Full awards and nominations of Sling Blade
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Drama
Karl Childers, now a grown man, is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has been hospitalized since the age of 12 for the murder of his mother and her lover. He returns to his childhood town and although being mentally handicapped, gets a job fixing small motors at a local repair shop. Karl befriends a young boy, Frank, and is soon invited by Frank's mother, Linda, to move into the family's garage. As a strong relationship ... [+]
- 69th Academy Awards (1997) - Movies from 1996
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1996
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12 Independent Spirit Awards
- winner Best First Feature
- 1st Satellite Awards8
- 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Movies from 1996)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1996
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Special Achievement Award (Billy Bob Thornton)
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Chicago Film Critics Awards 1996
- winner Best Actor (Billy Bob Thornton)
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996