Gus Van Sant directed Good Will Hunting.
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film , directed by Gus Van Sant , and starring Robin Williams , Matt Damon , Ben Affleck , Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgård . Gus Van Sant . His following film My Own Private Idaho ( 1991 ) was similarly praised , as was the black comedy To Die For ( 1995 ) , the drama Good Will Hunting ( 1997 ) and the biopic Milk ( 2008 ) ; for the latter two , Van Sant was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and both films received Best Picture nominations .