Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant set in greater Boston, Massachusetts, which tells the story of Will Hunting, a troubled young who works as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology even though his knowledge of and facility with mathematics is superior to that of all of the school's faculty.

Award nominations

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Academy Award for Best Actor - Matt Damon
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Minnie Driver
• Academy Award for Directing - Gus Van Sant
• Academy Award for Best Song ? Elliott Smith (song "Miss Misery")
• Academy Award for Original Music Score - Danny Elfman
• Academy Award for Film Editing - Pietro Scalia
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama - Matt Damon
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Robin Williams
• Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Gus Van Sant
• Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Matt Damon & Ben Affleck