List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon

List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon

The following article is a List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon.

Matt Damon is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He has received several awards including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

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 associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	Best Actor	Good Will Hunting	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay		Won
2010	Best Supporting Actor	Invictus	Nominated
2016	Best Actor	The Martian	Nominated
2017	Best Picture	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated

Actor Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role	Good Will Hunting	Nominated
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
1999		Saving Private Ryan	Nominated
2007		The Departed	Nominated
2010	Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Invictus	Nominated
2014	Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Behind the Candelabra	Nominated
2024	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Oppenheimer	Won

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2014	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Behind the Candelabra	Nominated
2016	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Martian	Nominated
2017	Best Film	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Critics' Choice Movie Awards</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">1998</td><td>Best Breakout Artist</td><td rowspan="2">Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Best Original Screenplay</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td rowspan="2">Best Acting Ensemble</td><td>Ocean's Twelve</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>The Departed</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Best Supporting Actor</td><td>Invictus</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2016</td><td>Best Picture</td><td>Manchester by the Sea</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Best Actor in an Action Movie</td><td>Jason Bourne</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Best Acting Ensemble</td><td>Oppenheimer</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Critics' Choice Television Awards</th></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries</td><td>Behind the Candelabra</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Critics' Choice Super Awards</th></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Best Actor in an Action Movie</td><td>The Rip</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Emmy Awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Primetime Emmy Awards</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2002</td><td rowspan="3">Outstanding Reality Program</td><td>Project Greenlight</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Project Greenlight 2</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Project Greenlight 3</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series</td><td>30 Rock (episode: "Double-Edged Sword")</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie</td><td>Behind the Candelabra</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Outstanding Reality Program</td><td>Project Greenlight 4</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series</td><td>Saturday Night Live</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	Best Screenplay – Motion Picture	Good Will Hunting	Won
	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama		Nominated
2000		The Talented Mr. Ripley	Nominated
2010	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	The Informant!	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Invictus	Nominated
2014	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Behind the Candelabra	Nominated
2016	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	The Martian	Won
2024		Air	Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Best Non-Fiction Television	Project Greenlight	Nominated
2004		Project Greenlight 2	Nominated
2017	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	Best Original Screenplay	Good Will Hunting	Nominated

Critics awards

List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon

<table><thead><tr><th>Organizations</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Boston Society of Film Critics</th><td>1997</td><td>Best Screenplay (shared with Ben Affleck)</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Best Cast</td><td>The Departed</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Chicago Film Critics Association</th><td>1997</td><td>Most Promising Actor</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Informant!</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">Florida Film Critics Circle</th><td>1997</td><td>Newcomer of the Year</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">Hollywood Critics Association</th><td>2023</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>Air</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="4">Las Vegas Film Critics Society</th><td rowspan="2">1997</td><td rowspan="2">Most Promising Actor</td><td>The Rainmaker</td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td rowspan="2">Best Actor</td><td>The Talented Mr. Ripley</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>All the Pretty Horses</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">London Film Critics' Circle</th><td>1998</td><td>Actor of the Year</td><td>The Rainmaker / Good Will Hunting / The Talented Mr. Ripley</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Screenwriter of the Year (shared with Ben Affleck)</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3">National Board of Review</th><td>1998</td><td>Special Achievement in Filmmaking (shared with Ben Affleck)</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Best Cast</td><td>The Departed</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3">Online Film Critics Society</th><td rowspan="2">1998</td><td>Best Screenplay</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Cast</td><td>Saving Private Ryan</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Phoenix Film Critics Society</th><td>2001</td><td>Best Cast</td><td>Ocean's Eleven</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Best Supporting Actor</td><td>True Grit</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">San Diego Film Critics Society</th><td>2009</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Informant!</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Miscellaneous awards

List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon

<table><thead><tr><th>Organizations</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Alliance of Women Film Journalists</th><td>2010</td><td>Best Supporting Actor</td><td>True Grit</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Audie Awards</th><td rowspan="2">2010</td><td>Audiobook of the Year</td><td rowspan="2">Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales</td><td rowspan="2">Won</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td>Multi-Voiced Performance</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">AACTA Awards</th><td>2016</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="4">Awards Circuit Community Awards</th><td rowspan="2">1997</td><td>Best Actor</td><td rowspan="2">Good Will Hunting</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Best Original Screenplay</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Best Cast Ensemble</td><td>The Departed</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Best Actor</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Berlin International Film Festival</th><td>1998</td><td>Outstanding Single Achievement</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Ensemble Cast</td><td>The Good Shepherd</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="4">Blockbuster Entertainment Awards</th><td>1998</td><td>Favorite Actor – Drama</td><td>The Rainmaker</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Favorite Actor – Video</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2000</td><td>Favorite Actor – Suspense</td><td>The Talented Mr. Ripley</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Favorite Actor – Drama/Romance</td><td>All the Pretty Horses</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">Capri Hollywood International Film Festival</th><td>2023</td><td>Best Ensemble Cast</td><td>Oppenheimer</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3">Empire Awards</th><td>2005</td><td rowspan="3">Best Actor</td><td>The Bourne Supremacy</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>The Bourne Ultimatum</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">Humanitas Prize</th><td>1997</td><td>Feature Film Category (shared with Ben Affleck)</td><td>Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="10">MTV Movie Awards</th><td rowspan="3">1998</td><td>Best Male Performance</td><td rowspan="3">Good Will Hunting</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td>Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Ben Affleck)</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Best Kiss (shared with Minnie Driver)</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1999</td><td>Best Villain</td><td rowspan="2">The Talented Mr. Ripley</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Best Musical Performance</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Best On-Screen Duo</td><td>Ocean's Eleven</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Best Male Performance</td><td>The Bourne Supremacy</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2008</td><td>Best Fight</td><td rowspan="2">The Bourne Ultimatum</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Best Male Performance</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="6">People's Choice Awards</th><td>2005</td><td>Favorite Male Action Movie Star</td><td>The Bourne Supremacy</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2007</td><td>Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (shared with Leonardo DiCaprio & Jack Nicholson)</td><td rowspan="2">The Departed</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Favorite Leading Man</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Favorite Male Action Star</td><td>The Bourne Ultimatum</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td rowspan="2">Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor</td><td>The Monuments Men</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="6">Satellite Awards</th><td rowspan="2">1998</td><td>Best Original Screenplay (shared with Ben Affleck)</td><td rowspan="2">Good Will Hunting</td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Best Cast – Motion Picture</td><td>The Departed</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy</td><td>The Informant!</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film</td><td>Behind the Candelabra</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Best Actor – Motion Picture</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Saturn Award</th><td>2005</td><td rowspan="2">Best Actor</td><td>The Bourne Supremacy</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>The Martian</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">ShoWest Convention, USA</th><td>1998</td><td>Male Star of Tomorrow</td><td>Himself</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Male Star of the Year</td><td>Himself</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">Spike Guys' Choice Awards</th><td>2008</td><td>Ass-Kicker Award</td><td>Himself</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="6">Teen Choice Awards</th><td>1999</td><td rowspan="2">Choice Movie: Actor</td><td>Rounders</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2000</td><td rowspan="2">The Talented Mr. Ripley</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Choice Movie: Liar</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Choice Movie Actor: Action/Thriller</td><td>The Bourne Supremacy</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Choice Movie: Chemistry</td><td>Ocean's Thirteen</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Choice Movie Actor: Drama</td><td>We Bought a Zoo</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Western Heritage Awards</th><td>2003</td><td rowspan="2">Theatrical Motion Picture</td><td>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron</td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>True Grit</td><td>Won</td></tr></tbody></table>

Honorary awards

List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon

Matt Damon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Handprints and footprints of Damon in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre

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.

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
Hollywood Walk of Fame	2007	Star on the Walk of Fame	Honored
American Cinematheque Award	2010	Statue	Honored
Brown University	2013	Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) degree	Honored
Britannia Award	2017	Stanley Kubrick Award	Honored
Anthem Award	2024	Special Achievement Award	Honored