Ben Affleck Remembers Infamous Oscars Snub As A 'Massive Embarrassment'

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck is reflecting on the year he was infamously snubbed at the Oscars.

On Tuesday, the Good Will Hunting star made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s US talk show, where he congratulated the host on his recent win at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards.

Jimmy then pointed out that Ben was also a Critics’ Choice Award winner, to which the actor quipped: “Not unlike you, I benefitted from some sympathy.”

He claimed: “That was a year when it was the horrible thing of everybody telling you all the time...