| Fargo | |
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| 7 Nominations / 2 Wins | |
| Year | 1996 |
| Director | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Writer | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Starring | William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi |
| 69th Academy Awards | |
Fargo is a 1996 American black comedy crime thriller written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. It stars William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare and John Carroll Lynch. Fargo premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival where Joel Coen won the festival's Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director Award) and the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or. The American Film Institute named it one of the 100 greatest American movies of all time in 1998.
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Nominations
- Best Actor — William H. Macy
- Best Actress — Frances McDormand
- Best Cinematography — Roger Deakins
- Best Director — Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Best Film Editing — Roderick Jaynes
- Best Original Screenplay — Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Best Picture — Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Plot[]
Jerry Lundegard is in an unknown financial jam and wants his father-in-law's money to solve it. His plan to get to get the money involves hiring Carl Showalter and Gaer Grimsrud to kidnap his wife, and then splitting the ransom with the criminals. However, this quickly falls apart after three killings and the persistent work of chirpy but efficient police chief, the pregnant Marge Gunderson.
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