Fargo

Name: Fargo
Director: Joel Coen
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996

1996

IMDb

Joel Coen

1996·TV-14·

United Kingdom,

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Crime Drama Thriller Indie

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Cast

William H. Macy·Steve Buscemi·Peter Stormare·Frances McDormand

Producers

Tim Bevan·John Cameron·Ethan Coen·Joel Coen·Eric Fellner

Languages

English

Major Awards

11 wins · 12 nominations

Wins (11)

Best Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1997)

Best Feature

Ethan Coen

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1996)

Best Film

Critics Choice Awards (1997)

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1997)

Film of the Year

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1997)

Best Director

Joel Coen

Cannes Film Festival (1996)

Best Director

Joel Coen

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1997)

Director of the Year

Joel Coen

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1997)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Ethan CoenJoel Coen

Best Actor

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1997)

Best Male Lead

William H. Macy

Best Actress

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1997)

Best Female Lead

Frances McDormand

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Frances McDormand

Nominations (12)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1996)

Palme d'Or

Joel Coen

Best Picture

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1996)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1996)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1997)

Best Film

Ethan CoenJoel Coen

César Awards, France (1997)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Ethan CoenJoel Coen

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Best Picture

Ethan Coen

Best Director

Critics Choice Awards (1997)

Best Director

Joel Coen

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1996)

Best Director

Joel Coen

Golden Globes, USA (1997)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Joel Coen

Academy Awards, USA (1997)

Best Director

Joel Coen

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1997)

Best Screenplay - Original

Ethan CoenJoel Coen

Golden Globes, USA (1997)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Ethan CoenJoel Coen