American actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck has received many awards and honors throughout his career. He is the recipient of two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Affleck first gained recognition as a screenwriter for co-writing Good Will Hunting (1997) with Matt Damon, winning both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. As an actor, he garnered a Golden Globe nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in Hollywoodland (2006). The film Argo (2012), which he directed, produced, and starred in, earned considerable acclaim and numerous accolades including the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and Direc