List of awards and nominations received by Billy Bob Thornton

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

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Thornton has received several awards including two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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 alchoholic 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

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996 Best Adapted Screenplay Sling Blade Won
Best Actor Nominated
1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan Nominated

Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
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

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1998 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture A Simple Plan Nominated
2001 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama The Man Who Wasn't There Nominated
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Bandits Nominated
2003 Bad Santa Nominated
2014 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Fargo Won
2016 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Goliath Won
2024 Landman Pending

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1997 Outstanding Performance by a Cast [H] Sling Blade Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role 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

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
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 1999Favorite Supporting Actor – Adventure/Sci-Fi Armageddon Nominated
Chicago International Film Festival 1996Special Jury Prize (Director)Sling BladeWon
Cinequest Film Festival 2001Maverick Tribute AwardHimselfHonored [B]
Crime Thriller Awards 2014Best Supporting Actor Fargo Nominated
DVD Exclusive Awards 2002 Best Audio Commentary: New Release The Man Who Wasn't ThereNominated [C]
Edgar Awards 1997Best Motion PictureSling BladeWon
Empire Awards 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't ThereNominated
Fantasporto Awards1992International Fantasy Film Award – Best Screenplay One False Move Won [E]
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2004 Motion Pictures Star HimselfHonored
Humanitas Prizes 1996Feature Film Category A Family Thing Nominated [E]
Independent Spirit Awards 1992 Best Screenplay One False MoveNominated [E]
1996 Best First Feature Sling BladeWon [F]
Paris Film Festival 2001 Grand Prix All the Pretty Horses Nominated
Satellite Awards 1996 Best Motion Picture Screenplay – Original Sling BladeNominated
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Nominated
1998 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama A Simple PlanNominated
2001 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaMonster's BallNominated
2003 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Bad SantaNominated
2015 Best Actor – Television Series Drama FargoNominated
2019 Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series GoliathNominated
Saturn Awards 1996 The President's Memorial Award HimselfHonored
1999 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanNominated
2001 Best Writing The Gift Nominated [E]
2002 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't ThereNominated
Teen Choice Awards 2004 Choice Movie: Villain Bad SantaNominated
Writers Guild of America Awards 1997 Best Adapted Screenplay Sling BladeWon

Critics awards

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Boston Society of Film Critics 1996 Best New FilmmakerSling BladeRunner-up
1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanTie [A]
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2003Best Actor Bad Santa Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association 1996 Best Actor Sling BladeWon
1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanWon
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1999 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanWon
Primary Colors
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries FargoWon
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't ThereRunner-up
Florida Film Critics Circle 2001 Best Actor Bandits Won
The Man Who Wasn't There
Monster's Ball
Kansas City Film Critics Circle 1996Best ActorSling BladeWon
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2001Sierra Award – Best ActorThe Man Who Wasn't ThereNominated
London Film Critics' Circle 2002 Actor of the Year The Man Who Wasn't ThereWon
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanTie [G]
National Society of Film Critics 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan3rd Place
Online Film & Television Association1998Best Supporting ActorA Simple PlanWon
2001Best ActorThe Man Who Wasn't ThereNominated
2003Best Ensemble Love Actually Nominated
2014Best Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesFargoNominated
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Online Film Critics Society 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanWon
2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't ThereWon
Phoenix Film Critics Society 2001Best Actor in a Leading RoleThe Man Who Wasn't ThereNominated
Best Actor in a Supporting RoleBanditsNominated
Russian Guild of Film Critics 2002 Best Foreign Actor The Man Who Wasn't ThereWon
San Diego Film Critics Society 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple PlanWon
Southeastern Film Critics Association1998Best Supporting ActorA Simple PlanRunner-up
2001Best ActorThe Man Who Wasn't ThereWon
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2003 Best Ensemble Love ActuallyWon [I]

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