Joel Coen
	is 53 years old Born: Monday, November 29, 1954   (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)	Rating none yet	Star Sign: Sagittarius Other Sagittarius celebrities

Joel Coen in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Director/screenwriter JOEL COEN was honored as Best Director for "Fargo" by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review in 1996. The screenplay for the film, which he co-wrote with his brother Ethan, won an Academy Award® and Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay of 1996 and Frances McDormand won a Best Actress Oscar® for her performance in the film.

In 1991, Joel was named Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for "Barton Fink," where the film also garnered the Palme D’Or Award for Best Picture and a Best Actor Award for John Turturro. "Barton Fink" was also honored with two New York Film Critics Circle Awards, three Academy Award® nominations and a Golden Globe nomination.

Joel attended New York University Film School and shortly thereafter began his career as an assistant editor working on several low-budget horror films including Sam Raimi’s "The Evil Dead." It was during this period that he and Ethan wrote their first feature film, the stylish crime drama "Blood Simple," which Joel subsequently directed and Ethan produced. The film appeared on several prominent top ten lists of 1985, including Time Magazine, The Washington Post and USA Today. The National Board of Review also honored "Blood Simple" as one of the Best Films of the year.

Joel’s other directorial and co-writing credits include "Raising Arizona" (1987), "Miller’s Crossing" (1990), "Barton Fink" (1991), "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994), "Fargo" (1996) and "The Big Lebowski" (1998).

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Directing -  Joel Coen  worked as director on following movies:
•	Serious Man, The (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Suburbicon (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Hail Caesar (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Burn After Reading (2008)
•	No Country for Old Men (2007)		(1234 votes)
•	Ladykillers, The (2004)	dvd	(172 votes)
•	Intolerable Cruelty (2003)	dvd	(139 votes)
•	Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001)	dvd	(201 votes)
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture 2002
•	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)	dvd	(502 votes)
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published 2001
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 2001
•	Big Lebowski, The (1998)	dvd	(533 votes)
•	Fargo (1996)	dvd	(727 votes)
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture 1997
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture 1997
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Film 1997
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 1997
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Film Editing 1997
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Editing 1997
• Won Academy Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1997
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Director 1997
•	Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994)	dvd	(143 votes)
•	Barton Fink (1991)	dvd	(110 votes)
•	Miller's Crossing (1990)	dvd	(155 votes)
•	Raising Arizona (1987)	dvd	(223 votes)
•	Blood Simple. (1984)	dvd	(106 votes)
Screenplay -  Joel Coen  worked as writer on following movies:
•	Hail Caesar (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Gambit (2009) [Announced]
•	Suburbicon (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Serious Man, The (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Burn After Reading (2008)
•	No Country for Old Men (2007)		(1234 votes)	screenplay
•	Ladykillers, The (2004)	dvd	(172 votes)	screenplay
•	Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001)	dvd	(201 votes)
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture 2002
•	Big Lebowski, The (1998)	dvd	(533 votes)	written by
•	Fargo (1996)	dvd	(727 votes)	written by
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture 1997
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Film 1997
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 1997
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Film Editing 1997
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Editing 1997
• Won Academy Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1997
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Director 1997
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture 1997
•	Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994)	dvd	(143 votes)
•	Barton Fink (1991)	dvd	(110 votes)	written by
•	Miller's Crossing (1990)	dvd	(155 votes)
•	Raising Arizona (1987)	dvd	(223 votes)	written by
•	Crimewave (1985)		(7 votes)
•	Blood Simple. (1984)	dvd	(106 votes)	written by
Production -  Joel Coen  worked as producer on following movies:
•	Suburbicon (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Serious Man, The (2009) [Pre-production]
•	Burn After Reading (2008)
•	No Country for Old Men (2007)		(1234 votes)
•	Seasons of Dust (2007) [Pre-production]			executive producer
•	Romance & Cigarettes (2005)		(1 votes)	executive producer
•	Ladykillers, The (2004)	dvd	(172 votes)
•	Bad Santa (2003)	dvd	(131 votes)	executive producer
•	Down From the Mountain (2000)	dvd	(2 votes)	executive producer

Appeared as Himself

•	Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty', A (2004)			Himself
•	Minnesota Nice (2003)			Himself
•	Inside Look: Down from the Mountain (2000)			Himself
•	Cinema mil: (Episode #1.3) (2000)			Himself (archive footage)
•	69th Annual Academy Awards, The (1997)		(2 votes)	Himself - Best Original