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
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director which one director is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director. The most recent award was jointly awarded at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards to the three director of "Trivisa; Frank Hui, Jevons Au and Vicky Wong." The directors with most awards in this category is Ann Hui with five wins, followed by Allen Fong and Johnnie To with 3 times each. Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA). It is given to honour