‘Like most directors, I suppose what I really want to do is act’ — List of Mel Gibson Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: June 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 2. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2016: Hacksaw Ridge (Best Director) — lost to Damien Chazelle (La La Land). Other nominees: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Denis Villeneuve (Arrival), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
WON: 1995: Braveheart (Best Picture) (shared with Alan Ladd Jr., Bruce Davey) — Other nominees:
Apollo 13 (Brian Grazer), Babe (George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller), The Postman (Gaetano Daniele, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori), Sense and Sensibility (Lindsay Doran)
WON: 1995: Braveheart (Best Director) — Other nominees: Tim Robbins (Dead Man Walking), Chris Noonan (Babe), Michael Radford (The Postman), Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas)