Coen Brothers Receive Lumière Award in Lyon

Joel and Ethan Coen received the Lumière Film Festival's lifetime achievement Lumière Award on Friday evening, after taking part in a masterclass at the festival in Lyon earlier that day, according to Variety.

The masterclass was moderated by festival director Thierry Frémaux, who also heads the Cannes Film Festival. During the session, Joel Coen said the joy of sitting in a movie theater with a crowd has no substitute, while Ethan Coen joked that he always feels he is not worthy.

The award caps a four-decade run of films made by the brothers together. In 1991, "Barton Fink" won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Sixteen years after that win, "No Country for Old Men" left Cannes empty-handed and went on to win four Oscars, including best picture.

Their collaborations have also extended to streaming: the brothers worked with Netflix on "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" and with Apple TV+ on Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth." Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel worked with the brothers on "Inside Llewyn Davis" and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" and with Joel on "The Tragedy of Macbeth." Producer Eric Fellner has made nine films with them.

Joel Coen met his wife, actress Frances McDormand, while casting their 1984 debut "Blood Simple."