Joel Coen
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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- 2022 ·Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Calledas Himself
- 2017 ·Blood Simple: Director's Cut Interview with Joel & Ethan Coenas Self
- 2016 ·Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggersas Self
- 2016 ·Shooting 'Blood Simple'as Self
- 2016 ·The Way of Folkas
- 2015 ·The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feetas Self
- 2014 ·Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'as Self
- 2012 ·A Special Dayas Self
- 2008 ·No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenesas Self
- 2008 ·Diary of a Country Sheriffas Self
- 2004 ·Leçon de Cinémaas Self
- 2004 ·A Look Inside 'Intolerable Crueltyas Self
- 2003 ·Minnesota Niceas Self
- 2002 ·Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"as Self
- 2001 ·Down from the Mountainas Self
- 2000 ·Inside Look: Down from the Mountainas Self
- 2000 ·The Coen Brothersas Self
- 1998 ·The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'as Self
- 1998 ·Independent Focusas Self
- 1992 ·HBO First Lookas
- 1990 ·Darkmanas Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)
- 1989 ·Stephen King's World of Horroras Self
- 1985 ·Spies Like Usas Drive-In Security
- 1985 ·Crimewaveas Reporter at execution (uncredited)
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self