Billy Bob Thornton appeared in a film directed by Oliver Stone.
He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade , including Oliver Stone 's neo-noir U Turn -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , political drama Primary Colors -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , science fiction disaster film Armageddon -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , which was the highest-grossing film of that year , and the crime drama A Simple Plan -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , which earned him his third Academy Awards nomination .	drama	Drama film	Sling Blade	Sling Blade	Oliver Stone	Oliver Stone	U Turn	U Turn (1997 film)	Primary Colors	Primary Colors (film)	Armageddon	Armageddon (1998 film)	A Simple Plan	A Simple Plan (film)	Academy Awards	Academy Awards
