Joel Coen

Directing

Born: 1954-11-29
From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Male
Height: 183.00 m
Popularity: 1.6

Also Known As

Roderick Jaynes조엘 데이비드 코엔Joel David Coen科恩兄弟جوئل کوئن

Biography

Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) is an American filmmaker, working with his brother, Ethan Coen, together known as the Coen brothers(/ˈkoʊən/). Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are 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), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). The brothers generally write, direct and produce their films jointly. However, due to regulations, Joel received sole directing credit while Ethan received sole production credit until The Ladykillers (2004). From then on, they would be credited as directors and producers and shared editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. The duo started directing separately in the 2020s, resulting in Joel's The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Ethan's Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). Together, they have been nominated for 13 Academy Awards and one individual nomination. They share Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. They won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. The Coens have written films for other directors, including Sam Raimi's Crimewave (1985), Angelina Jolie's World War II biopic Unbroken (2014) and Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies (2015). They produced Terry Zwigoff's Bad Santa (2003) and John Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theatre and poetry. They are known for their distinctive stylistic trademarks, including genre hybridity. No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis was included in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000. In 1998, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Fargo among the 100 greatest American movies. Richard Corliss wrote of the Coens: "Dexterously flipping and reheating old movie genres like so many pancakes, they serve them fresh, not with syrup but with a coating of comic arsenic." Description above from the Wikipedia article Coen brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations20 won · 40 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2019
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Bridge of Spies

2016
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2014
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

2013
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

True Grit

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

True Grit

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

True Grit

2011
Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

True Grit

2011
Nominated

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

True Grit

2011
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

True Grit

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

True Grit

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2010
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2010
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

True Grit

2010
Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

A Serious Man

2010
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

A Serious Man

2010
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

True Grit

2010
Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2010
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Burn After Reading

2009
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009
Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Burn After Reading

2009
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Editing

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film

Burn After Reading

2008
Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Film Editing

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Film

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

No Country for Old Men

2007

Acting4 titles

Directing21 titles

Writing28 titles

Production15 titles

Sound1 title

Editing17 titles

Crew5 titles