Ethan Jesse Coen Wiki Biography
Ethan Coen was born on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as Ethan Jesse Coen. He is a producer and writer, known for No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010) and The Big Lebowski (1998). He has been married to Tricia Cooke since October 2, 1990. They have two children.
| Net Worth | $50 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 21, 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Height | 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) |
| Profession | Producer, Writer, Director |
| Education | Princeton University, University of Toronto Mississauga, Bard College at Simon’s Rock |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Tricia Cooke |
| Children | Buster Coen, Dusty Coen |
| Parents | Rena Coen, Edward Coen |
| Siblings | Joel Coen, Deborah Coen |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001053 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Palme d’Or, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Dir… |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Critics’ Choice Mo… |
| Movies | No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Hail, Caesar!, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Blood Simple, Barton Fink, Inside Llewyn Davis, Raising Arizona, True Grit, Miller’s Crossing, A Serious Man, The Hudsucker Proxy, Burn After Reading, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladyki… |
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| 1 | A tense situation in a moving car. E.g. Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), _Burn After reading (2008)_ and Blood Simple. (1984). |
| 2 | His films often feature a big male character who talks loudly or yells at the camera. E.g. John Goodman in The Big Lebowski (1998), Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991) and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). |
| 3 | Films often include characters or places with the stereotypes of the regions they take place in. The Mid-Western accents and snow-covered landscapes for Fargo (1996), the South-Eastern accents and barren deserts of Arizona for Raising Arizona (1987), the Southern accents and dust-bowl landscape for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Los Angeles accents and life-style in The Big Lebowski (1998), and the accents and cramped environments of Los Angeles in Barton Fink (1991). |
| 4 | Films usually contain at least one fast-talking character |
| 5 | Typically makes movies set during a specific time period, often in the near-past (Fargo (1996) takes place in 1987, The Big Lebowski (1998) in 1991, and No Country for Old Men (2007) in 1980). |
| 6 | Often has a certain phrase that is repeated throughout the movie or a specific scene. |
| 7 | The Coens frequently focus on round spinning objects: hat in Miller’s Crossing (1990), bowling balls and tumble-weed in The Big Lebowski (1998), hair pomade tins in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), UFO and a car wheel in The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) …or the fans in Blood Simple. (1984). |
| 8 | Often creates at least one lengthy sequence in most of his films where only music plays as a major event unfolds, i.e Raising Arizona (1987) when Nicolas Cage is being chased after robbing a store. Also sequences in Miller’s Crossing (1990), The Big Lebowski (1998), The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), and Fargo (1996). |
| 9 | Films often center around or include a botched crime |
| 10 | References to the films of Stanley Kubrick |
| 11 | Frequently casts Steve Buscemi (6 times), Frances McDormand (5 times), Jon Polito (5 times), John Goodman (4 times), John Turturro (4 times), George Clooney (3 times), Michael Badalucco (3 times), Charles Durning (twice), M. Emmet Walsh (twice), Peter Stormare (twice), Richard Jenkins (twice), John Mahoney (twice), Tony Shalhoub (twice), Stephen Root (twice), and Billy Bob Thornton (twice). |
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| 1 | We’ve always actually been remarkably commercially successful. Not in terms of making huge amounts of money, which we rarely do, but in terms of not losing money and making modest amounts of money. We’re actually strangely consistent in that respect. We’ve been able to keep making movies because of that and also because, strangely, we’ve had studio patrons, starting from Barry Diller. Sometimes they’re establishment people who know they’re not going to make huge amounts of money, but they like your movies. They’re moviegoers, too. |
| 2 | [re origin of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)] Ethan Coen We were in the office and Joel said, “O.K., suppose Dave Van Ronk gets beat up outside of Gerde’s Folk City. That’s the beginning of a movie. [Joel Coen adds:] It was an idea we kept coming back to. We were thinking 1961 is interesting, because it’s the scene that [Bob] Dylan came into, not the one he created or transformed, because people know more about that. Dylan once said something – and I’m paraphrasing him – “Really, all I wanted is to be as big as Dave Van Ronk.” That’s how limited that scene was, in terms of the people in the broader culture. [Ethan:]…We did start thinking about Dave Van Ronk, and in fact read his memoir, which is kind of great, “The Mayor of Macdougal Street.” But the movie’s not about Dave Van Ronk, although Oscar [Isaac], the character, has his kind of repertoire. It’s his music. It’s a fictional character we gave his music to. |
| 3 | The awards put a movie on people’s radars. Festivals are good, even though the idea of putting movies in competitions — this one is the best this, that one is the best that — is ridiculous. |
| 4 | The movie people let us play in the corner of the sandbox and leave us alone. We’re happy here. |
| 5 | We aren’t the grandfathers of any movement. In the 1980s, the so-called indie film movement was a media creation. What I found irritating is that ‘independent’ became an encomium. If it was independent, it was supposed to be good, and studio films were bad. Obviously, there are bad independent films and good studio films. |
| 6 | It’s easy to offend people. People get uncomfortable, for instance, when the main character in a movie is not sympathetic in a Hollywood formula way. Our movies are loaded with things that aren’t to everyone’s taste. On the other hand, there’s a scene in [O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)] where a frog gets squished that everyone seems to like. It’s all right to do the frog squishing. |
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| 1 | Both he and his brother Joel are huge fans of Stanley Kubrick. |
| 2 | As of 2014, he and Joel Coen wrote four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Fargo (1996), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009) and True Grit (2010). Of those, only No Country for Old Men (2007) is a winner in the category. |
| 3 | The Coen Brothers are noted for their unusual writing process of not only eschewing outlines, but of not even concerning themselves what their story is about or who their characters are before beginning to write their screenplays. They will simply begin writing any scene they think up that they find to be interesting. Then, if they think of an interesting idea for a following scene, they will write that one, and then another, and so on and so forth until they have a first draft, discovering what the story is along the way. Then, they will heavily revise what they have until they feel they have a shootable screenplay. They have noted that because of this, they will often get writer’s block around the mid-point of any given screenplay, and will begin another screenplay in the meantime in order to remain productive. For example, the entirety of Barton Fink (1991) was written while they were battling writer’s block with Miller’s Crossing (1990), and the first 40 pages of The Big Lebowski (1998) was written while they were stuck with Barton Fink (1991). |
| 4 | Along with his brother Joel, has directed six actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Michael Lerner, Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, and Hailee Steinfeld. McDormand and Bardem each won Oscars for performances in their separate movies. |
| 5 | His mother, Rena Neumann Coen, died of kidney disease in 2001. |
| 6 | Was briefly married to a woman named Hillary in 1985. Has two children, a son Buster Jacob Coen and a daughter Dusty, with current wife Tricia Cooke. |
| 7 | Has a younger sister named Deborah, who is a psychiatrist. |
| 8 | The first Coen brothers film where both he and brother Joel Coen are given directing and producing credits was The Ladykillers (2004). They have shared these duties on all of their films, but Joel has always been listed as director and Ethan as producer. |
| 9 | Only three times in Academy Award history have director-collaborators been nominated for Best Directing Oscars: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for West Side Story (1961), Warren Beatty and Buck Henry for Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men (2007). (Wise/Robbins and the Coens actually won the award). |
| 10 | He (along with his brother Joel Coen) is part of the prestigious group of individuals to have won Oscars for writing, directing and producing in the same year, for the film No Country for Old Men (2007). The others are Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), ‘James L Brooks’ for Terms of Endearment (1983), Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather: Part II (1974), Billy Wilder for The Apartment (1960) and Leo McCarey for Going My Way (1944), and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). James Cameron also won three Oscars for Titanic (1997) but they were for directing, producing and editing. |
| 11 | Worked as a statistical clerk at Macy’s before setting off to make Blood Simple. (1984). |
| 12 | Has used the character name of Marva Munson in both of his past two films. First, in Intolerable Cruelty (2003) (Judge Marva Munson) and secondly, in The Ladykillers (2004) (Marva Munson). |
| 13 | Frequently includes kidnapping plots in his films. |
| 14 | He and brother Joel Coen have had final cut on all of their films since Blood Simple. (1984), their debut film. |
| 15 | Brother-in-law of Frances McDormand. |
| 16 | Ranked #88 in Premiere’s 2003 annual Power 100 List with brother Joel Coen. They had been ranked #92 in 2002. |
| 17 | Alumnus of Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, MA, with brother Joel Coen. This is a fully-accredited college for students who typically enter at age 16 – before graduating high school. |
| 18 | Works so closely with his brother Joel Coen that the two of them have been jokingly referred to as “The Two-Headed Director”. |
| 19 | Graduated from Princeton University, where he once tried to explain a missed deadline by saying that he had lost one of his arms during a hunting accident. |
| 20 | Brother of Joel Coen. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 2014-2017 | TV Series executive producer – 30 episodes | |
| Hail, Caesar! | 2016 | producer | |
| Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | producer | |
| True Grit | 2010 | producer | |
| A Serious Man | 2009 | producer | |
| Burn After Reading | 2008 | producer | |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | producer | |
| Romance & Cigarettes | 2005 | executive producer | |
| The Ladykillers | 2004 | producer | |
| Bad Santa | 2003 | executive producer | |
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | producer | |
| Where the Girls Are | 2003 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| The Man Who Wasn’t There | 2001 | producer | |
| Down from the Mountain | 2000 | Documentary executive producer | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | producer | |
| The Big Lebowski | 1998 | producer | |
| Fargo | 1996 | producer | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | 1994 | producer | |
| Barton Fink | 1991 | producer | |
| Miller’s Crossing | 1990 | producer | |
| Raising Arizona | 1987 | producer | |
| Blood Simple. | 1984 | producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suburbicon | 2017 | filming | |
| Going Places | characters filming | ||
| Hail, Caesar! | 2016 | written by | |
| Bridge of Spies | 2015 | written by | |
| Unbroken | 2014/I | screenplay | |
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | written by | |
| Gambit | 2012/I | screenplay | |
| True Grit | 2010 | screenplay | |
| A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | 2009 | based on his screenplay for “Blood Simple” | |
| A Serious Man | 2009 | written by | |
| Burn After Reading | 2008 | written by | |
| World Cinema | 2007 | Short | |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | screenplay | |
| Paris, je t’aime | 2006 | segment “Tuileries” | |
| The Ladykillers | 2004 | screenplay | |
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | screenplay | |
| A Fever in the Blood | 2002 | Short story “A Fever in the Blood” | |
| The Man Who Wasn’t There | 2001 | written by | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | written by | |
| Gates of Eden | 1999 | Short writer | |
| The Naked Man | 1998 | written by | |
| The Big Lebowski | 1998 | written by | |
| Fargo | 1996 | written by | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | 1994 | written by | |
| Barton Fink | 1991 | written by | |
| Miller’s Crossing | 1990 | written by | |
| Raising Arizona | 1987 | written by | |
| Crimewave | 1985 | written by | |
| Blood Simple. | 1984 | written by |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail, Caesar! | 2016 | ||
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | ||
| True Grit | 2010 | ||
| A Serious Man | 2009 | ||
| Burn After Reading | 2008 | ||
| Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s’éteint et que le film commence | 2007 | segment “World Cinema” | |
| World Cinema | 2007 | Short | |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | ||
| Paris, je t’aime | 2006 | segment “Tuileries” | |
| The Ladykillers | 2004 | ||
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | uncredited | |
| The Man Who Wasn’t There | 2001 | uncredited | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | uncredited | |
| The Big Lebowski | 1998 | uncredited | |
| Fargo | 1996 | uncredited | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | 1994 | uncredited | |
| Barton Fink | 1991 | uncredited | |
| Miller’s Crossing | 1990 | uncredited | |
| Raising Arizona | 1987 | uncredited | |
| Blood Simple. | 1984 | uncredited |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail, Caesar! | 2016 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| True Grit | 2010 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| A Serious Man | 2009 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| Burn After Reading | 2008 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| The Ladykillers | 2004 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| The Man Who Wasn’t There | 2001 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| The Big Lebowski | 1998 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| Fargo | 1996 | film editor – as Roderick Jaynes | |
| Barton Fink | 1991 | as Roderick Jaynes | |
| Blood Simple. | 1984 | as Roderick Jaynes |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkman | 1990 | Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Crimewave | 1985 | Reporter at execution (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | writer: “Please Please Mr. Kennedy” | |
| Don’t Come Knocking | 2005 | writer: “Strike a Match” |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkman | 1990 | developer – uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | 2015 | special thanks | |
| Strutter | 2012 | special thanks | |
| Paper Words | 2012 | Short special thanks | |
| The Oohs | 2012 | Short acknowledgment | |
| Leaves of Grass | 2009 | the director wishes to thank | |
| Solitary Man | 2009 | special thanks | |
| The Making of ‘No Country for Old Men’ | 2008 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| X | 2008 | Short thanks | |
| Life by the Drop | 2004 | Short special thanks | |
| Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II | 2003 | sincere thanks | |
| Shooting ‘Miller’s Crossing’: A Conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Aggressive Inline | 2002 | Video Game special thanks | |
| The Grey Zone | 2001 | special thanks | |
| The 4th Floor | 1999 | special thanks | |
| Eight | 1998 | Short thanks | |
| The Whole Wide World | 1996 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 88th Annual Academy Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Way of Folk | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee (credit only) |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee (credit only) |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Guest |
| Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Une journée particulière | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Metropolis | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1996-2010 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Picture & Best Original Screenplay |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin’s Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| No Country for Old Men: Press Timeline Interviews & Conversation | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself – Co-Nominee: Best Film Editing / Co-Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay / Best Director and Best Picture (as Roderick Jaynes) |
| The Making of ‘No Country for Old Men’ | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 1996-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Look Inside ‘Intolerable Cruelty’ | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself – Producer |
| Minnesota Nice | 2003 | Video short documentary | Himself |
| Making ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’ | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Grammy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Down from the Mountain | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Inside Look: Down from the Mountain | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The Coen Brothers | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of ‘The Big Lebowski’ | 1998 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself – Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Film Editing |
| Primer plano | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Moving Pictures | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| American Cinema | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to the Basement | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Fargo (2014) |
| 2015 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Fargo (2014) |
| 2014 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | ||
| 2013 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Silver Medallion Award | Telluride Film Festival, US | ||
| 2013 | Grand Prize of the Jury | Cannes Film Festival | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) | |
| 2011 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Spur Award | Western Writers of America | Best Western Drama | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | Robert Altman Award | Independent Spirit Awards | A Serious Man (2009) | |
| 2010 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Director | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics’ Poll | Best Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Film | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2008 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Foreign Film – English Language | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Motion Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Honorary Texan Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | ||
| 2008 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Editing (Miglior montaggio) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | White Elephant | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | No Country for Old Men (2007) | |
| 2008 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay, Adapted | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | IFCS Award | Internet Film Critic Society | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | OFCC Award | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Achievement in Direction | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Achievement in Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Austin Film Critics Award | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2005 | Yoga Award | Yoga Awards | Worst Foreign Director | The Ladykillers (2004) |
| 2002 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2001 | Special Award | Camerimage | ||
| 1997 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Drama | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1996 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1996 | Best Foreign Film Award | Australian Film Institute | Fargo (1996) | |
| 1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | Fargo (1996) |
| 1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1994 | Filmmaker Award | Gotham Awards |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Limited Series | Fargo (2014) |
| 2016 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | PCC Award | Phoenix Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2015 | Screenplay Competition | Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2015 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Unbroken (2014) |
| 2015 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2015 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2014 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Unbroken (2014) |
| 2014 | Eddie | American Cinema Editors, USA | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Adapted Screenplay | Unbroken (2014) |
| 2014 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Film – International Competition | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Director – International Competition | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Screenplay – International Competition | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Art Cinema Award | Hamburg Film Festival | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) | |
| 2013 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Grand Marnier Fellowship Award | New York Film Festival | Best Film | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Editing | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Picture | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay, Original | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Screenplay Competition | Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Palme d’Or | Cannes Film Festival | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) | |
| 2013 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | Audience Choice Award | Chicago International Film Festival | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) | |
| 2013 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Song | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2012 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale) | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay (Adapted) | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | White Elephant | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2011 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | True Grit (2010) | |
| 2011 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Creative Person of the Decade | |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Adapted Screenplay of the Decade | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2010 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Screenplay of the Year | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Editing | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics’ Poll | Best Director of the Decade | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2010 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay – Adaptation | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | White Elephant | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | Eddie | American Cinema Editors, USA | Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy or Musical) | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2010 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2009 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2009 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | Golden Eagle | Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | Best Foreign Film | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Director | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics’ Poll | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics’ Poll | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2009 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2009 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2009 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Original Screenplay | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2009 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2009 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2008 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture Screen Play | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Picture (Miglior film) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director – Motion Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay – Adapted | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | White Elephant | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2008 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Eddie | American Cinema Editors, USA | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Writer | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Palme d’Or | Cannes Film Festival | No Country for Old Men (2007) | |
| 2004 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | Intolerable Cruelty (2003) |
| 2004 | Palme d’Or | Cannes Film Festival | The Ladykillers (2004) | |
| 2003 | DVD Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Audio Commentary, New Release | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2003 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2003 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2002 | Nebula Award | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Best Script | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2002 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 2001 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2001 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2001 | Eddie | American Cinema Editors, USA | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2000 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 2000 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
| 1998 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | The Big Lebowski (1998) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Film Editing | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Film Editing | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Editing | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Film Editing | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | Eddie | American Cinema Editors, USA | Best Edited Feature Film | Fargo (1996) |
| 1997 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Fargo (1996) |
| 1992 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Barton Fink (1991) |
| 1992 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Barton Fink (1991) |
| 1991 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Miller’s Crossing (1990) |
| 1986 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture | Blood Simple. (1984) |
| 1986 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Blood Simple. (1984) |
| 1986 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Blood Simple. (1984) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | IFJA Award | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Best Original Screenplay | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2014 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Screenplay | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2010 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | True Grit (2010) |
| 2010 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2009 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Film Editing | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2009 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | A Serious Man (2009) |
| 2008 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Screenplay of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Film Editing | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Film | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2001 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |
| 1998 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Big Lebowski (1998) |
| 1997 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Fargo (1996) |
| 1988 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Raising Arizona (1987) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2014 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2013 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Director | Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) |
| 2010 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | True Grit (2010) |
| 2008 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Screenplay | Burn After Reading (2008) |
| 2007 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics’ Poll | Best Director | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2002 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) |