List of awards and nominations received by the Coen brothers
# List of awards and nominations received by the Coen brothers

This is the list of awards and nominations received by the Coen brothers (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen).

## Awards

### Academy Awards

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen have each been nominated for a total of fourteen Academy Awards (twice under their alias “Roderick Jaynes”) and have won four, including two for screenwriting (Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men), one for Best Director (No Country for Old Men), and one for Best Picture (No Country for Old Men). Twelve of their nominations were joint, but each received an individual nomination for Fargo (Joel for Best Director and Ethan for Best Picture) – thus the brothers have fifteen combined nominations.

They are two of only eleven filmmakers with three Oscars for the same film. The others are James L. Brooks for Terms of Endearment (1983), James Cameron for Titanic (1997), Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather Part II (1974), Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Billy Wilder for The Apartment (1960), Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, Bong Joon-ho for Parasite (Cuarón and Bong's films both won Best International Feature Film) and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

**Best Picture**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Ethan) | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Joel) | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Best Original Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |

**Best Adapted Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Nominated |

**Best Editing (as Roderick Jaynes)**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

**Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Ethan) | Nominated |
| 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Ethan) | Nominated |
| 2009 | Burn After Reading | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |

**Best Motion Picture – Drama**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Joel) | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |

**Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Nominated |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |

**Best Original Song**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis (For "Please Mr. Kennedy") | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

**Best Film**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Ethan) | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Best Direction**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Joel) | Won |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |

**Best Original Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Nominated |
| 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Nominated |
| 2009 | Burn After Reading | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |

**Best Adapted Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Best Editing (as Roderick Jaynes)**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Fargo | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Fargo | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |

### Critics Choice Movie Awards

**Best Picture**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Ethan) | Won |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There (Ethan) | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |

**Best Comedy**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2009 | Burn After Reading | Nominated |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Nominated |

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Joel) | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Nominated |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |

### Directors Guild of America Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Joel) | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Won |

### Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Won |
| 2011 | True Grit | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Nominated |
| 2015 | Fargo | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Won |
| 2016 | Fargo | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Won |
| 2018 | Fargo | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Nominated |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

**Best Original Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Nominated |
| 2009 | Burn After Reading | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |

**Best Adapted Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Blood Simple | Best Director (Joel) | Won |
| 1986 | Blood Simple | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1997 | Fargo | Best Director (Joel) | Won |
| 1997 | Fargo | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Robert Altman Award | Won |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Best Feature | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

**Best Action or Adventure Film**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Nominated |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Best Independent Film**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo (Joel) | Nominated |

**Best Writing**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |

### Cannes Film Festival

**Palme d'Or**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Won |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Nominated |
| 1996 | Fargo | Nominated |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Nominated |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Nominated |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers | Nominated |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |

**Best Director**

The awards were given to Joel Coen

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Won |
| 1996 | Fargo | Won |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Won |

**Cannes Grand Prix**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |

### Venice Film Festival

**Golden Osella for Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Won |

### National Board of Review

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1996 | Fargo | Won |

**Best Original Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Won |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |

**Best Adapted Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Won |

**Best Film**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Won |

### National Society of Film Critics

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |

**Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1988 | Raising Arizona | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Serious Man | Won |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |

**Best Film**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |

### New York Film Critics Circle

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Won |

**Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Won |

### Los Angeles Film Critics Association

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1996 | Fargo | Won |

**Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1996 | Fargo | Won |

### London Film Critics Circle

**Director of the Year**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |

**Screenwriter of the Year**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |
| 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Nominated |
| 2002 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Won |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men | Nominated |
| 2011 | True Grit | Nominated |
| 2014 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |

### Chicago Film Critics Association

**Best Director**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1992 | Barton Fink | Nominated |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |

**Best Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Miller's Crossing | Nominated |
| 1992 | Barton Fink | Nominated |
| 1997 | Fargo | Won |

**Best Original Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Nominated |

**Best Adapted Screenplay**

| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Won |
| 2010 | True Grit | Nominated |
