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
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