Overview
- Affleck revisited the 2013 episode during a Jan. 5 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live while promoting Netflix's The Rip.
- He said waking up to the nominations was "a massive embarrassment" after widespread expectations he would be recognized for directing Argo.
- He recounted facing a barrage of red-carpet questions about the snub at the Critics' Choice Awards that day before winning Best Director that night.
- Argo went on to earn seven Oscar nominations and win Best Picture in 2013, even as Affleck was left out of Best Director despite wins at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice and BAFTA.
- Kimmel compared the situation to Leonardo DiCaprio's recent Critics' Choice loss as coverage pointed to a broader pattern of awards-season unpredictability, including Bradley Cooper's past Best Director omission.