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, for which he won the 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. He received further critical notice for his directorial work of the action-adventure film Apocalypto, which is set in Mesoamerica during the early 16th century. After a 10-year hiatus from directing, Gibson returned with the critically praised and financially successful Hacksaw Ridge, which won the Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing and earned Gibson his second nomination for Best Director.
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Major associations
editAcademy Awards
editThe 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] Gibson has received two awards from three nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Picture | Won |
| Best Director | Won | ||
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Nominated |
British Academy Film Awards
editThe 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] Gibson has received two nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2007 | Apocalypto | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominated |
Directors Guild Awards
editThe 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.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Braveheart | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
editThe 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] Gibson has won once in four nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Director | Won |
| 1997 | Ransom | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Nominated |
| 2001 | What Women Want | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |
Other awards and nominations
editAustralian Film Critics Association
edit| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |
Australian Film Institute / AACTA Awards
edit| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tim | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Won | |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated | |
| 2002 | — | Global Achievement Award | Won |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Direction | Won |
| 2017 | Best International Direction | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ransom | Favorite Actor - Suspense | Won |
| 1998 | Conspiracy Theory | Won | |
| 1999 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure | Nominated |
| 2000 | Payback | Favorite Actor - Action | Nominated |
| 2001 | The Patriot | Favorite Actor - Drama | Won |
| What Women Want | Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance | Nominated |
Critic's Choice Awards
editThe Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the film industry.[4] Gibson has received one award from two nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Signs | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Expendables 3 | Worst Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Razzie Redeemer Award | Won |
| 2018 | Daddy's Home 2 | Worst Supporting Actor | Won |
| 2022 | Dangerous | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Confidential Informant | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Producer of the Year | Won |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | — | Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best International Director | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Best On-Screen Duo | Won |
| Best Action Sequence | Won | ||
| Most Desirable Male | Nominated | ||
| Best Kiss | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Male Performance | Nominated |
| Most Desirable Male | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Best Action Sequence | Nominated |
| 2001 | The Patriot | Best Male Performance | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Braveheart | Special Filmmaking Achievement | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Chicken Run | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated |
North Texas Film Critics Association
edit| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | 3rd Place |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | — | 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 |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Passion of the Christ | Best Director | Won |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Nominated |
Saturn Awards
editThe 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.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Apocalypto | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | Dragged Across Concrete | Best Actor | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "About the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Newcomb, Horace (February 3, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6.
- ^ "History of the Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Critics' Choice Movie Award. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
External links
edit- Mel Gibson at IMDb
- Mel Gibson at AllMovie