Joel Coen Says…

The usually laconic Coens proved relatively chatty in their three trips to the podium, as they picked up awards for producing, directing and their adapted screenplay, based on the Cormac McCarthy novel. Younger brother Ethan might have uttered just a few words himself, but older brother Joel spoke for both of them as he described making their first films as young kids. “And honestly, what we do now doesn’t feel that much different from what we were doing then,” he said. “We’re very thankful to all of you out there for letting us continue to play in our corner of the sandbox.”

“Whatever success we have is directly attributable to how selective we are,” Joel Coen said in winning the best adapted screenplay prize for only their second-ever adaptation. “We’ve only adapted Homer and Cormac McCarthy.”