Braveheart

19952h 58mEnglish

Action Drama History War

Accolades

5Oscar

Wins

1Golden Globe

Win

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Synopsis

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

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Details

Genres

ActionDramaHistoryWar

Links

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

6

Wins

14

Nominations

5 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe

Won

Best Director - Motion Picture · Mel Gibson
Best Picture · Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers
Cinematography · John Toll
Directing · Mel Gibson
Makeup · Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
Sound Effects Editing · Lon Bender, Per Hallberg

Full award breakdown

1996

Academy Awards

5Wins

10Noms

◆ Won

Best Picture

Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers

1996

◆ Won

Cinematography

John Toll

1996

◆ Won

Directing

Mel Gibson

1996

◆ Won

Makeup

Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell

1996

◆ Won

Sound Effects Editing

Lon Bender, Per Hallberg

1996

Nom

Costume Design

Charles Knode

1996

Nom

Film Editing

Steven Rosenblum

1996

Nom

Music (Original Dramatic Score)

James Horner

1996

Nom

Sound

Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons

1996

Nom

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Randall Wallace

1996

1996

Golden Globes

1Wins

4Noms

◆ Won

Best Director - Motion Picture

Mel Gibson

1996

Nom

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Braveheart

1996

Nom

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

James Horner

1996

Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Randall Wallace

1996

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Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

William Wallace

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Murron MacClannough

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Princess Isabelle

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

King Edward

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Robert the Bruce

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Hamish Campbell

James Robinson

James Robinson

Young William Wallace

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Campbell

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