Mel Gibson

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

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Gibson's directorial work has earned him two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and a Directors Guild of America Award. His film Braveheart won five Oscars, and Hacksaw Ridge won two more. He is one of the few directors to have helmed multiple Oscar-winning films. In 2001, he was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia for his service to the Australian film industry. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. These achievements place him among the most recognized figures in Hollywood, despite the controversies that have marked his career.

AwardsGibson has won two Academy Awards for Braveheart (Best Picture and Best Director), a Golden Globe for Best Director, and two Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Actor. His film Hacksaw Ridge won two Oscars, including Best Editing. He also received a Directors Guild of America Award for Braveheart and an AACTA Award for Best Direction for Hacksaw Ridge.

Honours & Distinctions

Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Government of Australia·2001

Appointed for service to the Australian film industry.

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·1990

Star at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

Rankings & Lists

#34

The 100 Greatest Movie Stars

Empire Magazine·1997

Sexiest Man Alive

People Magazine·1985

Magazine Covers

People

1985

Sexiest Man Alive

TIME

1995

Braveheart cover

TIME

2004

The Passion of the Christ cover

Rolling Stone

1995

Mel Gibson feature

Vanity Fair

2000

Hollywood issue

Records & Feats

Highest-grossing R-rated film at time of release

Box Office·2004

The Passion of the Christ grossed $612 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film upon its 2004 release.

First actor to direct himself to a Best Picture Oscar

Awards·1996

Gibson starred in and directed Braveheart, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1996.