Joel Coen

Biography

Born 11/29/1954

With producer, co-writer and brother Ethan, writer-director Joel Coen was part of the most celebrated brother act in recent entertainment memory. He helmed a series of stylish, irreverent and cinema-savvy movies that never failed to charm critics while thrilling an initially small, but loyal band...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2008, received Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
In 2008, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
In 2008, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

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Highlights

In 2007, With brother Ethan, co-directed (also co-wrote and co-produced) the award winning film, "No Country for Old Men" starring Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director
In 2004, Helmed "The Ladykillers," with Tom Hanks and Marlon Wayans
In 2003, Co-directed with brother Ethan "Intolerable Cruelty," which starred George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones

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