List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon
Introduction + '''Matt Damon awards and nominations'''Damon at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival Awards and nominations Major Awards Wins Nominations;Academy Awards;American Cinematheque Award;Primetime Emmy Awards;Berlin International Film Festival;Blockbuster Entertainment Awards;Boston Society of Film Critics;British Academy Film Awards;Critics' Choice Movie Awards;Chicago Film Critics Association;Empire Awards;Florida Film Critics Circle;Golden Globe Awards;Humanitas Prize;Satellite Awards;Saturn Awards;Las Vegas Film Critics Society;London Film Critics' Circle;MTV Movie Awards;National Board of Review;Online Film Critics Society;People's Choice Awards;Phoenix Film Critics Society;Producers Guild of America Awards;San Diego Film Critics Society;Screen Actors Guild Awards;ShoWest Convention, USA;Spike Guys' Choice Awards;Teen Choice Awards;Western Heritage Awards;Writers Guild of America Awards  The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, producer, and screenwriter Matt Damon throughout his career.Damon and Ben Affleck co-wrote ''Good Will Hunting'' (1997), a screenplay about a young math genius, which received nine Academy Awards nominations, earning Damon and Affleck Oscars and Golden Globes for Best Screenplay. Damon was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film. Since then he has received dozens of nominations and awards for his work as an actor, screenwriter, and producer including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in ''The Martian'' (2015).Since ''Good Will Hunting'' Damon has received three Academy Award nominations. For his performance as Francois Pienaar in Clint Eastwood's sports drama ''Invictus'' he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. For his role as the botanist and mechanical engineer Mark Watney in Ridley Scott's science fiction film ''The Martian'' (2015) he received his second Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. In 2017 he received the Academy Award for Best Picture nomination for the Kenneth Lonergan drama ''Manchester by the Sea'' (2016).
Major award associations ===Academy Awards=== Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1998  Best Actor  ''Good Will Hunting''     Best Original Screenplay    2010 Best Supporting Actor  ''Invictus''     2016 Best Actor  ''The Martian''     2017 Best Picture  ''Manchester by the Sea''    ===British Academy Film Awards=== Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2014  Best Actor in a Supporting Role  ''Behind the Candelabra''     2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role  ''The Martian''     2017 Best Film  ''Manchester by the Sea''   ===Golden Globe Awards=== Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1998 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama ''Good Will Hunting''     Best Screenplay – Motion Picture     2000 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama  ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''     2010 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy  ''The Informant!'' Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture  ''Invictus''     2014 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film  ''Behind the Candelabra''     2016 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy  ''The Martian''    2017 Best Motion Picture – Drama  ''Manchester by the Sea''    2024 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ''Air''   ===Primetime Emmy Awards=== Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2002 Outstanding Reality Program  ''Project Greenlight''     2004 ''Project Greenlight 2''     2005 ''Project Greenlight 3''    2011 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series  ''30 Rock''     2013 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie  ''Behind the Candelabra''     2016 Outstanding Reality Program  ''Project Greenlight 4''    2019 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series  ''Saturday Night Live''    ===Screen Actors Guild Awards=== Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1998 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role  ''Good Will Hunting''    Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture     1999 ''Saving Private Ryan''    2007 ''The Departed''     2010 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role  ''Invictus''     2014 Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries  ''Behind the Candelabra''     2024 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ''Oppenheimer''
Others ===Alliance of Women Film Journalists=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2010 ''True Grit''  Best Supporting Actor    2015 ''The Martian''  Best Actor   ===American Cinematheque Award=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2010  Contribution to the art of the Moving Picture (Presented by Ben Affleck)   ===Audie Awards=== Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2010 Audiobook of the Year''Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales'' Multi-Voiced Performance===Australian Film Institute/AACTA=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2016 ''The Martian''  Best Actor    ===Awards Circuit Community Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1997  ''Good Will Hunting''  Best Actor     Best Original Screenplay     2006  ''The Departed''  Best Cast Ensemble     2015  ''The Martian''  Best Actor    ===Berlin International Film Festival=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''Good Will Hunting''  Outstanding Single Achievement    2007 ''The Good Shepherd''  Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Ensemble cast    ===Blockbuster Entertainment Award=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''The Rainmaker''  Favorite Actor – Drama   1999 ''Good Will Hunting''  Favorite Actor – Video    2000 ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' Favorite Actor – Suspense    ''All the Pretty Horses''  Favorite Actor – Drama/Romance   ===Boston Society of Film Critics Award=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1997 ''Good Will Hunting'' Best Screenplay (shared with Ben Affleck)   2006 ''The Departed''  Best Cast   ===Broadcast Film Critics Association Award=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998  ''Good Will Hunting''  Best Breakout Artist    Best Screenplay (Original)    2005 ''Ocean's Twelve''  Best Acting Ensemble    2007 ''The Departed''    2010 ''Invictus''  Best Supporting Actor    2013 ''Behind the Candelabra''  Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries    2016 ''The Martian''  Best Actor    2016 ''Jason Bourne''  Best Actor in an Action Movie    2024 ''Oppenheimer''  Best Acting Ensemble   ===Chicago Film Critics Association=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1997 ''Good Will Hunting''  Most Promising Actor    2009 ''The Informant!'' Best Actor   ===Empire Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2005 ''The Bourne Supremacy''  Best Actor    2008 ''The Bourne Ultimatum''    2016 ''The Martian''   ===Florida Film Critics Circle Award=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1997 ''Good Will Hunting''  Newcomer of the Year   === Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards === Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2023 ''Air''  Best Actor    ===Humanitas Prize=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1997 ''Good Will Hunting''  Feature Film Category (shared with Ben Affleck)    === Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award === Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1997  ''The Rainmaker''  Most Promising Actor    ''Good Will Hunting''    1999  ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''  Best Actor    2000  ''All the Pretty Horses''   ===London Film Critics' Circle=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''The Rainmaker'', ''Good Will Hunting'', and ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''  Actor of the Year    1999 ''Good Will Hunting''  Screenwriter of the Year (shared with Ben Affleck)   ===MTV Movie Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''Good Will Hunting''  Best Male Performance     Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Ben Affleck)     Best Kiss (shared with Minnie Driver)     1999  ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''  Best Villain     Best Musical Performance     2002 ''Ocean's Eleven''  Best On-Screen Duo    2005  ''The Bourne Supremacy''  Best Male Performance     2008  ''The Bourne Ultimatum''  Best Fight     Best Male Performance     2016  ''The Martian''    ===National Board of Review=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''Good Will Hunting''  Special Achievement in Filmmaking (shared with Ben Affleck)     2007 ''The Departed''  Best Cast     2015 ''The Martian''  Best Actor   ===Online Film Critics Society=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''Good Will Hunting''  Best Screenplay     ''Saving Private Ryan''  Best Cast     2015 ''The Martian''  Best Actor    ===People's Choice Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2005 ''The Bourne Supremacy''  Favorite Male Action Movie Star    2007  ''The Departed''  Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (shared with Leonardo DiCaprio &Jack Nicholson)     Favorite Leading Man    2008 ''The Bourne Ultimatum''  Favorite Male Action Star    2015 ''The Monuments Men'' Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor    2016 ''The Martian''    ===Phoenix Film Critics Society=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2001 ''Ocean's Eleven''  Best Cast    2010  ''True Grit''  Best Supporting Actor   ===Producers Guild of America=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2002 ''Project Greenlight''  Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/InformationalSeries Television    2003 ''Project Greenlight 2''   ===San Diego Film Critics Society=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2009 ''The Informant!'' Best Actor   ===Satellite Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''Good Will Hunting''  Best Original Screenplay (shared with Ben Affleck)    Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama     2006 ''The Departed''  Best Cast – Motion Picture     2009 ''The Informant!'' Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy     2014 ''Behind the Candelabra''  Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film     2016 ''The Martian''  Best Actor – Motion Picture   ===Saturn Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2005 ''The Bourne Supremacy''  Best Actor     2016 ''The Martian''    ===ShoWest Convention, USA=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998   Male Star of Tomorrow    2005   Male Star of the Year   ===Spike Guys' Choice Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2008   Ass-Kicker Award   ===Teen Choice Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1999 ''Rounders''  Choice Movie: Actor   2000  ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''   Choice Movie: Liar    2005 ''The Bourne Supremacy''  Choice Movie Actor: Action/Thriller    2007 ''Ocean's Thirteen''  Choice Movie: Chemistry    2012 ''We Bought a Zoo''  Choice Movie Actor: Drama  ===Hollywood Walk of Fame=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2007  Star on the Walk of Fame   File:MattDamonHWoFOct10.jpg|alt=Pink granite star on a black granite side-walk|Matt Damon's star on the Hollywood Walk of FameFile:MattDamonGraumanHandFootprintsOct10.jpg|alt=Hand and foot prints in cement dated of June 6, 2007|Handprints and footprints of Damon in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre===Western Heritage Awards=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2003 ''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron''  Theatrical Motion Picture    2011 ''True Grit''    ===Writers Guild of America=== Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1998 ''Good Will Hunting''  Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen(shared with Ben Affleck)   ===Massachusetts Institute of Technology===On June 3, 2016, Matt Damon served as commencement speaker at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 2016 commencement exercises. MIT President L. Rafael Reif noted that in ''The Martian'', Damon's character Mark Watney declares himself a "space pirate": in parodic honor, Reif presented Damon with an honorary pirate's diploma, which is bestowed to select MIT students on completion of certain Physical Education requirements.
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