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The following article is a list of awards and nominations received by Billy Bob Thornton.
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 one of two brothers who discover a downed plane 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. 1997 Best Adapted Screenplay Sling Blade Best Actor 1999 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. Daytime Emmy Awards 1999 Outstanding Special Class Special Film Preservation Classics Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Fargo
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1999 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture A Simple Plan 2002 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama The Man Who Wasn't There Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Bandits 2004 Bad Santa 2015 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Fargo 2017 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Goliath 2025Landman
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1997 Outstanding Performance by a Cast Sling Blade Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role 1999 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role A Simple Plan 2015 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Fargo
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Film Institute Awards 2001 Actor of the Year – Male – Movies The Man Who Wasn't There Berlin International Film Festival 2012 Golden Bear Jayne Mansfield's Car Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 Favorite Supporting Actor – Adventure/Sci-Fi Armageddon Chicago International Film Festival 1996 Special Jury Prize (Director) Sling Blade Cinequest Film Festival 2001 Maverick Tribute Award Himself Crime Thriller Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor Fargo DVD Exclusive Awards 2002 Best Audio Commentary: New Release The Man Who Wasn't There Edgar Awards 1997 Best Motion Picture Sling Blade Empire Awards 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There Fantasporto Awards 1992 International Fantasy Film Award – Best Screenplay One False Move Hollywood Walk of Fame 2004 Motion Pictures Star Himself Humanitas Prizes 1996 Feature Film Category A Family Thing Independent Spirit Awards 1992 Best Screenplay One False Move 1996 Best First Feature Sling Blade Paris Film Festival 2001 Grand Prix All the Pretty Horses Satellite Awards 1996 Best Motion Picture Screenplay – Original Sling Blade Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 1998 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama A Simple Plan 2001 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Monster's Ball 2003 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Bad Santa 2015 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Fargo 2019 Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series Goliath Saturn Awards 1996 The President's Memorial Award Himself 1999 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan 2001 Best Writing The Gift 2002 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There Teen Choice Awards 2004 Choice Movie: Villain Bad Santa Writers Guild of America Awards 1997 Best Adapted Screenplay Sling Blade
Critics awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Boston Society of Film Critics 1996 Best New Filmmaker Sling Blade 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2003 Best Actor Bad Santa Chicago Film Critics Association 1996 Best Actor Sling Blade 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1999 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan rowspan=2 Primary Colors Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Fargo Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There Florida Film Critics Circle 2001 Best Actor Bandits rowspan=3 The Man Who Wasn't There Monster's Ball Kansas City Film Critics Circle 1996 Best Actor Sling Blade Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2001 Sierra Award – Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There London Film Critics' Circle 2002 Actor of the Year The Man Who Wasn't There Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan National Society of Film Critics 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan Online Film & Television Association 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There 2003 Best Ensemble Love Actually 2014 Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Fargo Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Online Film Critics Society 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There Phoenix Film Critics Society 2001 Best Actor in a Leading Role The Man Who Wasn't There Best Actor in a Supporting Role Bandits Russian Guild of Film Critics 2002 Best Foreign Actor The Man Who Wasn't There San Diego Film Critics Society 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan Southeastern Film Critics Association 1998 Best Supporting Actor A Simple Plan 2001 Best Actor The Man Who Wasn't There Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2003 Best Ensemble Love Actually
See also
Billy Bob Thornton filmography Billy Bob Thornton discography
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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