Ethan Coen

Writing

Born: 1957-09-21

From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Gender: Male

Height: 172.00 m

Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

Roderick Jaynesايثان كوين伊森·柯恩이선 제시 코엔Ethan Jesse Coenئیسن کۆون 科恩兄弟اتان کوئن

Biography

Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker, working with his brother, Joel 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 up 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 & Nominations10 won · 50 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

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

2013

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Nominated

AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

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

BAFTA Award for Best Film

True Grit

2011

Nominated

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

True Grit

2011

Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

True Grit

2011

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

True Grit

2011

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

A Serious Man

2010

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2010

Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2010

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

True Grit

2010

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

A Serious Man

2010

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2010

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

True Grit

2010

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Burn After Reading

2009

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best 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

National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009

🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009

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

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 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 Director

No Country for Old Men

2008

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film

Burn After Reading

2008

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Editing

No Country for Old Men

2008

Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2008

🏆 Won

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008

🏆 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

Academy Award for Best Picture

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 Director

No Country for Old Men

2008

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Editing

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2007

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men

2007

🏆 Won

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

No Country for Old Men

2007

Acting3 titles

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Series

Ethan Coen

Also Known As

Biography

Photos12

Awards & Nominations10 won · 50 nominated

Acting3 titles

HBO First Look

Darkman

Crimewave

Directing18 titles

No Country for Old Men

The Big Lebowski

Fargo

True Grit

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Burn After Reading

Drive-Away Dolls

Honey Don't!

Hail, Caesar!

Paris Je T'aime

Inside Llewyn Davis

A Serious Man

The Man Who Wasn't There

Barton Fink

The Ladykillers

The Hudsucker Proxy

To Each His Own Cinema

Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind

Writing30 titles

No Country for Old Men

The Big Lebowski

Bridge of Spies

Fargo

True Grit

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Unbroken

Burn After Reading

Drive-Away Dolls

Honey Don't!

Hail, Caesar!

Crimewave

Suburbicon

Intolerable Cruelty

Raising Arizona

Miller's Crossing

Paris Je T'aime

Inside Llewyn Davis

A Serious Man

The Man Who Wasn't There

Barton Fink

Blood Simple

The Ladykillers

The Hudsucker Proxy

Gambit

To Each His Own Cinema

The Jesus Rolls

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

The Naked Man

Production25 titles

Fargo

No Country for Old Men

The Big Lebowski

Fargo

True Grit

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Burn After Reading

Bad Santa

Drive-Away Dolls

Honey Don't!

Hail, Caesar!

Intolerable Cruelty

Raising Arizona

Miller's Crossing

Inside Llewyn Davis

A Serious Man

The Man Who Wasn't There

Barton Fink

Blood Simple