Joel Coen
20 credits on file—20 films, spanning 1984–2021.
75
Average MEANRANK
across 20 scored credits
across 20 scored credits
20
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
37
Years active
1984–2021
1984–2021
Also credited for acting (2), writing (24).
Compare with someone elseAwards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
5 nominations
Golden Globes
2 nominations
BAFTAs
3 nominations
Cannes
3 won
+ 1 nomination
- Won Cannes · Best Director (tied with David Lynch for Mulholland Drive ) The Man Who Wasn't There · 2001
- Won Cannes · Best Director Barton Fink · 1991
- Won Cannes · Palme d'Or Barton Fink · 1991
- Nominated Oscar · Best Adapted Screenplay True Grit · 2011
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director True Grit · 2011
- Nominated Oscar · Best Picture True Grit · 2011
- Nominated Oscar · Best Picture A Serious Man · 2010
- Nominated Oscar · Best Writing, Original Screenplay A Serious Man · 2009
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Original Song Inside Llewyn Davis · 2014
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Screenplay The Man Who Wasn't There · 2002
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Film True Grit · 2011
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Adapted Screenplay True Grit · 2011
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Original Screenplay Burn After Reading · 2009
- Nominated Cannes · Palme d'Or O Brother, Where Art Thou? · 2000
11
Wins
49
Nominations
60 awards — Joel Coen
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Cannes Film Festival
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Barton Fink · 1991 | Winner |
| Best Director (tied with David Lynch for Mulholland Drive ) | The Man Who Wasn't There · 2001 | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Barton Fink · 1991 | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · 2000 | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Director | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Burn After Reading · 2009 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | The Man Who Wasn't There · 2002 | Nominee |
82nd Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Picture | A Serious Man · 2010 | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | A Serious Man · 2009 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Director | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis · 2014 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | The Man Who Wasn't There · 2002 | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
3 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Fargo · 2016 | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Fargo · 2015 | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Fargo · 2018 | Nominee |
Camerimage
2 nominations, 1 won
| Silver Frog (Main Competition) | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021 | Winner |
| Gold Frog (Main Competition) | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021 | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Inside Llewyn Davis · 2014 | Winner |
Best Director
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Miller's Crossing · 1990 | Winner |
Bronze Horse
1 nomination, 1 won
| Bronze Horse | Miller's Crossing · 1990 | Winner |
Critics' Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Critics' Award | Miller's Crossing · 1991 | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021 | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
4 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Director | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Director | The Man Who Wasn't There · 2002 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | The Man Who Wasn't There · 2002 | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Film | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Burn After Reading · 2009 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2010 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Barton Fink · 1991 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Barton Fink · 1991 | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Screenwriter | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Burn After Reading · 2009 | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Director of the Year | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2010 | Nominee |
| Best Director | True Grit · 2010 | Nominee |
11th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-European Film | The Big Lebowski · 1998 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Miller's Crossing · 1991 | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · 2001 | Nominee |
Edgar Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Burn After Reading · 2009 | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Screen International Award (USA) | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · 2000 | Nominee |
Golden Shell
1 nomination
| Golden Shell | Miller's Crossing · 1990 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | True Grit · 2010 | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Writing | Inside Llewyn Davis · 2014 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit · 2010 | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Screenplay | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
University of Southern California
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Awards | True Grit · 2011 | Nominee |
All credits
B
75
The Tragedy of Macbeth
B
75
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
C
64
Hail, Caesar!
B
78
Inside Llewyn Davis
B
79
True Grit
B
72
A Serious Man
C
68
Burn After Reading
A
83
No Country for Old Men
B
71
Paris Je T'aime
C
61
The Ladykillers
C
61
Intolerable Cruelty
B
76
The Man Who Wasn't There
B
77
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
A
80
The Big Lebowski
A
83
Fargo
C
69
The Hudsucker Proxy
B
78
Barton Fink
B
78
Miller's Crossing
B
75
Raising Arizona
B
79
Blood Simple