Ben Affleck

Date of Birth:Date of Birth 15 August 1972, Berkeley, California, USA

Birth Name Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt

Height 6' 2½" (1.89 m)

Mini Biography:

Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California... more

Trivia:Is a first-time uncle to younger brother Casey's son, Indiana August

Alternate Names: Affleck

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 21 wins & 37 nominations

Academy Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Won	Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Won	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actor for: Hollywoodland (2006)
1999	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actor for: Armageddon (1998/I)
American Comedy Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1999	Nominated	American Comedy Award	Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Austin Film Critics Association
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Won	Austin Film Critics Award	Best First Film for: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Won	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance for: Bounce (2000)
2000	Won	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance for: Forces of Nature (1999)
1999	Won	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi for: Armageddon (1998/I)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Won	BSFC Award	Best New Filmmaker for: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Nominated	Critics Choice Award	Best Supporting Actor for: Hollywoodland (2006)
1998	Won	Critics Choice Award	Best Screenplay, Original for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Won	CFCA Award	Most Promising Filmmaker for: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
2006	Nominated	CFCA Award	Best Supporting Actor for: Hollywoodland (2006)
Chlotrudis Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Nominated	Chlotrudis Award	Best Screenplay for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
DVD Exclusive Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Nominated	Video Premiere Award	Best Animated Character Performance for: Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) (V) Shared with: Luc Chamberland (animation director: Joseph)
Daytime Emmy Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1995	Nominated	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for: "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1992) For episode "A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story".
Emmy Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2005	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Reality Program for: "Project Greenlight 3" (2005) Shared with: Matt Damon (executive producer) Chris Moore (executive producer) Sean Bailey (executive producer) Harvey Weinstein (executive producer) Bob Weinstein (executive producer) Bob Osher (executive producer) Dan Cutforth (executive producer) Jane Lipsitz (executive producer) Andrew Cohen (executive producer for bravo) Frances Berwick (executive producer for bravo) Dave Serwatka (executive producer for bravo) Rich Buhrman (co-executive producer) Gayle Gawlowski (supervising producer) Kevin Morra (supervising producer) Casey Kriley (senior producer) Jennifer Berman (producer) Eli Holzman (producer) Marc Joubert (producer) Barbara Schneeweiss (producer) Larry Tanz (producer) Alexandra Lipsitz (producer)
2004	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Reality Program for: "Project Greenlight 2" (2003) Shared with: Matt Damon (executive producer) Chris Moore (executive producer) Sean Bailey (executive producer) Harvey Weinstein (executive producer) Bob Weinstein (executive producer) Bob Osher (executive producer) Dan Cutforth (executive producer) Jane Lipsitz (executive producer) Tony Yates (co-executive producer) Randy Sacks (supervising producer) Eli Holzman (producer)
2002	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality) for: "Project Greenlight" (2001) Shared with: Matt Damon (executive producer) Chris Moore (executive producer) Sean Bailey (executive producer) Harvey Weinstein (executive producer) Bob Weinstein (executive producer) Billy Campbell (executive producer) Elizabeth Bronstein (co-executive producer) Eli Holzman (producer) Tina Gazzerro (producer) Tony Yates (producer)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Won	FFCC Award	Newcomer of the Year for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon For their screenwriting.
Golden Globes, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Hollywoodland (2006)
1998	Won	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
Hollywood Film Festival
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Won	Hollywood Breakthrough Award	Breakthrough Director of the Year
2006	Won	Hollywood Film Award	Supporting Actor of the Year
Humanitas Prize
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Won	Humanitas Prize	Feature Film Category for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2000	Nominated	Blimp Award	Favorite Movie Couple for: Forces of Nature (1999) Shared with: Sandra Bullock
London Critics Circle Film Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1999	Nominated	ALFS Award	Screenwriter of the Year for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
MTV Movie Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2003	Nominated	MTV Movie Award	Best Kiss for: Daredevil (2003) Shared with: Jennifer Garner
2001	Nominated	MTV Movie Award	Best Kiss for: Bounce (2000) Shared with: Gwyneth Paltrow
1999	Nominated	MTV Movie Award	Best Male Performance for: Armageddon (1998/I)
			Best On-Screen Duo for: Armageddon (1998/I) Shared with: Liv Tyler
1998	Nominated	MTV Movie Award	Best On-Screen Duo for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2004	Nominated	MTV Movie Award	Sexiest Hero (Héroe más Sexy) for: Daredevil (2003)
National Board of Review, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Won	NBR Award	Best Directorial Debut for: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
1997	Won	NBR Award	Special Achievement in Filmmaking for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	OFCS Award	Breakthrough Filmmaker for: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
1998	Nominated	OFCS Award	Best Screenplay for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
PGA Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2004	Nominated	Television Producer of the Year Award in Reality/Game/Informational Series	for: "Project Greenlight 2" (2003) Shared with: Matt Damon Chris Moore Sean Bailey Dan Cutforth Jane Lipsitz Eli Holzman Tony Yates
2003	Nominated	Television Producer of the Year Award in Reality/Game/Informational Series	for: "Project Greenlight" (2001) Shared with: Matt Damon Chris Moore Sean Bailey Elizabeth Bronstein Eli Holzman Tony Yates
Razzie Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2005	Nominated	Razzie Award	Worst Actor for: Jersey Girl (2004) Also for Surviving Christmas (2004).
			Worst Screen Couple for: Jersey Girl (2004) Shared with: Jennifer Lopez Liv Tyler Ben Affleck & EITHER Jennifer Lopez OR Liv Tyler.
2004	Won	Razzie Award	Worst Actor for: Daredevil (2003) Also for Gigli (2003) and Paycheck (2003).
			Worst Screen Couple for: Gigli (2003) Shared with: Jennifer Lopez
2002	Nominated	Razzie Award	Worst Actor for: Pearl Harbor (2001)
			Worst Screen Couple for: Pearl Harbor (2001) Shared with: Kate Beckinsale Josh Hartnett Ben Affleck and EITHER Kate Beckinsale or Josh Hartnett.
1999	Nominated	Razzie Award	Worst Screen Couple for: Armageddon (1998/I) Shared with: Liv Tyler
Satellite Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Won	Golden Satellite Award	Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1999	Won	Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Shakespeare in Love (1998) Shared with: Simon Callow Jim Carter Martin Clunes Judi Dench Joseph Fiennes Colin Firth Gwyneth Paltrow Geoffrey Rush Antony Sher Imelda Staunton Tom Wilkinson Mark Williams
1998	Nominated	Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon Minnie Driver Stellan Skarsgård Robin Williams
Teen Choice Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2003	Nominated	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure for: Daredevil (2003)
			Choice Movie Chemistry for: Daredevil (2003) Shared with: Jennifer Garner
2002	Nominated	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure for: Changing Lanes (2002)
2001	Won	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Actor for: Pearl Harbor (2001)
	Nominated	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Chemistry for: Pearl Harbor (2001) Shared with: Kate Beckinsale
2000	Nominated	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Actor for: Reindeer Games (2000)
			Film - Choice Sleazebag for: Boiler Room (2000)
1999	Nominated	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Actor for: Armageddon (1998/I)
Venice Film Festival
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2006	Won	Volpi Cup	Best Actor for: Hollywoodland (2006)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	Nominated	WGA Award (Screen)	Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Matt Damon