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Ben Affleck Biography

Birth Name:Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt

Birth Place:Berkeley, California, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Director

Fast Facts

Founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in early 2010 with the goal of raising awareness and funds for the country's refugees
Was honored by the Starkey Hearing Foundation in 2017
Is the older brother of actor Casey Affleck
Moved to Cambridge, Mass․, at the age of 8, where he met 10-year-old Matt Damon who lived two blocks away
Started out as a child actor in the series "The Voyage of the Mimi․"
Quote: "[on being a dad] "I'm always trying to sweep in and be hero dad, give them things they're not allowed to have, just completely pander to them․""
Quote: "[on being a child actor and following his father's footsteps] "I lived with this tremendous fear of failure, because my father was a playwright and a director ․․․ and he ․․․ he failed, basically․""
Co-owns the production company Pearl Street Films with actor Matt Damon
An avid poker player, he often enters celebrity tournaments for charity, such as the 2010 Ante Up For Africa event
As a student of Middle Eastern affairs, taught himself how to speak Arabic
His middle name, Geza, was chosen by his parents for their friend who had survived the Holocaust

Awards

1997ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
1997BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1997Special Achievement Award-: winner
1998Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1998Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
1998CFCA Award-Most Promising Actor: nominated
1998Chlotrudis Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1998Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
1998FFCC Award-Newcomer of the Year: winner
1998Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
1998Humanitas Prize-Feature Film Category: winner
1998MTV Movie Award-Best On-Screen Duo: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1998OFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1998Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
1998Stinker Award-Worst On-Screen Couple: winner
1998WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1999Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1999Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: winner
1999American Comedy Award-Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
1999Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi: winner
1999ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
1999MTV Movie Award-Best On-Screen Duo: nominated
1999MTV Movie Award-Best Male Performance: nominated
1999Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
1999Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor: nominated
2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance: winner
2000Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Couple: nominated
2000Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Sleazebag: nominated
2000Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor: nominated
2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance: winner
2001Video Premiere Award-Best Animated Character Performance: nominated
2001MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: nominated
2001Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Chemistry: nominated
2001Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor: winner
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality): nominated
2002Razzie Award-Worst Actor: nominated
2002Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
2002Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure: nominated
2002Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actor: winner
2003MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: nominated
2003PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television: nominated
2003Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Chemistry: nominated
2003Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure: nominated
2003Stinker Award-Worst On-Screen Couple: winner
2003Stinker Award-Worst Fake Accent: Male: winner
2003Stinker Award-Worst Actor: winner
2004MTV Movie Award-Sexiest Hero (Héroe más Sexy): nominated
2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television: nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2004Razzie Award-Worst Actor: winner
2004Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: winner
2004Stinker Award-Worst Actor: winner
2004WFCC Award-Most Offensive Male Character: winner
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2005Razzie Award-Worst Actor: nominated
2005Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
2006CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2006Hollywood Film Award-Supporting Actor of the Year: winner
2006SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2006Volpi Cup-Best Actor: winner
2007Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2007AFCA Award-Best First Film: winner
2007BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
2007CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: winner
2007Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2007Film and Literature Award-: nominated
2007Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
2007Hollywood Breakthrough Award-Breakthrough Directing: winner
2007ICP Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2007NBR Award-Best Directorial Debut: winner
2007OFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
2007TFCA Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2008OFCS Award-Best Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
2010ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010Davis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
2010NBR Award-Best Acting by an Ensemble: winner
2010Razzie Award-Worst Actor of the Decade: nominated
2010SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2010Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2010Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2010WAFCA Award-Best Acting Ensemble: winner
2011Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2011Critics Choice Award-Best Action Movie: nominated
2011DFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
2011Chairman's Award-: winner
2011WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012AAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2012Audience Award-Audience Special Recognition - Feature: winner
2012ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
2012ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2012ACCA-Best Director: winner
2012CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2012DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2012FFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2012Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: winner
2012Hollywood Film Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
2012IGN Award-Best Movie Director: nominated
2012IOFCP Award-Best Director: nominated
2012IFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2012Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: nominated
2012Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2012Special Achievement Award-: winner
2012NFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2012NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2012OFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2012PFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2012PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated
2012SDFCS Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
2012SDFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2012Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2012SEFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2012SLFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2012People's Choice Award-: nominated
2012VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
2012WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2013AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2013AACTA International Award-Best Film: nominated
2013Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: winner
2013Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
2013EDA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2013EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2013EDA Special Mention Award-Unforgettable Moment: nominated
2013Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm): nominated
2013David Lean Award for Direction-Best Director: winner
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Leading Actor: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
2013COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2013COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2013Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2013CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
2013Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2013Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
2013César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
2013Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): winner
2013David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
2013DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2013DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
2013GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2013Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
2013Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2013Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: winner
2013Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
2013HFCS Award-Best Picture: winner
2013HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2013IFTA Award-Best International Actor: nominated
2013IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2013IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2013MTV Movie Award-Best Male Performance: nominated
2013OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: winner
2013OFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
2013OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
2013Ensemble Cast Award-: winner
2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Drama: nominated
2015EDA Special Mention Award-Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction: nominated
2015COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2015GAFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2015National Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
2016Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: nominated
2017Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: nominated
2017Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
2017Blimp Award-Favorite Butt Kicker: nominated
2017Blimp Award-Favorite Frenemies: nominated
2017Razzie Award-Worst Screen Combo: winner
2017Razzie Award-Worst Actor: nominated
2017Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actor: winner
2018Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
2020HCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2020IFJA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2020People's Choice Award-Favorite Drama Movie Star: nominated
2020SFC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2021Critics Choice Award-Best Actor: nominated
2021DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2021GWNYFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2021IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2021IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2021PFCC Award-Best Script: nominated
2021SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2021SFC Award-Scene Stealer: nominated
2022Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2022CIC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2022CCA Super Award-Best Villain in a Movie: nominated
2022DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2022Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
2022Razzie Award-Worst Supporting Actor: nominated
2022SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2023EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: nominated
2023Berlinale Documentary Award-: nominated
2023Tribute Award-Visionary Icon and Creator: winner
2023Truly Moving Picture Award-Truly Moving Picture Award: winner
2023HCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2024Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2024Astra Award-Best Director: nominated
2025Audience Award-Headliner: winner