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Joel Coen

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Joel Coen Fast Facts:

Made directorial debut with 1984's Blood Simple, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Director.
Won the 1991 Cannes International Film Festival Golden Palm for best film for Barton Fink, and was nominated in 1994 for The Hudsucker Proxy and in 1996 for Fargo.
Won Best Director for Fargo at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards, the London Film Critics Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the San Diego Film Critics Awards and the Florida Film Critics Awards.
Has codirected commercials for the Gap, Budweiser and H&R Block with his brother Ethan Coen.
Prior to 2004's The Ladykillers, he was billed as director while his brother Ethan Coen was credited as producer, when in fact they shared both duties.

Joel Coen Relationships:
Debbie Coen - Sister
Edward Coen - Father
Ethan Coen - Brother
Frances McDormand - Wife
Pedro McDormand Coen - Son
Rena Coen - Mother
Joel Coen Awards:
2000 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1996 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
2008 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
2007 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
2007 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
2007 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
1997 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
College:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY (BA in Film, 1978); attended University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; attended Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, MA