Claim: Matt Damon has received Academy Award nominations.
Evidence: For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , Damon received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor , respectively.
Invictus is a 2009 American-South African biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.
The film was met with positive critical reviews and earned Academy Award nominations for Freeman -LRB- Best Actor -RRB- and Damon -LRB- Best Supporting Actor -RRB-.
Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on Mars.
Damon won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and was nominated for several awards including the Academy Award for Best Actor , the BAFTA for Best Actor , and the Critic 's Choice Award for Best Actor.