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Matt Damon
Actor, Writer, Producer, EditorBorn October 8, 1970 (55 years)
Matthew Paige Damon, born on October 8, 1970, is a multifaceted American actor, producer, and screenwriter. In 2007, he was highlighted as one of Forbes' most bankable stars, and by 2010, he emerged as one of the highest-grossing actors in cinematic history. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for three BAFTA Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
Damon's journey in acting began with *Mystic Pizza* in 1988, but it was in 1997 that he truly came into the limelight. Collaborating with Ben Affleck on *Good Will Hunting*, they not only starred in the film but also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. He solidified his reputation as a leading man through iconic roles, such as Tom Ripley in *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Jason Bourne in the *Bourne* series, and Linus Caldwell in the *Ocean's* trilogy. His portrayal of an astronaut stranded on Mars in *The Martian* earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and he has been part of various notable films, including *Saving Private Ryan*, *The Departed*, and *Ford v Ferrari*.
On the small screen, Damon played Scott Thorson in HBO's *Behind the Candelabra*, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. His guest appearances in *30 Rock* and hosting *Saturday Night Live* were also Emmy-nominated. Beyond acting, Damon has produced projects like *Project Greenlight* and *Manchester by the Sea*. He co-founded two production companies with Ben Affleck and has lent his voice to several animated and documentary projects. His philanthropic efforts span multiple organizations, including the One Campaign and Water.org.
Damon's journey in acting began with *Mystic Pizza* in 1988, but it was in 1997 that he truly came into the limelight. Collaborating with Ben Affleck on *Good Will Hunting*, they not only starred in the film but also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. He solidified his reputation as a leading man through iconic roles, such as Tom Ripley in *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Jason Bourne in the *Bourne* series, and Linus Caldwell in the *Ocean's* trilogy. His portrayal of an astronaut stranded on Mars in *The Martian* earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and he has been part of various notable films, including *Saving Private Ryan*, *The Departed*, and *Ford v Ferrari*.
On the small screen, Damon played Scott Thorson in HBO's *Behind the Candelabra*, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. His guest appearances in *30 Rock* and hosting *Saturday Night Live* were also Emmy-nominated. Beyond acting, Damon has produced projects like *Project Greenlight* and *Manchester by the Sea*. He co-founded two production companies with Ben Affleck and has lent his voice to several animated and documentary projects. His philanthropic efforts span multiple organizations, including the One Campaign and Water.org.
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Matt Damon Filmography
| 2026 | The Odyssey · as Odysseus |
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| 2026 | The Rip · as Lt. Dane Dumars |
| 2024 | The Instigators · as Rory |
| 2024 | IF · as Flower (voice) |
| 2024 | Drive-Away Dolls · as Senator Gary Channel |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer · as Leslie Groves |
| 2023 | SmartLess: On the Road (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Air · as Sonny Vaccaro |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Actor Loki |
| 2021 | The Last Duel · as Sir Jean De Carrouges |
| 2021 | Stillwater · as Bill Baker |
| 2021 | No Sudden Move · as Mike Lowen (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot · as Loki |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari · as Carroll Shelby |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool · as Redneck #2 |
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 · as Redneck #2 |
| 2018 | Unsane · as Detective Ferguson |
| 2017 | Downsizing · as Paul Safranek |
| 2017 | Suburbicon · as Gardner Lodge |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Actor Loki (uncredited) |
| 2017 | BOSTON: An American Running Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | The Great Wall · as William |
| 2016 | Backpack Full of Cash · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne · as Jason Bourne |
| 2016 | Ares III: The Untold Story · as Mark Watney |
| 2015 | The Martian · as Mark Watney |
| 2014 | Interstellar · as Mann |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men · as Lt. James Granger |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem · as Management |
| 2013 | Elysium · as Max |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra · as Scott Thorson |
| 2012 | Promised Land · as Steve Butler |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo · as Benjamin Mee |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two · as Bill (voice) |
| 2011 | Margaret · as Mr. Aaron |
| 2011 | American Teacher · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Contagion · as Mitch Emhoff |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau · as David Norris |
| 2010 | True Grit · as Laboeuf |
| 2010 | Hereafter · as George Lonegan |
| 2010 | Green Zone · as Roy Miller |
| 2010 | Inside Job · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Invictus · as Francois Pienaar |
| 2009 | The Informant! · as Mark Whitacre |
| 2008 | Che: Part Two · as Fr. Schwartz |
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth · as Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited) |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum · as Jason Bourne |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen · as Linus Caldwell |
| 2007 | Running the Sahara · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood · as John Grady Cole |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd · as Edward Bell Wilson |
| 2006 | The Departed · as Colin |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Carol Burnett |
| 2005 | Syriana · as Bryan Woodman |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon · as Al Shepard (voice) |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm · as Wilhelm Grimm |
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve · as Linus Caldwell |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan · as Sean Kelly |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy · as Jason Bourne |
| 2004 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl · as Pr Exec #2 |
| 2004 | EuroTrip · as Donny |
| 2003 | Stuck on You · as Bob |
| 2003 | Journey To Planet Earth (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind · as Bachelor Matt |
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| 2002 | The Bourne Identity · as Jason Bourne |
| 2002 | The Third Wheel · as Kevin (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron · as Spirit (voice) |
| 2001 | The Majestic · as Luke Trimble (voice) |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven · as Linus Caldwell |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Matt Damon (voice) |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back · as Matt Damon / Will Hunting |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester · as Steven Sanderson |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses · as John Grady |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance · as Rannulph Junuh |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. · as Cale (voice) |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Tom Ripley |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley · as Tom Ripley |
| 1999 | Dogma · as Loki |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Owen |
| 1998 | Rounders · as Mike Mcdermott |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan · as Private Ryan |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting · as Will Hunting |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker · as Rudy Baylor |
| 1997 | Chasing Amy · as Shawn Oran |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire · as Ilario |
| 1995 | Glory Daze · as Edgar Pudwhacker |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys · as Cotton Calloway |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend · as 2nd Lt. Britton Davis |
| 1992 | School Ties · as Charlie Dillon |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Rising Son · as Charlie Robinson |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams · as Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
| 1988 | The Good Mother · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Mystic Pizza · as Steamer |
| 2021 | The Last Duel · as Screenplay |
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| 2025 | Kiss of the Spider Woman · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Accountant 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Unstoppable · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | |
| 2019 | City on a Hill (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Bending the Arc · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | The Runner (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Incorporated (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2009 | The People Speak · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | All Grown Up · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Push, Nevada (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | The Third Wheel · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Speakeasy · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Project Greenlight (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Believers: Boston Red Sox (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Netflix Tudum 2025 · as Self |
| 2024 | The Roast of Tom Brady · as Self (voice) |
| 2024 | 81st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2023 | Sorry/Not Sorry · as Self - Actor |
| 2023 | Amanpour (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer · as Self - Leslie Groves Jr. |
| 2022 | The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder · as Self - Actor Loki |
| 2022 | Penélope Cruz, les reflets de la passion · as Self |
| 2022 | Who's Talking To Chris Wallace (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Super Bowl LVI · as Self |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie · as Self |
| 2021 | The Kids Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Clerk · as Self |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Actor Loki |
| 2021 | Clique X (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Served: Harvey Weinstein · as Self |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | Im Reich der Filme · as Self |
| 2019 | Brave Blue World · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Untouchable · as Self |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal · as Self - Red Carpet Interviewee |
| 2018 | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind · as Self |
| 2017 | Life of Kylie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne: Bourne to Fight · as Self |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne: The Athens Escape · as Self |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne: Las Vegas Showdown · as Self |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne: Bringing Back Bourne · as Self |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | Geeking Out (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The Long Way Home: Making the Martian · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | 2016 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner & Presenter |
| 2016 | 2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special · as Self |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage (2015) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Man Who Saved the World · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Years of Living Dangerously (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Starfish Throwers · as Self |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2014 | 71st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2013 | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love · as Self |
| 2013 | The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2013 | Making Behind the Candelabra Show · as Self |
| 2012 | Radioman · as Self |
| 2012 | Stand Up to Cancer · as Self |
| 2012 | Comic Con 2012 Live · as Self |
| 2012 | Celebrity Style Story (TV Series) · as Self - Boston Bestie |
| 2012 | The Living Room (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | House of Lies (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau: Becoming Elise · as Self |
| 2011 | Leaping Through New York · as Self |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau: Destined to Be · as Self |
| 2011 | Sneaker Shopping (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | His Way · as Self |
| 2011 | The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Joel Siegel Award |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Matt Damon: Ready for Action · as Self |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · as Self |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2010 | 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | Teenage Paparazzo · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | The People Speak · as Self |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | All In: The Poker Movie · as Self |
| 2009 | Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as Self |
| 2008 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Man on the Move: Jason Bourne · as Self |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum: New York Chase · as Self |
| 2007 | Coda: Thirty Years Later · as Self |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum: T4 Movie Special · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Xposé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum: Driving School · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum: Rooftop Pursuit · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Hollywood Science (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies · as Self - Place #78 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | De Wereld Draait Door (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Attack of the Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope · as Self |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy: Blowing Things Up · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy: Keeping It Real · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | At the Movies (2004) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Shownieuws (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Reel Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Tinseltown TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | 2002 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2002 | Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men · as Self |
| 2002 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02 · as Self |
| 2002 | Jensen (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2001 | Project Greenlight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | Entertainers with Byron Allen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' · as Self |
| 2000 | The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1998 | Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | TRL (2017) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1998 | 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1998 | The Panel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1998 | Return to Normandy · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Arthur (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | SMAP×SMAP (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Caiga quien caiga - CQC (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Traveller |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | The Montel Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self - Best Actor Nominee |
| 1978 | heute journal (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee / Presenter |