Billy Bob Thornton won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for which film?
Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician. Thornton had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller "One False Move", and received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film "Sling Blade" (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following "Sling Blade", including Oliver Stone's neo-noir "U Turn" (1997), political drama "Primary Colors" (1998), science
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and resulted in two wins. Puzo's novel "The Godfather" resulted in wins in 1972 and 1974. The other is E. M. Forster, whose novels "A Room with a View" and "Howards End" resulted in wins for Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Larry McMurtry is the only person who has won (for "Brokeback Mountain") for adapting someone else's work and whose work has been adapted by someone else resulting in a win, "Terms of Endearment". Emma Thompson is the only winner who has also won for acting. Winners Billy Bob Thornton and John Huston have only received nominations (not wins) in the acting