Academy Awards '96: Best Actress (McDormand), Best Original Screenplay; Australian Film Institute '95: Best Foreign Film; Cannes Film Festival '96: Best Director (Coen); Independent Spirit Awards '97: Best Actor (Macy), Best Actress (McDormand), Best Cinematography, Best Director (Coen), Best Film, Best Screenplay; National Board of Review Awards '96: Best Actress (McDormand), Best Director (Coen); New York Film Critics Awards '96: Best Film; Screen Actors Guild Award '96: Best Actress (McDormand); Writers Guild of America '96: Best Original Screenplay; Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards '96: Best Actress (McDormand), Best Film; Nominations: Academy Awards '96: Best Cinematography, Best Director (Coen), Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Macy); British Academy Awards '96: Best Actress (McDormand), Best Director (Coen), Best Film, Best Original Screenplay; Cesar Awards '97: Best Foreign Film; Directors Guild of America Awards '96: Best Director (Coen); Golden Globe Awards '97: Best Actress--Musical/Comedy (McDormand), Best Director (Coen), Best Film--Musical/Comedy, Best Screenplay; MTV Movie Awards '97: Best On-Screen Duo (Stormare/Buscemi); Screen Actors Guild Award '96: Best Supporting Actor (Macy).