Ben Affleck is still Jennifer Lopez’s biggest fan. 

Nearly two years after finalizing their divorce, the Argo alum shared his thoughts on Lopez’s latest work, including serving as a producer on her film The Kiss of the Spider Woman in 2025. 

“I’m biased,” Affleck told Variety in an interview published Oct. 7. “I have an enormous amount of respect and admiration for what she can do.”

Indeed, Affleck considered that Lopez’s performance in the thriller, as well as her display in 2019 drama Hustlers were largely overlooked critically and commercially. 

“What I’ve found with awards is that sometimes the degree of commercial success for things doesn’t always correlate to my taste,” he explained. “It’s a part of this weird, subjective business that people bring a lot of their own stuff to. I don’t always think the right person won the right award. But guess what? I don’t think you die and go to heaven, and God says, ‘This was the actual best picture in 1986.’”

As he put it, “At the end of the day, it’s just a bunch of people voting on movie prizes.”

This is far from the first time that the Good Will Hunting alum has sang the praises of the Maid in Manhattan star. In fact, he even supported Lopez—to whom he was engaged in the early aughts before their reunion two decades later—at the premiere of the film last year and emphasized it was one of her best performances thus far. 

“Jennifer is incredible in this movie,” the Gone Girl star told E! News at the time. “She's fabulous. And it's an enormously difficult—it's all these masters, so it's not edited in such a way where you can make a little mistake here and there in the dance. It’s singing and dancing and acting and also trying to hold together these multiple tones in the movie. That's just probably the maximum level of difficulty for a performer.”

For the 54-year-old—dad to Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13, with ex Jennifer Garner—it was not at all a question for him and producing partner Matt Damon to attach their names to the project. 

“She’s amazing, spectacular and I’m thrilled to be a part of it,” he said. “She pulls it off with grace and aplomb and she’s wonderful. I love her performance in the movie.”

As he put it, “This role, she was just clearly born to play.”

Lopez, meanwhile, admitted that the role also provided a “refuge” during the final months of marriage to Affleck, whom she tied the knot with in 2022 before splitting up two years later. 

“It was every moment on set and every moment I was doing this role, I was so happy,” Lopez detailed to CBS Mornings in an interview last September, “And then back home, it was not great."

Still, the 57-year-old believed that the struggle was worth the payoff. As she put it, “Honestly, I have to say it was the best thing that ever happened to me.”

For a look back on Affleck and Lopez’s love affair, keep reading… 

The two prepare to film a scene for the movie in West Hollywood. The couple met on the set of the film.

The two film the movie on Will Rogers State Beach in Los Angeles. That month, the actor proposes to the actress with a 6.1-carat pink diamond ring.

Is there anything more '00s than both Bennifer 1.0 and TRL?

The two make their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of her film Maid in Manhattan.

The two bundle up at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

The two appear at the premiere of Daredevil, starring Ben as the superhero.

The two appear at the premiere of Daredevil, starring Ben and future ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

The two sit courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game.

The two film a Dateline interview for NBC in Vancouver.

The two appear at the premiere for their movie in Westwood, Calif.

The two postpone their wedding. No future date is given.

The two are seen at a Boston Red Sox game. The team is Ben's favorite.

They're baaaack. On Sept. 10, the couple makes their first red carpet appearance in 18 years at the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Last Duel. 

There's no denying J.Lo makes for a stunning plus-one! 

Ben supports J.Lo at the 2021 Global Citizen Live event in New York City, where she performed onstage. It marked her first music gig since she performed at VAX LIVE in May, where the actor also appeared onstage separately, fueling rumors of a rekindled romance.

The two attend the Met Gala together for the first time.

Jen and Ben put on a sizzling display on the red carpet at the premiere of his film The Last Duel in New York City.

Jennifer confirmed her engagement to the Gone Girl actor with a video posted to her On The JLo site, revealing a glimpse of her beautiful engagement ring with a green stone.

On July 16, Jennifer and Ben tied the knot in a surprise ceremony at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

The two vacation with her twins and two of his kids in the French capital soon after their wedding.

J.Lo steps out with Ben in support of his movie The Flash.

Jennifer release This Is Me... Now, an album about her relationship with Ben. The record is accompanied by a musical film titled This Is Me... Now: A Love Story and the documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told.

The couple enjoys a day out in NYC on March 30, 2024.

J.Lo filed for divorce Aug. 20, listing the date of separation as Apil 26, according to the filing obtained by TMZ.