The Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award will go to Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who made Good Will Hunting. The event honors Robin Williams’ work in their famous 1997 movie.
At Glenn Close’s Bring Change to Mind charity event, Robin Williams’ kids Zak, Zelda, and Cody give the award to Affleck and Damon. Williams played therapist Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting, which won him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Affleck and Damon wrote the 1997 movie, which won them Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and started their careers.
Matt Damon plays the genius janitor Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting, and Ben Affleck plays his loyal friend Chuckie Sullivan. Gus Van Sant directed it, and it made more than $225 million around the world. Williams’ performance is still legendary. For example, in 2024, Matt Damon called for a statue of Williams in Boston near the famous park bench scene from the
Affleck and Damon won young Oscars for the screenplay, with Affleck being the youngest winner at 25. In The Rip, the characters talk about how embarrassed they were about their 1998 acceptance speech at recent reunions.
