Fargo awards
American Film Institute
- 100 Greatest American Movies (winner)
- 1998
Cannes Film Festival
- Best Director (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Best Picture (winner)
- 1996
- Best Actress (winner)
- Frances McDormand
- 1996
Directors Guild of America
- Best Director (nominee)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Picture (winner)
- 1996
- Best Director (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Ethan Coen
- 1996
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Actor (winner)
- William H. Macy
- 1996
- Best Actress (winner)
- Frances McDormand
- 1996
- Best Cinematography (winner)
- Roger Deakins
- 1996
National Board of Review
- Best Picture (nominee)
- 1996
- Best Director (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Actress (winner)
- Frances McDormand
- 1996
New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Picture (winner)
- 1996
Screen Actors Guild
- Best Actress (winner)
- Frances McDormand
- 1996
- Best Supporting Actor (nominee)
- William H. Macy
- 1996
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Best Actress (winner)
- Frances McDormand
- 1996
- Best Cinematography (nominee)
- Roger Deakins
- 1996
- Best Director (nominee)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Original Screenplay (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Original Screenplay (winner)
- Ethan Coen
- 1996
- Best Picture (nominee)
- Ethan Coen
- 1996
- Best Supporting Actor (nominee)
- William H. Macy
- 1996
- Best Editing (nominee)
- Roderick Jaynes
- 1996
American Society of Cinematographers
- Best Cinematography (nominee)
- Roger Deakins
- 1996
Chicago Film Critics Association
- Best Picture (winner)
- 1996
- Best Director (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Ethan Coen
- 1996
- Best Original Score (winner)
- Carter Burwell
- 1996
- Best Actress (winner)
- Frances McDormand
- 1996
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Joel Coen
- 1996
- Best Screenplay (winner)
- Ethan Coen
- 1996



