Mel Gibson "Hamlet". Gibson was cast alongside experienced Shakespearean actors Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul Scofield. He compared working with Scofield to being "thrown into the ring with Mike Tyson". Scofield said of Gibson "Not the sort of actor you'd think would make an ideal Hamlet, but he had enormous integrity and intelligence." In 1995, Mel Gibson directed, produced, and starred in "Braveheart", a biographical film of Sir William Wallace, a Scottish nationalist who was executed in 1305 for "high treason" against King Edward I of England. Gibson received two Academy Awards, Best Director and Best Picture, for his second directorial
ARY Film Award for Best Director Jury by the production company, and the producer. Till from 2013, the Best Drama Serial award has given to producer rather than to Production company. As of the first ceremony, only one winner was announced during the ceremony which was Jury decision based winner. This category is among one of four Jury Awards in ARY Film Awards that has only one win and one nomination. For the first ceremony, the eligibility period spanned full calendar years. For example, the 1st ARY Film Awards presented on May 25, 2014, to recognized films that were released between January 2013 to December 2013, the