Awards
Academy Awards3 won · 9 nominated
- Nominated2019Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Nominated2011Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · True Grit
- Nominated2011Best Picture · True Grit
- Nominated2011Best Director · True Grit
- Nominated2010Best Writing, Original Screenplay · A Serious Man
- Nominated2010Best Picture · A Serious Man
- Won2008Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · No Country for Old Men
- Won2008Best Picture · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2008Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2008Best Film Editing · No Country for Old Men
- Won1997Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Fargo
- Nominated1997Best Director · Fargo
BAFTA Film Awards2 won · 11 nominated
- Nominated2014Best Original Screenplay · Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nominated2011Best Adapted Screenplay · True Grit
- Nominated2011Best Film · True Grit
- Nominated2010Best Original Screenplay · A Serious Man
- Nominated2009Best Original Screenplay · Burn After Reading
- Won2008Best Direction · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2008Best Film · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2008Best Editing · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2008Best Adapted Screenplay · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2001Best Original Screenplay · O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Won1997Best Direction · Fargo
- Nominated1997Best Film · Fargo
- Nominated1997Best Original Screenplay · Fargo
Golden Globes7 nominated
- Nominated2007Best Motion Picture – Drama · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007Best Screenplay · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2001Best Screenplay · The Man Who Wasn't There
- Nominated2000Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Nominated1996Best Screenplay · Fargo
- Nominated1996Best Director · Fargo
Cannes Film Festival3 won
- Won1996Cannes Best Director Award · Fargo
- Won1991Palme d'Or · Barton Fink
- Won1991Cannes Best Director Award · Barton Fink
Other awards25 won · 27 nominated
- Won2013National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director · Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nominated2013National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay · Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nominated2013Satellite Award for Best Director: Satellite Award for Best Director · Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nominated2013Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay: Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay · Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nominated2011Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture · True Grit
- Nominated2011Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay · True Grit
- Nominated2010Critics' Choice Awards: Best Director · True Grit
- Nominated2010Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director · A Serious Man
- Nominated2009Critics' Choice Awards: Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · A Serious Man
- Won2009National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay: National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay · A Serious Man
- Won2009National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay · A Serious Man
- Nominated2009Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay: Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay · A Serious Man
- Nominated2009Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay · Burn After Reading
- Nominated2008Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film · Burn After Reading
- Won2008Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture · No Country for Old Men
- Won2008Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007Critics' Choice Awards: Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007Critics' Choice Awards: Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year: London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007National Board of Review Award for Best Film: National Board of Review Award for Best Film · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007Satellite Award for Best Director: Satellite Award for Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2007Satellite Award for Best Editing: Satellite Award for Best Editing · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director: Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · No Country for Old Men
- Won2007Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film: Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film · No Country for Old Men
- Nominated2002Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay · The Man Who Wasn't There
- Nominated2001Critics' Choice Awards: Best Original and Adapted Screenplay · The Man Who Wasn't There
- Nominated2001Nebula Award for Best Script: Nebula Award for Best Script · O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Nominated2001Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay · O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Nominated2000European Film Award for Best Non-European Film: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film · O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Won1997Independent Spirit Awards: Best Screenplay · Fargo
- Won1997Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director · Fargo
- Nominated1997Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture · Fargo
- Won1997Satellite Award for Best Director: Satellite Award for Best Director · Fargo
- Nominated1997Satellite Award for Best Editing: Satellite Award for Best Editing · Fargo
- Nominated1997Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay: Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay · Fargo
- Won1997Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay · Fargo
- Won1996Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · Fargo
- Nominated1996Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Fargo
- Won1996London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year: London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year · Fargo
- Won1996London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year: London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year · Fargo
- Won1996National Board of Review Award for Best Director: National Board of Review Award for Best Director · Fargo
- Won1996New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film · Fargo
- Nominated1987National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay · Raising Arizona
- Won1986Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director · Blood Simple
- Nominated1986Independent Spirit Awards: Best Screenplay · Blood Simple
- Won1985Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · Blood Simple
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.