Matt Damon and Oscar-2016

Perhaps the main intrigue of the last 88th Oscar award ceremony was who will get the statuette in the category "Best Actor". This year, the category boasted not only the participation of select handsome men and the first Hollywood stars, but also really bright and dissimilar actor's work.

Is there an Oscar for Matt Damon?

One of the nominees this year in this category was Matt Damon. In the film "The Martian" he not only performed the main male role, but virtually the whole picture was in the frame completely alone, so that his talent could be assessed without being distracted by the work of other actors. The popularity of the film caused fans and journalists to recall earlier awards and brilliant film works of the actor.

Matt Damon in the industry for quite some time, on his account a lot of interesting and characteristic films. His most striking works are roles in the paintings "The Departed", "Ocean's Eleven", "Clever Will Hunting", and also in the trilogy about the special agent Jason Borne ("Bourne Identity", "Bourne Ultimatum", "Bourne Supremacy").

Matt Damon has in his treasury several prestigious awards. Among them, the Golden Globe 1998 and the prize of the Berlin Film Festival for outstanding personal achievements, as well as Oscar.

But the most interesting thing, of course, is how many of Matt Damon Oskarov, and, if they are, then for what they received. Actor does possess one of the figurines, but the history of its awarding is very unusual. The fact that his Oscar was awarded for the "Best Screenplay" for the film "Clever Will Hunting". This award, Matt Damon shared with his friend and colleague in the shop by Ben Affleck. But the actor's Oscar Matt Damon has not yet been awarded, although he was nominated for him three times, including this year. So, earlier his films in "Clever Willle Hunting" (1998) and "Unconquered" (2010) were noted. And, of course, in the "Martian" in 2016.

This year, for the "Martian", he also received the Golden Globe in the category "Best Actor". And, as you know, this award, which is given directly before Oscar, is a kind of forecast, who can be seen as winners of the most prestigious film award of the year. Therefore, winning the Golden Globe-2016 made Matt Damon the most obvious winner among the Oscar nominees.

Matt Damon at the Oscar-2016 Awards

At the awards ceremony, Oscar Matt Damon this year was accompanied by his wife Luciana Barroso, dressed in a beautiful red dress. Matt himself confined himself to the traditional for such a status event strict black tuxedo and snow-white shirt, as well as a black butterfly.

The actor talked to reporters before going to the hall and stressed that now he has to "take it out" for his role in the "Martian". There he was completely alone in the frame, but here there are a lot of people around.

The most important and expected nominations of the ceremony were traditionally awarded at the end of the event, after the distribution of prizes for technical works. Oscar for "Best Actor" was announced just before the main and final nomination of the celebration - Oscar for "Best Film".

In addition to Matt Damon, this year's Oscar nominated Leonardo DiCaprio ("Survivor"), Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs"), Eddie Redmayne ("The Girl from Denmark") and Brian Cranston ("Trumbo").

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Unfortunately, Matt Damon this year did not receive a treasured statuette, he was beaten by Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in Alejandro Gonzalez Inyarritu's "Survivor". For him, Oscar was the first in his career.