Best Actor1997 Film Fan Awards69th Academy Awards
Best Actor Nominee
Sling Blade (1996)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Billy Bob Thornton— Billy Bob Thornton
Synopsis / Overview
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Historical Academy Record
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE — 69th Academy Awards (1997)
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