List of awards and nominations received by Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton awards and nominations
	; Thornton in February 2012
Totals
Wins	27
Nominations	69

Last updated December 23, 2024

The following article is a list of awards and nominations received by Billy Bob Thornton .

Thornton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sling Blade (1996). He was nominated for Best Actor for playing a developmentally disabled man in Sling Bade and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a man discover a plane crash in A Simple Plan (1998). He was Golden Globe Award-nominated for his roles in A Simple Plan (1998), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Bandits (2001), and Bad Santa (2003). He has also received three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award.

On television, he portrayed Lorne Malvo in the first season of the FX television series Fargo (2014). For his performance he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He was further Globe-nominated for playing an alcoholic lawyer in the Amazon Prime Video legal series Goliath (2016–2021) and a landman in the Paramount+ drama series Landman (2024).

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Best Adapted Screenplay	Sling Blade	Won	^[1]
1996	Best Actor	Sling Blade	Nominated	^[1]
1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Nominated	^[2]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Daytime Emmy Awards
1999	Outstanding Special Class Special	Film Preservation Classics^[D]	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
2014	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Fargo	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	A Simple Plan	Nominated	^[3]
2001	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated	^[3]
2001	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Bandits	Nominated	^[3]
2003	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Bad Santa	Nominated	^[3]
2014	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Fargo	Won	^[3]
2016	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Goliath	Won	^[3]
2024	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Landman	Pending	^[3]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1997	Outstanding Performance by a Cast ^[H]	Sling Blade	Nominated
1997	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	Sling Blade	Nominated
1999	Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role	A Simple Plan	Nominated
2015	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Fargo	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result
American Film Institute Awards	2001	Actor of the Year – Male – Movies	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival	2012	Golden Bear	Jayne Mansfield's Car	Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	1999	Favorite Supporting Actor – Adventure/Sci-Fi	Armageddon	Nominated
Chicago International Film Festival	1996	Special Jury Prize (Director)	Sling Blade	Won
Cinequest Film Festival	2001	Maverick Tribute Award	Himself	Honored^[B]
Crime Thriller Awards	2014	Best Supporting Actor	Fargo	Nominated
DVD Exclusive Awards	2002	Best Audio Commentary: New Release	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated^[C]
Edgar Awards	1997	Best Motion Picture	Sling Blade	Won
Empire Awards	2001	Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated
Fantasporto Awards	1992	International Fantasy Film Award – Best Screenplay	One False Move	Won^[E]
Hollywood Walk of Fame	2004	Motion Pictures Star	Himself	Honored
Humanitas Prizes	1996	Feature Film Category	A Family Thing	Nominated^[E]
Independent Spirit Awards	1992	Best Screenplay	One False Move	Nominated^[E]
Independent Spirit Awards	1996	Best First Feature	Sling Blade	Won^[F]
Paris Film Festival	2001	Grand Prix	All the Pretty Horses	Nominated
Satellite Awards	1996	Best Motion Picture Screenplay – Original	Sling Blade	Nominated
	1996	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Sling Blade	Nominated
	1998	Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	A Simple Plan	Nominated
	2001	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Monster's Ball	Nominated
	2003	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	Bad Santa	Nominated
	2015	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Fargo	Nominated
	2019	Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series	Goliath	Nominated
Saturn Awards	1996	The President's Memorial Award	Himself	Honored
	1999	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Nominated
	2001	Best Writing	The Gift	Nominated^[E]
	2002	Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Choice Movie: Villain	Bad Santa	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards	1997	Best Adapted Screenplay	Sling Blade	Won

Critics awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result
Boston Society of Film Critics	1996	Best New Filmmaker	Sling Blade	Runner-up
Boston Society of Film Critics	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Tie^[A]
Central Ohio Film Critics Association	2003	Best Actor	Bad Santa	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association	1996	Best Actor	Sling Blade	Won
Chicago Film Critics Association	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	1999	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	1999	Best Supporting Actor	Primary Colors	Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2014	Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Fargo	Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2001	Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Runner-up
Florida Film Critics Circle	2001	Best Actor	Bandits	Won
			The Man Who Wasn't There
			Monster's Ball
Kansas City Film Critics Circle	1996	Best Actor	Sling Blade	Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society	2001	Sierra Award – Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle	2002	Actor of the Year	The Man Who Wasn't There	Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Tie^[G]
National Society of Film Critics	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	3rd Place
Online Film & Television Association	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Won
	2001	Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated
	2003	Best Ensemble	Love Actually	Nominated
	2014	Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Fargo	Nominated
	2014	Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Fargo	Nominated
Online Film Critics Society	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Won
Online Film Critics Society	2001	Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society	2001	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Man Who Wasn't There	Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society	2001	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Bandits	Nominated
Russian Guild of Film Critics	2002	Best Foreign Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Won
San Diego Film Critics Society	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association	1998	Best Supporting Actor	A Simple Plan	Runner-up
Southeastern Film Critics Association	2001	Best Actor	The Man Who Wasn't There	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2003	Best Ensemble	Love Actually	Won^[I]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Notes

A ^ Tied with William H. Macy for his roles of George Parker/James Gordon/Arbogast in Pleasantville / A Civil Action / Psycho .
B ^ The other honorees included Richard Leacock, Spike Lee, and Ron Shelton.
C ^ Shared with Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
D ^ Shared with Marc Juris and Jessica Falcon for episode "Film Preservation Classics with Billy Bob Thornton".
E ^ Shared with Tom Epperson.
F ^ Shared with producers David L. Bushell and Brandon Rosser.
G ^ Tied with Bill Murray for his roles of Herman Blume and Kenneth Bowden in Rushmore and Wild Things (also known as Sex Crimes).
H ^ Shared with Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, John Ritter, J. T. Walsh, and Dwight Yoakam.
I ^ Shared with the cast.

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References

↑ "69th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
↑ "71st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Billy Bob Thorton - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards . Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

Billy Bob Thornton at IMDb
Billy Bob Thornton at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] "69th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[2] "71st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[globes-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Billy Bob Thorton - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards . Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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Discography Filmography Awards
Studio albums	Private Radio (2001) The Edge of the World (2003) Hobo (2005) Beautiful Door (2007)
Other albums	Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon (2004) Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (2010)
Films directed	Sling Blade (1996) All the Pretty Horses (2000) Daddy and Them (2001) Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
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