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25 Mar, 1996

Wins Oscar

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Producers Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey win the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1995 for Braveheart. Sidney Poitier presents the award.

We’ve only got forty-five seconds and I don’t want to hog the limelight from these two gentlemen who really deserve the statue. Thank you again, all those people I thanked before. And I owe a special debt of gratitude to Bruce here, and Alan.

Braveheart Best Director Oscar

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The actor receives an Oscar for best director for the movie, Braveheart, at the 68th Academy Awards. Gibson begins his acceptance speech when he says:

Oh, I don’t write speeches but I would like to thank a few people. And I have it on a list, not a long list. Not too long anyway.

Mel Gibson ‪winning the Oscar® for Directing