Matt Damon photographed at the Golden Globe Awards. (Image courtesy: AFP)
Matt Damon won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical on Sunday for his role in
The Martian.
The Oscar-winning actor, who played an astronaut stranded on Mars in the blockbuster film, bested Christian Bale and Steve Carell from
The Big Short, Al Pacino for
Danny Collins and Mark Ruffalo for
Infinitely Polar Bear.
"It has literally been 18 years since I have been here, doing this. And with a little more context, I know how lucky I am and how lucky I am to do this for a living," Matt told attendees at the Beverly Hilton. (Also Read:
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"We had this incredible crew and incredible cast, and it really all came down to Ridley Scott," he said, paying tribute to the British director.