Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who both starred in Air, are set to present together at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
Affleck also directed and produced the film, with Damon serving as a producer as well. Air follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro (Damon) and how he led Nike in its pursuit of basketball legend Michael Jordan. Affleck portrayed Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike.
Their film, which was released in April, was also nominated for best motion picture – musical or comedy at the Golden Globes. Damon also scored himself a nom for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy.
Damon and Affleck have been longtime collaborators on projects, including Good Will Hunting, Dogma, The Last Duel and School Ties. They later formed their own production company together, Artists Equity, with backing from RedBird Capital Partners.
The two actors join a star-studded roster of previously announced presenters at the Golden Globes, including Oprah Winfrey, America Ferrera, Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore, Simu Liu, Amanda Seyfried, Angela Bassett, Gabriel Macht, George Lopez, Julia Garner, Justin Hartley, Michelle Yeoh, Patrick J. Adams and Will Ferrell.
The 81st Annual Golden Globe, hosted by comedian Jo Koy, will be taking place at the Beverly Hilton’s international ballroom in Beverly Hills on Sunday, Jan. 7. The awards ceremony will air live on CBS as well as streaming on Paramount+.
The Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns The Hollywood Reporter.
