Joel Coen

Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, the duo have directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include ''Blood Simple'' (1984), ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), ''Miller's Crossing'' (1990), ''Barton Fink'' (1991), ''Fargo'' (1996), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998), ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), ''A Serious Man'' (2009), ''True Grit'' (2010) and ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' (2013).

The duo began directing separately in the 2020s. Joel directed the 2021 thriller ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' (adapted from the Shakespeare play) starring Denzel Washington and Coen's wife Frances McDormand. The film was his first solo directorial effort, and was nominated for three Academy Awards. Joel is set to direct another film, ''Jack of Spades''.

The brothers, together, have won four Academy Awards from 13 nominations; one for writing ''Fargo'', and three for writing, directing, and producing ''No Country For Old Men.'' They also won a Palme d'Or for ''Barton Fink.'' Provided by Wikipedia