Fargois a 1996black comedythriller filmwritten, produced and directed byJoel and Ethan Coen.Frances McDormandstars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesotapolice chiefinvestigating roadside homicides that ensue after a desperate car salesman (William H. Macy) hires two criminals (Steve BuscemiandPeter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a heftyransomfrom his wealthy father-in-law (Harve Presnell). The film was an international co-production between the United States and United Kingdom. Fargopremiered at the1996 Cannes Film Festival, where Joel Coen won the festival'sPrix de la mise en scène(Best Director Award) and the film was nominated for thePalme d'Or. A critical and commercial success,Fargoreceived sevenAcademy Awardnominations, includingBest Picture. McDormand received theAcademy Award for Best Actressand the Coens won theAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film was selected in 2006 for preservation in theNational Film Registryof the United States by t...