Mel Gibson to Be Honored with Hollywood Director Award

dick clark productions announced today that Academy Award winning actor, writer and director Mel Gibson will be honored with the "Hollywood Director Award" at the 20th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS Presented by Virginia Black. The prolific multi-talented artist directs Lionsgate's "Hacksaw Ridge", starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Teresa Palmer, which is set to hit theaters November 4th, 2016.

Past honorees of the award include Tom Hooper, David O. Russell, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and John Schlesinger among others.

In 1984, Gibson made his American film debut in "The River" opposite Sissy Spacek. He went on to star in other well-known films including "The Bounty," "Tequila Sunrise" and the "Lethal Weapon" series. In 1989, Gibson founded Icon Productions, whose first film was "Hamlet" and won Gibson the William Shakespeare Award.

In 1995, Gibson produced, directed and starred in the critical and box office success "Braveheart," which went on to receive five Academy Awards. In 200 Gibson became the first actor in history to star in three $100 million films (domestic gross) during the same year; "The Patriot," "Chicken Run," and "What Women Want".

In 2004, Gibson produced, co-wrote and directed "The Passion of The Christ" starring Jim Caviezel. The Ash Wednesday release on February 25th had the best five-day opening ever, at that time, for a film with a Wednesday opening. The film had a worldwide box-office gross of $610 million, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film and highest grossing independent film in film history. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.

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