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Braveheart
1995
· Movie
· 178 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #586
- IMDb #82
- Google retired #341
- Rotten Tomatoes #1651
- Metacritic #1151
- Letterboxd #725
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2478
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1061
- Metacritic Critics #1676
- Metacritic Audience #483
- Criticker #534
- Douban #89
- Kinopoisk #69
- AlloCiné #187
- Trakt #112
Every rating
63–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →William Wallace, a Scottish commoner, is spurred into revolt against the English after the death of his wife at the hands of an English lord. His military prowess and passion unite the fractious Scottish clans, and he leads them in a bloody war for freedom against the oppressive rule of King Edward I of England.
Details
- Director
- Mel Gibson
- Writer
- Randall Wallace
- Studio
- The Ladd Company, Icon Productions
- Released
- 24 May 1995
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French, Latin, Gaelic, Italian
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $72.0M
- Box office
- $213.2M
- Awards
- 30 wins, 33 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 63 →8 major awards won · 30 wins from 63 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Cinematography | John Toll | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Makeup | Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Sound Effects Editing | Lon Bender and Per Hallberg | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Picture | Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey and Alan Ladd Jr. | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Director | Mel Gibson | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1995 | Best Director | Mel Gibson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1995 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Mel Gibson | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1995 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screenplay | Randall Wallace | Winner |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematography | John Toll | Winner |
| Best Director | Mel Gibson | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell | Winner |
| Best Picture | Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey and Alan Ladd Jr. | Winner |
| Best Sound Effects Editing | Lon Bender and Per Hallberg | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Charles Knode | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Nominee |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Randall Wallace | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Mel Gibson | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Randall Wallace | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Mel Gibson | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screenplay | Randall Wallace | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Mel Gibson | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Art Direction | Thomas E. Sanders and Peter Howitt | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Charles Knode | Winner |
| Best Makeup & Hairstyling | Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell | Winner |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Winner |
| Best Stunt Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Cinematography | John Toll | Nominee |
| Best Director | Mel Gibson | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Randall Wallace | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | John Toll | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Charles Knode | Winner |
| Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons | Winner |
| Best Direction | Mel Gibson | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Thomas E. Sanders | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue | Mark LaPointe | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects | Lon Bender and Per Hallberg | Winner |
20/20 Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup | Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | John Toll | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Charles Knode | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | John Toll | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film | Steven Rosenblum | Winner |
American Cinema Foundation Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Winner |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | John Toll | Winner |
Cinema Writers Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Mel Gibson | Winner |
Empire Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Flaiano Prizes
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Catherine McCormack | Winner |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Director | Mel Gibson | Winner |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Movie for Mature Audiences | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Filmmaking Achievement | Mel Gibson | Winner |
Publicists Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Motion Picture | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
4 nominations
| Best Action Sequence | Battle of Stirling | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Mel Gibson | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee | |
| Most Desirable Male | Mel Gibson | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Action/Adventure Film | Nominee | |
| Best Costume Design | Charles Knode | Nominee |
| Best Music | James Horner | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog | John Toll | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording | James Horner, Dan Goldwasser, Mike Matessino, Jim Titus and Jeff Bond | Nominee |