FrameThrower · Actors · Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
8 films · 484 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1991–2015
Born 4 August 1955 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 484 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1991–2015
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay1997
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama2017
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama2015
- Writers Guild of America Award
- Edgar Awards
- Saturn Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
How their films are shot
Measured across 484 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Billy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 47% of their frames are day, 40% natural — the look of the work Billy takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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