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
Guldbagge Award for Best Director history. Of the 55 films that have been awarded Best Film, 24 have also been awarded Best Director. The first one to achieve this was Ingmar Bergman, whose film "The Silence" won the Best Film award at the first 1st Guldbagge Awards. The last one who achieved this was Magnus von Horn through his film, "The Here After" at the 51st Guldbagge Awards (2015). The first woman who won the award for Best Director was Marianne Ahrne, for the film "Near and Far Away" (1976). Besides her, only nine women have ever been awarded for Best Director: Suzanne Osten for