Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen is a film director, producer, editor and screenwriter.

quick facts
Birthdate:September 21, 1957
Birthplace:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Age:54
Height:5' 8"
Education:Princeton University, Bard College at Simon's Rock
Also known as:Roderick Jaynes, Ethan Jesse Coen

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
2007 Academy Award for Best Picture No Country for Old Men
2007 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay No Country for Old Men
1996 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Fargo
2007 Academy Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
1991 Palme d'Or Barton Fink
1985 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic Blood Simple
2007 BAFTA Award for Best Direction No Country for Old Men
2007 Satellite Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2010 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award A Serious Man
2007 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2007 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film No Country for Old Men
1997 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Fargo
1997 Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Fargo
2007 National Board of Review Award for Best Film No Country for Old Men
2007 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture No Country for Old Men
2007 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2007 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2007 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film No Country for Old Men
1996 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Fargo
1996 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Fargo
2001 London Film Critics Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year The Man Who Wasn't There
1996 London Film Critics Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year Fargo
2007 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture No Country for Old Men
2007 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2007 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay No Country for Old Men
2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture No Country for Old Men
2008 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film No Country for Old Men
2002 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film The Man Who Wasn't There
2009 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay A Serious Man
2009 National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay A Serious Man
2008 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay No Country for Old Men
2007 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture No Country for Old Men
1996 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Fargo
2007 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
1996 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Fargo
2000 Nominated - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2007 Nominated - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay No Country for Old Men
2007 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction No Country for Old Men
2008 Nominated - Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay No Country for Old Men
2009 Nominated - Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Burn After Reading
1996 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Fargo
2007 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film No Country for Old Men
2009 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay A Serious Man
2010 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Director A Serious Man
2008 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film No Country for Old Men
2002 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film The Man Who Wasn't There
2008 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film No Country for Old Men
2009 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Burn After Reading
2001 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy O Brother, Where Art Thou?
1997 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Fargo
2007 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2007 Nominated - DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film No Country for Old Men
2009 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay A Serious Man
2009 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Original Screenplay A Serious Man
2007 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Director No Country for Old Men
2007 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing No Country for Old Men
2009 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay A Serious Man
2009 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture A Serious Man
2008 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Burn After Reading
2001 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Writer The Man Who Wasn't There
1997 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Fargo
2007 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Writer No Country for Old Men
1997 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Fargo
2008 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture No Country for Old Men
2002 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture The Man Who Wasn't There
1997 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Fargo
1997 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Fargo
2007 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay No Country for Old Men
2001 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay O Brother, Where Art Thou?
1986 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Blood Simple
1986 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Blood Simple
1997 Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing Fargo
2007 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Editing No Country for Old Men
2008 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Burn After Reading
2000 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay O Brother, Where Art Thou?
1996 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Fargo
2007 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted No Country for Old Men
1996 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Editing Fargo
2010 Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film A Serious Man
2008 Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film No Country for Old Men
2002 Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film The Man Who Wasn't There
2010 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director True Grit
2010 Nominated - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay True Grit
2010 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film True Grit
2011 Nominated - Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures True Grit
2010 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture True Grit
2010 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director True Grit
2010 Nominated - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay True Grit
2011 Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay True Grit
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Written works by Ethan Coen

  • Gates of Eden
    Gates of Eden
  • Almost an Evening
    Almost an Evening
  • O brother, where art thou?
    O brother, where art thou?
  • The big Lebowski
    The big Lebowski
  • The drunken driver has the right of way
    The drunken driver has the right of way
TitleGenre
Gates of Eden
Almost an Evening
O brother, where art thou?
The big Lebowski
The drunken driver has the right of way
The Ladykillers Fiction
The man who wasn't there
The Hudsucker proxy
Fargo
Falltür ins Paradies
Puertas del Eden, Las
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Characters created by Ethan Coen

Jeffrey Lebowski - "The Dude"
Jeffrey Lebowski - "The Dude"

Personal relationships of Ethan Coen

Tricia Cooke
Tricia Cooke
Age:46
Relationship type:Marriage
Together since:October 2, 1993

Tricia Cooke is an American film editor who is married to director Ethan Coen. They live in New York City. Tricia Cooke has worked as an editor or associate editor on many of the Coen brothers' films.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    For which awards has Ethan Coen been nominated?
  • A:
    Award nominations include:
    - Academy Award for Best Picture for "No Country for Old Men"
    - Academy Award for Best Picture for "Fargo"
    - Academy Award for Best Director for the movie "No Country for Old Men"
    - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for "Fargo"
    - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
    - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for "No Country for Old Men"
  • Q:
    What films has Ethan Coen directed?
  • A:
    The following movies were directed by Ethan Coen:
    - The Big Lebowski
    - Fargo
    - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    - The Ladykillers
    - Raising Arizona
    - Miller's Crossing
  • Q:
    Who is Ethan Coen related to?
  • A:
    Ethan Coen's sibling is Joel Coen.
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