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Billy Bob Thornton
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Academy Awards, USA (3)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (4)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival (1)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Daytime Emmy Awards (1)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (1)
Fantasporto (1)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Golden Globes, USA (6)
Satellite Awards (9)
Humanitas Prize (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1)
National Board of Review, USA (2)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Paris Film Festival (1)
Russian Guild of Film Critics (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (4)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Teen Choice Awards (1)
Walk of Fame (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
AFI Awards, USA (1)
Empire Awards, UK (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Chlotrudis Awards (5)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
DVD Exclusive Awards (1)
New Media Film Festival (1)
Critics Choice Television Awards (1)
IGN Summer Movie Awards (1)
Crime Thriller Awards, UK (1)
Online Film & Television Association (4)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
Behind the Voice Actors Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
20/20 Awards (2)
32 wins & 57 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1999 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
A Simple Plan
1997 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sling Blade
1997 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Sling Blade
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2002 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Writing
The Gift
Shared with:
Tom Epperson
1999 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
1997 Winner
President's Award
Berlin International Film Festival
2012 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Best Film
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1999 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi
Armageddon
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1998 Winner
BSFC Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Tied with
William H. Macy
for
Pleasantville (1998)
,
A Civil Action (1998)
and
Psycho (1998)
.
1996 Nominee
BSFC Award
Best New Filmmaker
Sling Blade
Critics Choice Awards
1999 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Primary Colors
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1999 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
1997 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Sling Blade
Chicago International Film Festival
1996 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Special Jury Award
Sling Blade
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
2001 Winner
Maverick Tribute Award
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2002 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
1999 Winner
DFWFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Daytime Emmy Awards
2000 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Special Class Special
AMC: Film Preservation Classics
For episode "Film Preservation Classics with Billy Bob Thornton".
Shared with:
Marc Juris
·
Jessica Falcon
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1997 Winner
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
Sling Blade
Primetime Emmy Awards
2014 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Fargo
For playing "Lorne Malvo".
Fantasporto
1993 Winner
International Fantasy Film Award
Best Screenplay
One False Move
Shared with:
Tom Epperson
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2002 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Actor
Bandits
The Man Who Wasn't There
Monster's Ball
Golden Globes, USA
2017 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Goliath
2015 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Fargo
2004 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Bad Santa
2002 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Man Who Wasn't There
2002 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Bandits
1 more
All
Satellite Awards
2019 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Series, Drama/Genre
Goliath
2019 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Series, Drama/Genre
Goliath
2017 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Series, Drama/Genre
Goliath
2015 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Series, Drama
Fargo
2004 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Bad Santa
4 more
All
Humanitas Prize
1996 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
A Family Thing
Shared with:
Tom Epperson
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1997 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature
Sling Blade
Shared with:
David Bushell
·
Brandon Rosser
1993 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay
One False Move
Shared with:
Tom Epperson
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1996 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Sling Blade
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2002 Winner
ALFS Award
Actor of the Year
The Man Who Wasn't There
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1998 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Tied with
Bill Murray
for
Rushmore (1998)
and
Wild Things (1998)
.
National Board of Review, USA
2001 Winner
NBR Award
Best Actor
Monster's Ball
The Man Who Wasn't There
Bandits
1996 Winner
Special Achievement Award
Sling Blade
For special achievement in filmmaking
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1999 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
1999 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Paris Film Festival
2001 Nominee
Grand Prix
All the Pretty Horses
Russian Guild of Film Critics
2002 Winner
Golden Aries
Best Foreign Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1998 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2015 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Fargo
1999 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
A Simple Plan
1997 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Sling Blade
1997 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast
Sling Blade
Shared with:
Dwight Yoakam
·
J.T. Walsh
·
John Ritter
·
Lucas Black
·
Natalie Canerday
·
Robert Duvall
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2001 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
1999 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Teen Choice Awards
2004 Nominee
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Sleazebag
Bad Santa
Walk of Fame
2004 Winner
Star on the Walk of Fame
Motion Picture
On October 7, 2004. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Writers Guild of America, USA
1997 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Sling Blade
AFI Awards, USA
2002 Nominee
AFI Award
Actor of the Year - Male - Movies
The Man Who Wasn't There
Empire Awards, UK
2002 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Man Who Wasn't There
2002 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Bandits
Chlotrudis Awards
2002 Winner
Audience Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
2002 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
1999 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
1997 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actor
Sling Blade
1997 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Director
Sling Blade
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2004 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Actor
Bad Santa
DVD Exclusive Awards
2003 Nominee
DVD Premiere Award
Best Audio Commentary, New Release
The Man Who Wasn't There
Shared with:
Ethan Coen
·
Joel Coen
New Media Film Festival
2019 Nominee
New Media Film Festival Award
Festival Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
2014 Winner
Critics' Choice TV Award
Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
Fargo
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2014 Nominee
IGN Award
Best TV Villain
Fargo
For playing "Lorne Malvo"
Crime Thriller Awards, UK
2014 Nominee
Dagger
Best Supporting Actor
Fargo
Online Film & Television Association
2015 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
2014 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Fargo
2002 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Actor
The Man Who Wasn't There
1999 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
A Simple Plan
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1996 Nominee
Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)
Honorable Mentions
Sling Blade
Golden Schmoes Awards
2001 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Favorite Celebrity of the Year
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
2012 Nominee
BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
Puss in Boots
Shared with:
Antonio Banderas
·
Salma Hayek
·
Zach Galifianakis
·
Amy Sedaris
·
Bob Joles
·
Conrad Vernon
·
Tom McGrath
·
Chris Miller
·
Latifa Ouaou
Gold Derby Awards
2019 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Actor of the Decade
Fargo
2015 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Comedy Guest Actor
The Big Bang Theory
2014 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
Fargo
20/20 Awards
2017 Nominee
Felix
Best Actor
Sling Blade
2017 Nominee
Felix
Best Adapted Screenplay
Sling Blade
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