Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

1955

Active years (films on this site)

1998–2001

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeFilm-Noir

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Mike Nichols1 filmThe Coen Brothers1 film

Biography

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. For his role in A Simple Plan (1998), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1997
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2015
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2017
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Saturn Awards

National / local

• Edgar Awards
• Writers Guild of America Award
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

2 films on this site

1. Primary Colors 1998 · Mike Nichols · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 7.5 · Cast