# 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.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

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. Gibson has received two awards from three nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Picture | Won |
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Director | Won |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |

### British Academy Film Awards

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. 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

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

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. 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
### Australian Film Critics Association

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |

### Australian Film Institute / AACTA Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1979 | Tim | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2002 | — | Global Achievement Award | Won |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Direction | Won |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best International Direction | Won |

### Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1997 | Ransom | Favorite Actor - Suspense | Won |
| 1998 | Conspiracy Theory | Favorite Actor - Suspense | Won |
| 1999 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure | Nominated |
| 2000 | Payback | Favorite Actor - Action | Nominated |
| 2001 | The Patriot | Favorite Actor - Drama | Won |
| 2001 | What Women Want | Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance | Nominated |

### Critic's Choice Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the film industry. Gibson has received one award from two nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Director | Won |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |

### Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2003 | Signs | Best Actor | Nominated |

### Film Critics Circle of Australia

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |

### Golden Raspberry Awards

| 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 | Worst Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2024 | Confidential Informant | Worst Supporting Actor | Nominated |

### Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2014 | — | Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | Won |

### Hollywood Film Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Producer of the Year | Won |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Producer of the Year | Won |

### Irish Film & Television Academy

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2008 | — | Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | Won |

### Jupiter Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best International Director | Won |

### MTV Movie & TV Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1993 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Best On-Screen Duo | Won |
| 1993 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Best Action Sequence | Won |
| 1993 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Most Desirable Male | Nominated |
| 1993 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Best Kiss | Nominated |
| 1996 | Braveheart | Best Male Performance | Nominated |
| 1996 | Braveheart | Most Desirable Male | Nominated |
| 1999 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Best Action Sequence | Nominated |
| 2001 | The Patriot | Best Male Performance | Nominated |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Special Filmmaking Achievement | Won |

### Kids' Choice Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Chicken Run | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated |

### North Texas Film Critics Association

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | 3rd Place |

### People's Choice Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1991 | — | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Won |
| 1997 | — | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Won |
| 2001 | — | Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama | Won |
| 2001 | — | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Won |
| 2003 | — | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Won |
| 2004 | — | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Won |

### Phoenix Film Critics Society

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2005 | The Passion of the Christ | Best Director | Won |
| 2017 | Hacksaw Ridge | Best Director | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

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 |

### Others

* ShoWest Award: Male Star of the Year (1993)
* ShoWest Award: Director of the Year (1996)
* American Cinematheque Gala Tribute: American Cinematheque Award (1995)
* Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1997)
* Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards (2008)