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Matt Damon's Wife Had Brain Surgery Before 'Oppenheimer' Won Best Picture
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In Short: Matt Damon revealed his wife Luciana Barroso had a brain aneurysm and underwent surgery the week before 'Oppenheimer' won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars.
Matt Damon shared the harrowing experience his wife Luciana Barroso endured just before the 2024 Oscars, where 'Oppenheimer' won Best Picture.
Damon, 56, disclosed in interviews that his wife had a brain aneurysm and underwent surgery the week before the awards ceremony.
Despite her health scare, Luciana surprised Matt by attending the Oscars after-party, a gesture Damon described as 'pretty f**king heroic.'
Damon reflected on missing the 2007 Oscars when 'The Departed' won Best Picture, as he was filming 'The Bourne Ultimatum' at the time.
He expressed regret for not being present at the 2007 ceremony, where Martin Scorsese won Best Director and Best Picture.
In 2024, Damon was eager to attend the Oscars to celebrate 'Oppenheimer,' which was nominated for 13 awards.
Luciana, 50, and Damon have been married since 2005 and have four daughters together.
Jimmy Kimmel joked that Damon was skipping the Oscars because he hadn't received a nomination for his role in 'Oppenheimer.'
Damon and his wife were photographed at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, with Luciana wearing a black outfit and Matt in a tuxedo.
Damon emphasized the importance of his wife's support, noting that her company was especially meaningful after his absence at the 2007 Oscars.
Damon and Luciana have been together for 20 years, and he has been nominated for four Oscars since their marriage, including three for acting and one for Best Picture as a producer.
Damon's comments highlight the personal sacrifices and triumphs that come with a career in the entertainment industry.
What's confirmed
- “We had this whole scary thing happen where my wife had a brain aneurysm,” he said.
What's still developing
- According to Matt Damon, his wife Luciana Barroso is his biggest cheerleader—and not even a “scary” major operation could get in the way of her showing up to support her husband of 20 years.
- Similarly, with Oppenheimer favored at the 2024 Oscars, Damon was eager to join the cast and crew of the Christopher Nolan film at the ceremony.
- Reflecting on the 20th anniversary of The Departed in a GQ interview, Damon — who was not nominated for that Martin Scorsese film — said he wanted attend the Academy Awards in 2007 to witness Scorsese get his first Oscar, but he was shooting The Bourne Ultimatum.
- Nothing like an Oscars after-party to spur a medical recovery!!!
- “I remember I was shooting second unit for ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ during that Oscars [where ‘The Departed’ won], so I didn’t go,” Damon said.
- It’s not attached to that anymore.” Damon added, “The real way they should do them, really, is 20 or 25 years later.
- “It’s not something you can control. You got to just do the work, and that’s got to be the reward,” Damon told GQ.