This is a list of awards and nominations received by actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson . Gibson is best known as an action hero , for roles such as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon buddy cop film series, and Max Rockatansky in the first three films in the Mad Max post-apocalyptic action series. He produced, directed, and starred in the epic historical drama film Braveheart Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Director , along with the Academy Award for Best Picture . He later directed and produced the financially successful and controversial, biblical drama film The Passion of the Christ Apocalypto Mesoamerica during the early 16th century. After a 10-year hiatus from directing, Gibson returned with the critically praised and financially successful Hacksaw Ridge Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing and earned Gibson his second nomination for Best Director.
The Academy Awards , or "Oscars" are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel .[ 1]
British Academy Film Awards [ edit ] The British Academy Film Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean , Alexander Korda , Carol Reed , Charles Laughton , Roger Manvell and others.[ 2]
Directors Guild Awards [ edit ] The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the modern Directors Guild of America. Gibson has received one nomination.
Golden Globe Awards [ edit ] The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.[ 3]
Other awards and nominations [ edit ] Australian Film Critics Association [ edit ]
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2017
Hacksaw Ridge Best Director
Nominated
[ edit ] [ edit ] The Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the film industry.[ 4]
North Texas Film Critics Association [ edit ]
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2017
Hacksaw Ridge Best Director
3rd Place
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
1991
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Favorite Motion Picture Actor
Won
1997
Won
2001
Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama
Won
Favorite Motion Picture Actor
Won
2003
Won
2004
Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society [ edit ]
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2016
Hacksaw Ridge Best Director
Nominated
The Saturn Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror films, television and home video. Gibson has received three nominations.
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