[DOC] [TLE] Sling Blade - Wikipedia [PAR] The movie was adapted by Thornton from his short film and previous screenplay, Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade. Sling Blade proved to be a sleeper hit, launching Thornton into stardom. It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Thornton was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. [DOC] [TLE] Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay - Wikipedia [PAR] The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards
, the most ... Payne won both awards as part of a writing duo, with Jim Taylor, and 
writing trio, with Jim Rash and Nat Faxon. ...... Sling Blade  Billy Bob Thornton, 
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Based on Material Previously Produced or Published ... Best Screenplay, Original [DOC] [TLE] Billy Bob Thornton - Awards - IMDb [PAR] Academy Awards, USA ... 1997, Won Oscar, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on 
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, Best Actor ... 2015, Won Golden Globe .... Best Screenplay, Original Sling Blade
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winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. ... Thornton did not 
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instead he joined the list of great writers nominated in this category... [DOC] [TLE] Billy Bob Thornton - Film Actor, Director - Biography.com [PAR] Nov 14, 2015 ... Also earning an acting Oscar nod for his role in A Simple Plan, he later ... Some 
Folks Call It a Sling Blade, directed by George Hickenlooper. ... earned Thornton 
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nomination and won a Golden Globe for his work on the series. [DOC] [TLE] Billy Bob Thornton | Allan Amato [PAR] ... independent drama Sling Blade, for which he won an Academy Award for Best 
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Question: He won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for "Sling Blade"
Answer: (Billy Bob) Thornton