Awards and Nominations

Billy Bob with his 1997 
Oscar^®for SLING BLADE.

Note:  Film and TV awards are listed by the year of a project's release, not the year the award was given.

2004

CAREER AWARD
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2003

CAREER AWARD
Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration, Horton Foote Special Achievement Award - Winner

BAD SANTA
Golden Globe (Best Actor, Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy) - Nomination
Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor, Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical) - Nomination
Teen Choice Award (Choice Movie Sleazebag) - Nomination

2001

CAREER AWARD
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, Maverick Tribute Award - Winner

BANDITS
National Board of Review USA (Best Actor) - Winner
Florida Film Critics Circle Award (Best Actor) - Winner
Golden Globe (Best Actor, Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical) - Nomination
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (Best Supporting Actor) - Nomination

THE GIFT
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award (Best Writing, with Tom Epperson) - Nomination

THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award (Best Actor) - Nomination
AFI Film Award (Actor of the Year, Male) - Nomination
Cholotrudis Award, Audience Award (Best Actor) - Winner
DVD Exclusive Awards, DVD Premiere Award (Best Audio Commentary, with Ethan Coen & Joel Coen) - Nomination
Empire Award  (Best Actor) - Nomination
Florida Film Critics Circle Award (Best Actor) - Winner
Golden Globe (Best Actor, Motion Picture, Drama) - Nomination
London Critics Circle Film Award (Actor of the Year) - Winner
National Board of Review USA (Best Actor) - Winner
Online Film Critics Society Award (Best Actor) - Winner
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, The Golden Aries (Best Actor) - Nomination
Russian Guild of Film Critics (Best Foreign Actor) - Winner
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award (Best Actor) - Winner

MONSTER'S BALL
Florida Film Critics Circle Award (Best Actor) - Winner
National Board of Review USA (Best Actor) - Winner
Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor Motion Picture, Drama) - Nomination

2000

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Paris Film Festival (Grand Prix) - Nomination
Golden Boot Award (Best of the West) - Nomination
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (Sierra Award, Best Picture) - Nomination

AMC FILM PRESERVATION CLASSICS: FILM PRESERVATION CLASSICS WITH BILLY BOB THORNTON
Daytime Emmy (Outstanding Special Class Special, with Marc Juris & Jessica Falcon) - Nomination

1998

ARMAGEDDON
Blockbuster Entertainment Award (Favorite Supporting Actor, Sci-Fi) - Nomination

PRIMARY COLORS
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner

A SIMPLE PLAN
Academy Award (Oscar, Best Supporting Actor) - Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Nomination
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (Best Actor) - Winner
Boston Society of Film Critics Choice Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA Award, Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
Cholotrudis Award, Audience Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
Golden Globe Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Nomination
Golden Satellite Award (Best Supporting Actor, Drama) - Nomination
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
Online Film Critics Society Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
San Diego Film Critics Society Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Winner
Screen Actors Guild Award (Best Supporting Actor) - Nomination

1997

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (President's Memorial Award) - Winner

1996

A FAMILY THING
Humanitas Prize (Feature Film Category, with Tom Epperson)

SLING BLADE
Academy Award (Oscar, Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Winner
Academy Award (Best Actor) - Nomination
Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA Award, Best Actor) - Winner
Cholotrudis Award, Audience Award (Best Actor) - Winner
Cholotrudis Award, Audience Award (Best Director) - Nomination
Edgar Allan Poe Award (Edgar, Best Motion Picture) - Winner
Golden Satellite Award (Best Motion Picture Screenplay, Original) - Nomination
Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor, Drama) - Nomination
Independent Spirit Award (Best First Feature, with David L. Bushell & Brandon Rosser) - Winner
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (Best Actor) - Winner
National Board of Review (NBR Award, Special Achievement in Filmmaking) - Winner
Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance, Male Actor, Leading Role) - Nomination
Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance by a Cast, with Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall) - Nomination
Writers Guild of America (WGA Award Screen, Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Winner

1992

ONE FALSE MOVE
Fantasporto (International Fantasy Film Award, with Tom Epperson) - Winner
Independent Spirit Award (Best Screenplay, with Tom Epperson) - Nomination