Mel Gibson he founded Icon Entertainment, a production company, which independent film director Atom Egoyan has called "an alternative to the studio system". Director Peter Weir cast him as one of the leads in the critically acclaimed World War I drama "Gallipoli" (1981), which earned Gibson a Best Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute, as well as a reputation as a serious, versatile actor. Gibson produced, directed, and starred in the epic historical drama film "Braveheart" (1995), for which he won the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Director, along with the Academy Award for Best Picture. He later
ARY Film Award for Best Director Jury ARY Film Award for Best Director Jury The ARY Film Award for Best Director Jury is one of the ARY Film Awards of Merit presented annually by the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel to directors working in the film industry and is the only category in which every member is eligible to submit a nomination. Best Film Director Jury is considered the most important of the ARY Film Awards, as it represents all the directing, acting, music composing, writing, editing and other efforts put forth into a drama. This award is one of the two Best Director awards in