Mel Gibson effort. In winning the Academy Award for Best Director, Gibson became only the sixth actor-turned-filmmaker to do so. "Braveheart" influenced the Scottish nationalist movement and helped to revive the film genre of the historical epic; the Battle of Stirling Bridge sequence is considered by critics to be one of the all-time-best-directed battle scenes. The film's depiction of the Prince of Wales as an effeminate homosexual caused the film to be attacked by the Gay Alliance. The Gay Alliance was especially enraged by a scene in which King Edward I murders his son's male lover by throwing him out of a
Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), there have been directors who received multiple Awards for Best Director. As of 2016 (42nd MMFF), 10 directors have received two or more Best Director awards. Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; Augusto Buenaventura received the award for directing the film, "Diligan Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa" and it is given to directors working