Ben Affleck
Birth Name:
Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt
Birth Place:
Berkeley, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Soundtrack
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 AwardWinner
- 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 Actor - Drama/Action Adventure:Nominated
- 2003Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Chemistry:Nominated
- 2003Stinker Award - Worst Actor:Winner
- 2003Stinker Award - Worst Fake Accent: Male:Winner
- 2003Stinker Award - Worst On-Screen Couple: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 Screen Couple:Winner
- 2004Razzie Award - Worst Actor: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 AwardNominated
- 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
- 2010Davis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2010ACCA - 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 AwardWinner
- 2011WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2012AAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012Audience Award - Audience Special Recognition - Feature:Winner
- 2012ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2012ACCA - Best Director:Winner
- 2012ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
- 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 AwardWinner
- 2012NFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012OFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated
- 2012PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012SDFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
- 2012Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012SEFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012SLFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012People's Choice AwardNominated
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2013AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Nominated
- 2013Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Winner
- 2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2013EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2013EDA Special Mention Award - Unforgettable Moment:Nominated
- 2013EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2013Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm):Nominated
- 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2013David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Winner
- 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actor:Nominated
- 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 - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Director: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 Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
- 2013IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):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 AwardWinner
- 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
- 2015Redeemer AwardWinner
- 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 Frenemies:Nominated
- 2017Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actor:Nominated
- 2017Blimp Award - Favorite Butt Kicker: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 AwardNominated
- 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