Mel Gibson filmography It was the first film produced by Icon Productions, a production company he co-founded with Bruce Davey. Gibson's directorial debut was "The Man Without a Face" (1993), an adaptation of Isabelle Holland's novel of the same name. Two years later he directed and produced "Braveheart", a historical epic drama in which he also portrayed Sir William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish knight. The film earned him a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Director, and the film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Gibson went on to star in "Ransom" (1996), "Payback" (1999), "What Women Want" and
ARY Film Award for Best Director Best Director is awarded by viewers voting and known as Best Director Viewers Choice but officially it is termed as Best Director. Since ARY Film Awards has been just started, this category has not a brief history. The name of the category officially termed by the channel is: In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees. The year shown is the one in which the film first released; normally this is also the year before the ceremony at which the award is given; for example, a film exhibited theatrically during 2005