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Invictus earned Damon an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The New Republic observed that he brought "it off with low-key charm and integrity." [88] Damon also lent his voice to the English version of the animated film Ponyo, which was released in the United States in August 2009. [89]
"Invictus" is also the title of a poem, referred to in the film, by British poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). The film was met with positive critical reviews and earned Academy Award nominations for Freeman and Damon (Best Supporting Actor). The film grossed $122.2 million on a budget of $50–60 million. [4]
[10] [11] Damon played an energy analyst in the thriller film Syriana (2005) and starred in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed crime film The Departed (2006). [12] [13] He played the rugby player Francois Pienaar in the sports film Invictus (2009), gaining a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Matt Damon’s work as an actor, writer and producer has cemented him as one of the entertainment industry’s biggest stars. Damon was born in October 1970 to parents Nancy Carlsson-Paige and ...
Along with Beatty, Robert Redford, Richard Attenborough, Kevin Costner, and Mel Gibson, he is one of the few directors best known as an actor to win an Academy Award for directing. On February 27, 2005, at age 74, he became one of only three living directors (along with Miloš Forman and Francis Ford Coppola ) to have directed two Best Picture ...
The best friend duo had their defining moment 19 years ago when they accepted the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for 'Good Will Hunting.' Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Oscars acceptance ...
Damon Dahlen, Nicholas Offenberg, Rebecca Klein/The Huffington Post The Huffington Post collaborated with The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, to produce this story, the fourth in a series on the impact of police in schools.