Rather than pursue a formal education in the fine arts he chose to study the craft of film making and after college he became a production designer working on feature films in New York City starting with his work as a production designer for Hal Hartley in 1990 with Trust and then, in 1992, with Simple Men.
Joana Vicente (born in Portugal) is an independent movie producer and executive.
 A prominent figure in the New York film industry, Vicente has produced over forty films with her producing partner and husband Jason Kliot.
 In 1999 Vicente and Kliot produced Tony Bui's feature debut, "Three Seasons", which took the three top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, including the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize.
 Vicente and Kliot have since worked with directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Brian De Palma, Hal Hartley, Nicole Holofcener, Jim Jarmusch, and Alex Gibney.
Henry Fool is a 1997 American black comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Hal Hartley, featuring Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, and Parker Posey.
 As in "The Unbelievable Truth", an earlier Hartley film, expectation and reality again conflict.
Alexander Payne (born Constantine Alexander Payne; February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films "Election" (1999), "About Schmidt" (2002), "Sideways" (2004), "The Descendants" (2011), and "Nebraska" (2013).
 His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.
 Payne is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director.
Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957) is an American film, stage and television actor.
 He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley and appeared in many of Hartley's films, such as "Trust" (1990), "Surviving Desire" (1991), "Simple Men" (1992), "Flirt" (1993), "Amateur" (1994), and "The Book of Life" (1998; in which he played Jesus).
 Donovan also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series "Weeds".
 He made his writing/directorial debut with the film "Collaborator" (2011).
Ned Rifle is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley.
 It is the third and final film in a trilogy following characters introduced in Hartley's 1997 film "Henry Fool" and 2006 sequel "Fay Grim".
 "Ned Rifle" stars Liam Aiken as the title character, reprising his role from the other two films, as well as Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, James Urbaniak, and Thomas Jay Ryan.
Susan Littenberg (born 1967) is an American film editor.
 Littenberg graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1985 in before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the University of Delaware in 1990.
 Littenberg began her career as an assistant editor working with filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Hal Hartley and Ang Lee.
 She began her feature editing career as the lead editor of Steven Soderbergh's "Gray's Anatomy".
 She was the editor of films such as "Tadpole", "13 Going on 30", "A Lot Like Love", "Charlotte's Web", "Bride Wars", and "Easy A".
 Littenberg was nominated for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical for "Easy A" at the 2010 American Cinema Editors Awards.
 She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Michael and her daughter, Charlotte and has taught at The Edit Center in New York City, the Main International Film Workshops and the City College of New York.

Question: Who has more awards for their films, Hal Hartley or Alexander Payne?
Answer: Alexander Payne