{"id":357260,"date":"2026-01-08T02:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=406249"},"modified":"2026-01-08T05:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:44:40","slug":"ben-affleck-felt-humiliated-for-not-receiving-an-oscar-for-best-director-after-receiving-seven-nominations-for-his-most-acclaimed-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ben-affleck-felt-humiliated-for-not-receiving-an-oscar-for-best-director-after-receiving-seven-nominations-for-his-most-acclaimed-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck felt humiliated for not receiving an Oscar for Best Director after receiving seven nominations for his most acclaimed film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2012, Ben Affleck experienced one of the most disappointing moments of his career when he was not nominated for the Best Director Oscar for his acclaimed film Argo. Despite having won major awards such as the Golden Globes, BAFTA, and Critics Choice Awards, the lack of a nomination at the Academy Awards surprised both the public and critics. This situation has been recently reignited in conversations about fairness in recognizing filmmakers, <strong>especially with the recent omission of Leonardo DiCaprio at the Critics Choice Awards 2025 for his performance in One Battle After Another, a parallel that has resonated among film enthusiasts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A hard blow to his career<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Affleck recalled the feeling of anguish and surprise he felt when he did not receive the nomination, despite Argo managing to capture a total of seven nominations in other categories. <strong>The way he described his emotional experience resonates with many artists who face the pressure of the industry, where recognition does not always follow awards and popular acclaim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARGO - Tr\u00e1iler Oficial en espa\u00f1ol HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ou2JnNCys10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Affleck&#8217;s anecdote has fueled the context of what many consider a growing pattern of surprises and disappointments in the awards season. <strong>As Kimmel pointed out, these types of situations can be disconcerting not only for the nominees but also for the journalists and colleagues observing the process<\/strong>. Despite his bitter experience, the affection that the public has for Ben Affleck as an actor and director remains intact, indicating that his legacy in cinema goes beyond awards.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>With or without an Oscar, Affleck&#8217;s career remains a source of admiration and support, <strong>which suggests that, at the end of the day, recognition of talent is not always measured by golden statuettes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Amazon Prime Video\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/c162012f-3d10-436b-a6b5-fde423154d8c\/3464089414\/amazon-prime-video-download-amazon-prime-video.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Amazon Prime Video<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-prime-video.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-prime-video.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012, Ben Affleck experienced one of the most disappointing moments of his career when he was not nominated for the Oscar for Best Director for his acclaimed film Argo. Despite having won major awards like the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Critics Choice Awards, the lack of a nomination at the Academy Awards surprised both the public and critics. This situation has been recently reignited in discussions about fairness in recognizing filmmakers, especially with the recent omission of Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards for his performance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":357261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[4921,20412,3899,4240,20413,20414,13096,12334,20415,20416,20417,20418,20225,20419],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-357260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ansiedad","tag-argo","tag-bafta","tag-ben-affleck","tag-ben-affleck-premio-al-mejor-director","tag-critics-choice-awards","tag-globos-de-oro","tag-leonardo-dicaprio","tag-nominacion-al-oscar","tag-pelicula-argo","tag-premio-al-mejor-director","tag-reconocimiento-cineastas","tag-temporada-de-premios","tag-trayectoria-de-affleck","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357273,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357260\/revisions\/357273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357260"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=357260"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=357260"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=357260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}