Biography
American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.
The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).
Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.
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Filmography
all 59
Movies 53
Director 21
self 17
Writer 8
TV Shows 6
Producer 6
Himself
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022)
Movie
Director
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Movie
Himself (voice)
Is This Water? (2020)
Movie
Writer
The Jesus Rolls (2019)
Movie
Director
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Movie
6.32
Writer
Suburbicon (2017)
Movie
4.33
Director
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Movie
5.5
Self
The Way of Folk (2016)
Movie
Writer
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Movie
5.43
Writer
Unbroken (2014)
Movie
4.83
Executive Producer
Fargo (2014)
TV
5.85
Self
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2014)
Movie
Producer
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2013)
Movie
Director
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Movie
6.46
Self
A Special Day (2012)
Movie
Writer
Gambit (2012)
Movie
Director
True Grit (2010)
Movie
6.57
Self
Michel Ciment: The Art of Sharing Movies (2010)
Movie
Original Story
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
Movie
6
Director
A Serious Man (2009)
Movie
5.05
Director
Burn After Reading (2008)
Movie
7.54
Self
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008)
Movie
Self
Diary of a Country Sheriff (2008)
Movie
Director / Writer
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Editor / Producer
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Movie
8.11
Director
World Cinema (2007)
Movie
Director
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Movie
10
Executive Producer
Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Editor / Producer
The Ladykillers (2004)
Movie
8
Leçon de Cinéma (2004)
TV
Executive Producer
Bad Santa (2003)
Movie
6
Director
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Movie
10
Self
Minnesota Nice (2003)
Movie
Director
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Movie
5.8
Self / Producer
Down from the Mountain (2001)
Movie
Self
The Coen Brothers (2000)
Movie
Director
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Movie
5
Self
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998)
Movie
Thanks
Eight (1998)
Movie
Himself
Independent Focus (1998)
TV
Director
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Movie
5.8
Screenplay / Director / Editor
Fargo (1996)
Movie
6.91
Self
American Cinema (1995)
Movie
Director
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Movie
5.81
Self
American Cinema (1994)
TV
HBO First Look (1992)
TV
Director
Barton Fink (1991)
Movie
6.19
Director
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Movie
5.95
Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)
Darkman (1990)
Movie
5.24
Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
Movie
Director
Raising Arizona (1987)
Movie
5.98
Drive-In Security
Spies Like Us (1985)
Movie
6.03
Writer
Crimewave (1985)
Movie
Director
Blood Simple (1984)
Movie
3.5
Assistant Editor
The Evil Dead (1981)
Movie
5.92
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Writer
Dark Web
Movie
Writer
Scarface
Movie
Director / Writer
Untitled Coen Brothers Horror Project
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.63
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1954-11-29 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis Park, United States of America
SpouseFrances McDormand
SiblingsEthan Coen
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City · St. Louis Park, United States of America
Also Known AsRoderick Jaynes, ジョエル・コーエン, Джоэл Коэн, 喬爾·科恩, 조엘 데이비드 코엔, Joel David Coen, 조엘 코엔, 乔尔·科恩, 科恩兄弟
AwardsNational Board of Review Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Cannes Best Director Award, Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Satellite Award for Best Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
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