Matt Damon was in a movie.
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 . Matt Damon . For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus ( 2009 ) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian ( 2015 ) , Damon received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor , respectively .