List of awards and nominations received by Mel Gibson

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.

Mel Gibson awards
Academy Awards
2 3
BAFTA Awards
0 2
Golden Globe Awards
1 4

Major associations

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Academy Awards

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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] 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

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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] 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

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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.

Year Nominated work Category Result
1996 Braveheart Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

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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] 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

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Australian Film Critics Association

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Year Nominated work Category Result
2017 Hacksaw Ridge Best Director Nominated

Australian Film Institute / AACTA Awards

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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

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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] Gibson has received one award from two nominations.

Year Nominated work Category Result
1996 Braveheart Best Director Won
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Nominated
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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
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2004 The Passion of the Christ Producer of the Year Won
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Won
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2008 Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Won
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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
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1995 Braveheart Special Filmmaking Achievement Won
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2001 Chicken Run Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Nominated

North Texas Film Critics Association

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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

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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

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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.

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

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  1. ^ "About the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Newcomb, Horace (February 3, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6.
  3. ^ "History of the Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Critics' Choice Movie Award. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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