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Fargo (1996)

Awards

Fargo

84 wins & 58 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Ethan Coen
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Frances McDormand
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • William H. Macy
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner Saturn Award
    • Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Nominee Eddie
    • Best Edited Feature Film
    • Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)
    • Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

American Comedy Awards, USA

  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
    • Frances McDormand
  • Steve Buscemi
    1997 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
    • Steve Buscemi
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
    • William H. Macy

American Society of Cinematographers, USA

  • Roger Deakins at an event for True Grit (2010)
    1997 Nominee ASC Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
    • Roger Deakins

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Foreign Film

Australian Film Institute

  • Ethan Coen
    1996 Winner Best Foreign Film Award
    • Ethan Coen

Bodil Awards

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner Bodil
    • Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
    • Joel Coen (director)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1996 Nominee BSFC Award
    • Best Film

BAFTA Awards

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner David Lean Award for Direction
    • Joel Coen
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Frances McDormand
  • Roger Deakins at an event for True Grit (2010)
    1997 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Roger Deakins

Critics Choice Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Picture
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen

Cannes Film Festival

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Winner Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Joel Coen

Casting Society of America, USA

  • 1996 Winner Artios Award
    • Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy
    • John S. Lyons

César Awards, France

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee César
    • Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Carter Burwell and Christine Sciulli at an event for The Family Fang (2015)
    1997 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Carter Burwell

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner CEC Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    USA.

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Joel Coen

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee FFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • William H. Macy

Golden Globes, USA

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Joel Coen
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Frances McDormand
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen

Satellite Awards

  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Motion Picture, Drama
    • Ethan Coen
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
    • William H. Macy
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
    • Frances McDormand
  • Steve Buscemi
    1997 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Drama
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Ethan Coen
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Roger Deakins at an event for True Grit (2010)
    1997 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Roger Deakins
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Frances McDormand
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Male Lead
    • William H. Macy

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner ALFS Award
    • Film of the Year
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner ALFS Award
    • Actress of the Year
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner ALFS Award
    • Director of the Year
    • Joel Coen
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner ALFS Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Ethan Coen
    1996 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Fargo (1996)
    1996 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Steve Buscemi
    1997 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best On-Screen Duo
    • Steve Buscemi
    • Peter Stormare

National Board of Review, USA

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Fargo (1996)
    1996 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

National Film Preservation Board, USA

  • Fargo (1996)
    2006 Winner National Film Registry

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
    Tied with Lili Taylor for I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) in 3rd place.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1996 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1996 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Picture
  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Frances McDormand
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • William H. Macy

Society of Texas Film Critics Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1996 Winner STFC Award
    • Best Film
  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Winner STFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen

First Americans in the Arts Awards

  • Steve Reevis in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
    1997 Winner FAITA Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Film)
    • Steve Reevis

Empire Awards, UK

  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Empire Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand

Golden Trailer Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1999 Nominee Golden Trailer
    • Best of the Decade

Sant Jordi Awards

  • Steve Buscemi
    1997 Winner Sant Jordi
    • Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
    • Steve Buscemi
    Shared with: Living in Oblivion

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Movie
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actor
    • William H. Macy
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1997 Winner Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen

Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Joel Coen (director)

IGN Summer Movie Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    2014 Nominee IGN Award
    • Best TV Episode
    For the episode: "Morton's Fork".

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Fargo (1996)
    1997 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    4th Place

Online Film & Television Association

  • Fargo (1996)
    2015 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Picture
    • Ethan Coen
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1997 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • William H. Macy
  • Frances McDormand
    1997 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Comedy/Musical Picture
    • Ethan Coen

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Ethan Coen
    1996 Winner ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Ethan Coen
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    1996 Winner ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • William H. Macy
  • Frances McDormand
    1996 Winner ACCA
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Frances McDormand
  • Steve Buscemi
    1996 Winner ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    1996 Winner ACCA
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen

20/20 Awards

  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    2017 Winner Felix
    • Best Director
    • Joel Coen
  • Frances McDormand
    2017 Winner Felix
    • Best Actress
    • Frances McDormand
  • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
    2017 Winner Felix
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • William H. Macy
  • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
    2017 Winner Felix
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Roger Deakins at an event for True Grit (2010)
    2017 Winner Felix
    • Best Cinematography
    • Roger Deakins

Girona Film Critics

  • Ethan Coen
    1997 Winner Girona Film Critics Award
    • Best Picture
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen

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