The film brought them their first victory in Best Original Screenplay, plus a Best Actress prize for McDormand. It wasn’t until “Fargo” (1996), a comedic thriller about a pregnant police officer (McDormand) investigating a murder-kidnapping gone awry in Minnesota, that the brothers first came to the attention of Oscar voters. They followed their breakout hit with a series of increasingly ambitious, wildly different features: the wacky Southern farce “Raising Arizona” (1987), the moody gangster saga “Millers Crossing” (1990), the bizarre Hollywood satire “Barton Fink” (1991), and the nostalgic screwball comedy “The Hudsucker Proxy” (1994). Shot on a shoestring budget with a then largely unknown cast (including Joel’s future wife, Frances McDormand), the film established the brothers’ talent for visually striking, wholly original stories. The Coens made their feature debut with the Southwestern neo-noir “Blood Simple” (1984). Celebrate this dynamic duo by taking a look back at all 18 of their films, ranked worst to best. They’ve also become industry and academy favorites, picking up four Oscar wins for writing, directing and producing. For close to 40 years, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – better known as the Coen Brothers – have created a number of quirky, singular titles spanning a variety of genres.
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