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Fargo
1996
Director
Joel Coen
Year
1996
Style
Content Rating
TV-14
Stars
William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Frances McDormand
Languages
🇬🇧 English
Origin Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States
Synopsis
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.
Major Awards
Overall
3 wins — 8 nominations
Wins (3)
Best Picture
Critics Choice Awards (1997)
Best Picture
Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America, USA (1997)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1997)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominations (8)
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1997)
Best Film
César Awards, France (1997)
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Academy Awards, USA (1997)
Best Picture
Best Director
Critics Choice Awards (1997)
Best Director
Golden Globes, USA (1997)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1997)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1997)
Best Screenplay - Original
Golden Globes, USA (1997)
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture