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Joel Coen

Directing

Born November 29, 1954 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also known as Roderick Jaynes · 조엘 데이비드 코엔 · Joel David Coen

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Biography

Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).

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Awards & recognition

  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 2013
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2009
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 2009
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2008
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2008
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  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2008
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2008
  • Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 2008
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2008
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Director · 2007
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2007
  • Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 2007
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2007
  • London Film Critics Circle Award — Film of the Year · 2007
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Film · 2007
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Director · 2007
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Film · 2007
  • Satellite Award — Best Director · 2007
  • Toronto Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2007
  • Toronto Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2007
  • Cannes Best Director Award · 2001
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1997
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1997
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Screenplay · 1997
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1997
  • Satellite Award — Best Director · 1997
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1997
  • Cannes Best Director Award · 1996
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 1996
  • London Film Critics Circle Award — Director of the Year · 1996
  • London Film Critics Circle Award — Film of the Year · 1996
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Director · 1996
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Film · 1996
  • Cannes Best Director Award · 1991
  • Palme d'Or · 1991
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1986
  • Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · 1985
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2016 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2014 · nominated
  • AACTA International Award — Best Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Original Song · 2013 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2011 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2011 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2011 · nominated
  • Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 2011 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2010 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Director · 2010 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 2010 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2010 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2008 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2008 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Editing · 2008 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2008 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2008 · nominated
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Comedy Film · 2008 · nominated
  • Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 2008 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2008 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
  • Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 2007 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 2007 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Editing · 2007 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Foreign Film · 2002 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
  • Nebula Award — Best Script · 2001 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2000 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2000 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1998 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1997 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1997 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1997 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1997 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Editing · 1997 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1997 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1997 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 1997 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Director · 1997 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Editing · 1997 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 1996 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 1996 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1996 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1996 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1987 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Screenplay · 1986 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1986 · nominated

Filmography37 titles

Fargo

2014Executive Producer

No Country for Old Men

2007Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

The Big Lebowski

1998Director, Editor, Writer

Fargo

1996Director, Editor, Writer

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Barton Fink

1991Director, Editor, Screenplay

Unbroken

2014Screenplay

Miller's Crossing

1990Director, Screenplay

True Grit

2010Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000Director, Editor, Writer

The Evil Dead

1981Assistant Editor

The Shape of Water

2017Thanks

Bridge of Spies

2015Writer

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013Director, Editor, Producer, Songs, Writer

Blood Simple

1984Director, Editor, Writer

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994Director, Writer

Raising Arizona

1987Director, Screenplay

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Paris, Je T'aime

2006Director, Writer

A Serious Man

2009Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Burn After Reading

2008Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Bad Santa

2003Executive Producer

The Grey Zone

2001Thanks

Eddington

2025Thanks

Darkman

1990as Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)

Spies Like Us

1985as Drive-In Security

The Ladykillers

2004Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Romance & Cigarettes

2005Executive Producer

Intolerable Cruelty

2003Director, Editor, Screenplay

Suburbicon

2017Writer

Hail, Caesar!

2016Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Eye of God

1997Thanks

Gambit

2012Writer

Crimewave

1985as Reporter at execution (uncredited)

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009Original Story

The Jesus Rolls

2019Characters