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Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams , Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver . The film tells the story of janitor Will Hunting, whose mathematical genius is discovered by a professor at MIT .
Good Will Hunting: Won Hollywood Critics Association: 2023: Best Actor: Air: Won [24] Las Vegas Film Critics Society: 1997 Most Promising Actor The Rainmaker: Won [25] Good Will Hunting: Won 1999 Best Actor The Talented Mr. Ripley: Nominated 2000 All the Pretty Horses: Nominated London Film Critics' Circle: 1998: Actor of the Year: The ...
The film Good Will Hunting, co-starring and co-written by Affleck and Damon, was released in 1997 to widespread acclaim and won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. At the age of 25, Affleck became the youngest writer to ever win an Oscar for screenwriting.
The best friend duo had their defining moment 19 years ago when they accepted the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for "Good Will Hunting," a win that catapulted the pair's already burgeoning ...
Williams in 1998 after winning an Academy Award. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Williams starred in some beloved films such as "Aladdin," "Good Will Hunting," and "The Birdcage."
The film was followed by As Good as It Gets ($92.6 million), Good Will Hunting ($68.9 million), L.A. Confidential ($39.7 million), and finally The Full Monty ($38.7 million). [34] Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 40 nominations went to 15 films on the list.
The screenplay for Gus Van Sant’s 1997 drama “Good Will Hunting” turned Ben Affleck and Matt Damon into Oscar winners, but it didn’t make them rich for very long. During a recent visit to ...
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are American actors, screenwriters, and producers from Cambridge, Massachusetts who have frequently collaborated throughout their careers. The duo first gained recognition in 1997 after they won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting, which they wrote and starred in together.