# 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 award associations
### Academy Awards

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

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 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 |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | Outstanding Reality Program | Project Greenlight | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Reality Program | Project Greenlight 2 | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Reality Program | Project Greenlight 3 | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock (episode: "Double-Edged Sword") | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Behind the Candelabra | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Reality Program | Project Greenlight 4 | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1998 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| 2000 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | The Informant! | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Invictus | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Behind the Candelabra | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | The Martian | Won |
| 2017 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Manchester by the Sea | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Air | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

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

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 1997 | Best Screenplay (shared with Ben Affleck) | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2006 | Best Cast | The Departed | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 1997 | Best Breakout Artist | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 1997 | Best Screenplay (Original) | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2004 | Best Acting Ensemble | Ocean's Twelve | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2006 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Departed | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Invictus | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Behind the Candelabra | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2015 | Best Actor | The Martian | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Jason Bourne | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2023 | Best Acting Ensemble | Oppenheimer | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1997 | Most Promising Actor | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Actor | The Informant! | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 1997 | Newcomer of the Year | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 2023 | Best Actor | Air | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 1997 | Most Promising Actor | The Rainmaker | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 1997 | Most Promising Actor | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 1999 | Best Actor | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2000 | Best Actor | All the Pretty Horses | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1998 | Actor of the Year | The Rainmaker / Good Will Hunting / The Talented Mr. Ripley | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1999 | Screenwriter of the Year (shared with Ben Affleck) | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | 1998 | Special Achievement in Filmmaking (shared with Ben Affleck) | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2007 | Best Cast | The Departed | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2015 | Best Actor | The Martian | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | 1998 | Best Screenplay | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 1998 | Best Cast | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2015 | Best Actor | The Martian | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2001 | Best Cast | Ocean's Eleven | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | True Grit | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2009 | Best Actor | The Informant! | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

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

## Honorary awards

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 |
| 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 |