Argo became a box office success, grossing $232 million worldwide, and receiving widespread critical acclaim for the acting, Affleck's direction, Terrio's screenplay, the editing, and Desplat's score. Commentators and participants in the actual operation criticized flaws in historical accuracy. 6 days ago · BenAffleck appeared on the Jan. 5 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the longtime friends got to talking about award season. Kimmel, 58, won a Critics' Choice Award on Jan. 4 for best talk show. · 14 years after the release of Argo, BenAffleck looks back on the 2013 Oscars, reliving how it felt to lose out on a Best Director nomination. · Affleck was a frontrunner to land a nom. He won best director honors at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and BAFTAs. Alas, Affleck was snubbed while “Argo” went on to earn seven... · BenAffleck gets candid about the time he was snubbed by the Oscars for his 2021 action film "Argo." No, BenAffleck hasn’t gotten over his brutal Oscars snub for “Argo.” · As a director, BenAffleck is on a roll. With two Certified Fresh films (Gone Baby Gone and The Town) under his belt, critics say Affleck scores again with Argo, a tense, darkly comic... · BenAffleck's Oscar-winning movie Argo tells the story of the storming of the American Embassy in Tehran, but how accurate is its storytelling?