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Fargo premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the competition's highest honor, the Palme d'Or. Joel Coen won the top directorial award, the Prix de la mise en scène. Subsequent notable screenings included the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, and the Naples Film Festival. [32] In 2006, the sixth annual Fargo Film Festival marked Fargo 's tenth anniversary by projecting the movie on a gigantic screen mounted on the north side of Fargo's then tallest building, the Radisson Hotel. [33] AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (1998 edition)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Fargo (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020 . Retrieved May 12, 2022. Durka, Elaine (March 17, 1997). " 'Fargo,' 'Sling Blade' Win Top Writers Guild Honors". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. A follow-up TV series inspired by the film, with the Coens as executive producers, debuted on FX in April 2014. [80] The first season received acclaim from both critics and audiences. [81] [82] [83] [84] Existing in the same fictional continuity as the film, each season features a different story, cast, and decade-setting. The episode " Eating the Blame" had reintroduced the buried ransom money for a minor three-episode subplot. [85] [86] Additional seasons have been made; the fourth was released on September 27, 2020. [87] The fifth season is scheduled to premiere on November 21, 2023. [88] See also [ edit ]