Academy Awards archive

Fargo Oscar Nominations & Wins

Fargo has 7 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 7 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

Fargo: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1996Best Supporting Actor
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam H. Macy

Jerry Lundegaard

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryJerry MaguireRod Tidwell
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Film year1996Best Actress
Credited nominee / recipientFrances McDormand

Marge Gunderson

Win recorded
Film year1996Cinematography
Credited nominee / recipientRoger Deakins
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe English Patient
John Seale
Film year1996Best Director
Credited nominee / recipientJoel Coen
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe English Patient
Anthony Minghella
Film year1996Film Editing
Credited nominee / recipientRoderick Jaynes
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe English Patient
Walter Murch
Film year1996Best Picture
Credited nominee / recipientEthan Coen, Producer
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe English Patient
Saul Zaentz, Producer
Film year1996Original Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientEthan Coen, Joel Coen
Win recorded

Who else was nominated?

Compare Fargo with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Supporting Actor 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
Best Supporting Actor winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
Best Actress 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
Best Actress winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
Cinematography 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
Cinematography winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
Best Director 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
Best Director winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
Film Editing 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
Film Editing winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
Best Picture 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
  • The English Patient
    Saul Zaentz, Producer
    ★ Winner
  • Fargo This film
    Ethan Coen, Producer
    Nominee
  • Jerry Maguire
    James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
    Nominee
  • Secrets & Lies
    Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
    Nominee
  • Shine
    Jane Scott, Producer
    Nominee
Best Picture winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
Original Screenplay 1996 film year · Ceremony 69
Original Screenplay winner historyAll 1996 film-year results
About these award records

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