{"id":2143653,"date":"2025-11-09T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143653"},"modified":"2025-11-09T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:00:15","slug":"billy-bob-thornton-calls-out-celebrities-for-bringing-politics-to-hollywood-award-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/billy-bob-thornton-calls-out-celebrities-for-bringing-politics-to-hollywood-award-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Bob Thornton calls out celebrities for bringing politics to Hollywood award shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/billy-bob-thornton-says-key-successful-marriage-something-beyond-romance\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billy Bob Thornton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billy Bob Thornton<\/a> is calling out celebrities who bring politics to award shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a recent interview on &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0loSsJ1mHVE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Joe Rogan Experience;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Joe Rogan Experience<\/a>,&#8221; the 70-year-old actor shared he doesn&#8217;t really &#8220;care about awards anymore,&#8221; saying he&#8217;s &#8220;got plenty of them&#8221; and won most of them &#8220;under the wire, when awards were kind of real still.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve won a couple recently,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But these days I just look at it as like, oh, okay, we&#8217;re gonna go over here and, you know, have some dry chicken breast and green beans, you know, and we&#8217;ll listen to people get up there and pontificate about how awesome they are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He explained that if someone wins an award and is &#8220;truly honored by it,&#8221; he thinks they should take their time on stage to &#8220;honor the people who gave it to you,&#8221; rather than bring awareness to a cause.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Thornton said people should honor those who gave them the award rather than bring awareness to a cause.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/emmys-host-nate-bargatze-promises-no-political-jokes-awards-show-after-kirk-assassination\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emmys Host Nate Bargatze Promises No Political Jokes At Awards Show After Kirk Assassination;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Emmys Host Nate Bargatze Promises No Political Jokes At Awards Show After Kirk Assassination<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said, &#8220;There is a time and place for that,&#8221; and during award shows, &#8220;you should just stick to what it is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t go up there and talk about saving the badgers in Wisconsin or something, you know what I&#8217;m saying?&#8221; he said. &#8220;And people would argue and say, &#8216;Well, no, because I have a voice and because everybody knows me. This is a great platform for me to put this out there.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Well, how about this? If you have a billion dollars, and you want to save the badgers, f&#8212;ing save them,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I mean, you got plenty of money to save the badgers, trust me. That is not, that&#8217;s barely gonna cut into your budget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The host, Joe Rogan, agreed, adding it is like &#8220;saying how special you are because you&#8217;re really concerned about people in Sudan or whatever,&#8221; and is their way &#8221; to let everybody know that you&#8217;re an amazing person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Billy Bob Thornton at the 1997 Oscars after he won.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/inkVNwncisGyRi4LbSMfLQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/2a36182d49c51db11c0b5f83d952c3cd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Billy Bob Thornton holds an Oscar he won for 1996&#8217;s &#8220;Sling Blade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thornton got his big break in Hollywood in the 1996 movie, &#8220;Sling Blade,&#8221; which he wrote, directed and starred in. The movie earned him a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/oscars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Academy Award win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Academy Award win<\/a> for best writing, as well as a nomination for actor in a leading role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Looking back on his career, Thornton told Fox News Digital in November 2024, he is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/billy-bob-thornton-admits-hes-happy-he-didnt-become-successful-his-20s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:happy he found success;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">happy he found success<\/a> in his acting career when he was older, adding &#8220;if I had been nominated for an Academy Award when I was 21, who knows what I would have done with it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think if it had happened when I was 18 or 21, who knows if I&#8217;d even be here now because I was a little bit looser back in those days,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>WATCH: \u2018LANDMAN\u2019 STAR BILLY BOB THORNTON ADMITS HE&#8217;S HAPPY HE DIDN&#8217;T BECOME SUCCESSFUL EARLIER IN LIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And yeah, I&#8217;m kind of happy about that because I grew up in the music business, so I was already familiar with being in the entertainment business, but not to that degree,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And I think growing up as a musician helped me prepare for some of it because we could be local heroes, sometimes as musicians or regional. But this was a big blast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Demi Moore and Billy Bob Thornton at a screening for season 2 of Landman in October 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/shg6GokEmrOKmCqMjzmgYg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/3243b102a834cb1e9629abb8f46732a6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Thornton currently stars in &#8220;Landman,&#8221; alongside Demi Moore.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He currently stars alongside Demi Moore in the hit Paramount + series, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/billy-bob-thornton-claims-theres-prejudice-hollywood-against-southerners\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Landman,&quot; as Tommy Norris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Landman,&#8221; as Tommy Norris<\/a>, an oil executive who is trying to make his company number one in the business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/billy-bob-thornton-calls-out-celebrities-bringing-politics-hollywood-award-shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billy Bob Thornton calls out celebrities for bringing politics to Hollywood award shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billy Bob Thornton calls out celebrities for bringing politics to Hollywood award shows<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Bob Thornton is calling out celebrities who bring politics to award shows. 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