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Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January
3, 1956) is an Academy Award winning American director, and producer.
After establishing himself as a household name with the Mad Max and
Lethal Weapon series, Gibson went on to direct and star in 1993's The
Man Without a Face and 1995's Academy Award-winning Braveheart. In 2004,
he directed and produced the controversial blockbuster, The Passion of
the Christ. Gibson's direction of Braveheart made him only the sixth
actor-turned-filmmaker to garner an Oscar for Best Director.[1] He was
also the first person ever awarded People magazine's "Sexiest Man
Alive".
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Early life
Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the
sixth of ten children born to Hutton Gibson and Anne Reilly Gibson. The
family also adopted a child, bringing the total number of children in
the family to eleven. One of Mel's younger brothers, Donal, is also an
actor.
Gibson's first name comes from a
5th-century Irish saint, Mel, founder of the diocese of Ardagh
containing most of his mother's native county, while his second name,
Columkille is also linked to an Irish saint.[2]
Although Gibson always maintained his
United States citizenship, he lived in Australia after a purported
victory on the TV game show Jeopardy! by Gibson's father. The family
moved in 1968 when Gibson was 12. Allegedly, this move was in protest of
the Vietnam War for which Gibson's elder brothers risked being drafted.
It is also, allegedly, because Gibson's father believed that changes in
American society were immoral. Early Gibson films feature a distinct,
noticeable Australian accent.
Film career
Gibson graduated from the National
Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1977, Gibson's acting career
began in Australia with appearances in television series, including The
Sullivans, Cop Shop and Punishment.
He made his Australian film debut as the
leather-clad post-apocalyptic survivor in George Miller's Mad Max, which
later became a cult hit and launched two sequels. His international
profile increased through Peter Weir's Gallipoli. Gibson's boyish good
looks made him a natural for leading male roles.
In 1984, he made his U.S. film debut as
Fletcher Christian in The Bounty. Reportedly, Gibson and Anthony
Hopkins, his costar on the film, did not get along during the shoot. At
the time, Anthony Hopkins was a teetotaler, and Mel Gibson was
struggling with alcoholism. Gibson frequently spent his evenings in
local saloons and took to mixing two shots of Scotch with his beer. He
dubbed the concoction "Liquid Violence." In one incident, Gibson's face
was severely cut up in a bar room brawl and the film's shooting schedule
had to be rearranged while he was flown to a hospital in Papeete.
Lethal Weapon
Gibson moved into more mainstream
commercial filmmaking with the popular Lethal Weapon series, in which he
starred as LAPD Detective Martin Riggs, an emotionally unstable Vietnam
veteran with a death wish and a penchant for violence and gunplay. In
the films, he was partnered with the elder and more reserved Roger
Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover). This series would come to exemplify
the action genre's so-called buddy film.
Despite having been trained in two
different schools of acting (Gibson is classically trained and Glover is
a method actor), the two shared good chemistry. The film was a major hit
and spawned three sequels.
Hamlet
Gibson then made the unusual transition
from the action to classical genres, playing the melancholy Danish
prince in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet. Gibson was cast alongside such
experienced Shakespearean actors as Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul
Scofield. He described working with his fellow castmembers as similar to
being "thrown into the ring with Mike Tyson."
Over the course of the shoot in the
Scottish Highlands, Gibson was advised that he would do better with the
lines if he were able to control his breathing. A longtime chain smoker,
Gibson switched to nicotine gum to moderate his smoking for parts of the
shoot.
The film met with critical and marketing
success and remains a steady in DVD sales. It also marked the
transformation of Mel Gibson from action hero to serious actor and
filmmaker. Later in his career, he complemented his dramatic
performances with comedic roles in Maverick and What Women Want.
Braveheart
Gibson stated that when the Braveheart
script arrived and was recommended by his agents, he rejected it
outright. After careful thought, he decided to not only act in the film,
but to direct it as well.
Gibson received two Academy Awards, Best
Director and Best Picture, for his 1995 direction of Braveheart. In the
movie, Gibson starred as Sir William Wallace, a thirteenth-century
Scottish knight.
He said in interviews that he was
attempting to make a film similar to the epics he had loved as a child,
such as Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus and The Big Country. The filming
began in the Scottish Highlands. After learning that the intended
filming locations were among the rainiest spots in Europe, the shooting
was moved to Ireland, where members of the Irish Army Reserve used as
extras for the battle scenes.
The Passion of the Christ
Gibson co-wrote, produced and directed the
controversial The Passion of the Christ. The 2004 film was based on the
last twelve hours of the life of Jesus, rendered multilingually in
Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin. The film was released through Gibson's Icon
Productions.
Reviews were mixed, with critics ranging
from praising the film for its realistic depiction of Jesus' final hours
from a Catholic point of view and criticism of violence, manipulation
and antisematism.[3][4]
Asked if his movie would "upset Jews",
Gibson responded, "It's not meant to. I think it's meant to just tell
the truth. I want to be as truthful as possible."[5] Accusations of
anti-Semitism were fueled by revelations that Mel Gibson's father Hutton
Gibson is a vocal Holocaust revisionist who believes much of the
Holocaust is "fiction".[6]
On his decision to cut the scene in which
Caiaphas says "his blood be on us and on our children" soon after
Pontius Pilate washes his hands of Jesus, Gibson said:
I wanted it in. My brother said I was
wimping out if I didn't include it. But, man, if I included that in
there, they'd be coming after me at my house. They'd come to kill
me.[7][8][9][10]
The movie grossed US$611,899,420 worldwide
and $370,782,930 in the US alone. It became the eighth highest-grossing
film in history and the highest-grossing rated R film of all time. The
ticket sales were boosted by the film attracting viewers who generally
do not attend theaters, including entire church congregations.[11] The
film was nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score, Best
Cinematography, and Best Makeup at the 77th Academy Awards and won the
People's Choice Award for Best Drama.
Apocalypto
Gibson's next historical epic, Apocalypto,
will be released to theaters in December 2006. The film is set 600 years
ago in Meso-America, before the Spanish conquest. It focuses on the
decline of the Mayan civilization. Dialogue is spoken in the Yucatec
Maya language, in the same way Gibson used Aramaic and Latin for his The
Passion of the Christ. It will feature a cast of unknown actors from
Mexico City, the Yucatán, and some Native Americans from the United
States.
While Gibson financed the film himself,
Disney will release it in specific markets.
All that has been revealed about the plot
is that the film is set against the turbulent end times of the once
great Mayan civilization. When a Mayan man's idyllic existence is
brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a
perilous journey. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of
his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to
return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
The title is a Greek term which means "an
unveiling" or "new beginning", but the movie is not religiously themed
or connected to the biblical Apocalypse.
On a side note, Hector Carreon reports that
Gibson built houses for the poor in Mexico's Veracruz state, where
Apocalypto was filmed.[12]
Family
On June 7, 1980, Gibson married nurse Robyn
Moore, whom he met through a dating service. They have seven children,
one daughter and six sons: Hannah (born 1980), twins Edward and
Christian (born 1982), Willie (born 1985), Louis (born 1988), Milo (born
1990), and Tommy (born 1999).
Although Gibson is Roman Catholic and his
wife is Anglican, he has never disapproved of her Anglican beliefs,
saying that "true love knows no boundaries." He has also called her his
"Rock of Gibraltar, only prettier." But he also holds to the Catholic
doctrine of "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus". When asked how this doctrine
would affect his wife he said: “There is no salvation for those outside
the Church, (and) I believe it. My wife is a saint. She’s a much better
person than I am. Honestly. ... She prays, she believes in God, she
knows Jesus, she believes in that stuff. And it’s just not fair if she
doesn’t make it; she’s better than I am. But that is a pronouncement
from the chair. I go with it.” [13]
Controversial views
Religion and God
Many of Gibson's positions are in
accordance with traditionalist Catholicism. In 2004, he publicly
condemned taxpayer-funded embryonic stem-cell research that involves the
cloning and destruction of human embryos. In March 2005, he issued a
statement condemning the ending of Terri Schiavo's life, referring to
her death as "state-sanctioned murder" on Sean Hannity's radio show.[14]
He is a proponent of the death penalty, which the traditional doctrine
of the Catholic Church allows for under specific circumstances, but
which post-Vatican II Popes have said is rarely justifiable in modern
society.[15]
Gibson has expressed the belief that God is
pointing out his path, particularly with respect to the making of The
Passion of the Christ. In 2003 he told The New Yorker "There are
signals. Signal graces, they are called. It's as clear as a traffic
light. Bing! I mean, it just grabs you and you know you have to listen
to that and you have to follow it."[16] At a screening of the film for
clergy, he stated that the Holy Ghost was making the film through him,
"I was just directing traffic".[16]
Politics
While having never identified himself as
being a conservative Republican, Gibson has been referred to as one in
The Washington Times, and WorldNetDaily once reported that there was
grassroots support among Republicans for "a presidential run."[17]. Some
of Gibson's views on social issues, like abortion and homosexuality both
based upon his strict Catholic beliefs, are shared by those of similar
conservative convictions. This has been perceived as intimating a lean
towards the current Republican political stance.
However Gibson joined many of his
colleagues in the entertainment industry in opposition to the Iraq War
and praised the liberal director Michael Moore and his documentary film
Fahrenheit 9/11.[18] Gibson's Icon Productions originally agreed to back
Moore's film, but abruptly sold the rights to Miramax Films. Moore has
claimed that "top Republicans" intimidated Mel Gibson into relinquishing
the film.[19]
In 2006 Gibson told a UK film magazine that
the "fearmongering" depicted in his film Apocalypto "reminds me a little
of President Bush and his guys."[20] Following the July 2006
DUI/antisemitism incident and because of his friendship with Michael
Moore, some conservative Hollywood bloggers have suggested that "Gibson
may be a left-wing Catholic much like Michael Moore." [21]
Previously in a July 1995 interview with
Playboy magazine, Gibson said President Bill Clinton was a "low-level
opportunist" because someone was "telling him what to do." He said he
thought Clinton and other politicians who had won Rhodes Scholarships
were part of a "stealth" trend of Rhodes scholars becoming politicians
who were striving for a "new world order." He said this was a form of
Marxism.[22][23]
His critics
Gibson has not shied away from expressing
strong opinions, even against his critics. In a Playboy interview, he
says of the author of an unauthorized biography, "I don't think God will
put him in my path. He deserves death."[22] After Frank Rich of The New
York Times wrote that Gibson's Passion of the Christ would inflame
anti-Semitism, Gibson told The New Yorker, "I want to kill him. I want
his intestines on a stick. I want to kill his dog."[16]
Controversy
Accusations of homophobia
Some gay rights groups accused Gibson of
homophobia, after a 1992 interview in the Spanish magazine El Pais.
Asked what he thought of gay people, he said, "They take it up the ass."
Gibson gestured descriptively, continuing, "This is only for taking a
shit." When the interviewer recalled that Gibson previously had
expressed fear that people would think he is gay because he's an actor,
Gibson replied, "Do I sound like a homosexual? Do I talk like them? Do I
move like them? I think not." He later defended his comments on Good
Morning America, saying, "[Those remarks were a response] to a direct
question. If someone wants my opinion, I'll give it. What, am I supposed
to lie to them?"[24][25] In the Playboy interview, he responded to
GLAAD's protests over his comment with "I'll apologize when hell freezes
over. They can f*** off".[22] Eventually, however, he was forced to make
amends with the gay community. In January 1997 Gibson and the Gay and
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation hosted ten lesbian and gay
filmmakers for an on-location seminar on the set of the movie Conspiracy
Theory.[26]
Although Gibson did not write the
screenplay for Braveheart[27], the depiction of a homosexual character
in the film drew accusations of homophobia.[28] Although historians
agree that Prince (later King) Edward II of England was a mere puppet of
Thomas of Lancaster, they dispute the portrayal of Edward as effeminate.
Edward's father, also, never threw his lover out of a window as
portrayed in the movie.
Gibson was accused of homophobia once more
in his movies with his portrayal of Herod Antipas in The Passion of the
Christ. Antipas is portrayed as an effeminate homosexual wearing makeup
and having 'boy-toys'. The character was similar portrayal of the same
character in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Although this
was a common caricature of Herod in medieval Passion plays, it is
contrary to the historical record regarding Antipas. It is of note that
Christ uses the Greek word for a "vixen," or female fox, rather than
"fox" when he describes Herod in the Gospel.[29][30][31]
Accusations of Anglophobia
Gibson has been accused of Anglophobia by
British audiences and press.[32] Although he did not write the
screenplay, in his film Braveheart, Prince Edward of Carnarvon (later
King Edward II of England) was depicted as an effete homosexual who was
not the true father of his son, the future Edward III of England. The
film also propagated the mythical calumny against the English of Droit
de seigneur which almost certainly never existed anywhere and definitely
not in Britain.
According to Wensley Clarkson, Gibson's
Irish-American family has always been openly anti-English. According to
a family friend, Gibson's maternal grandmother was raped by the Black
and Tans during the Irish War of Independence. This incident was
frequently spoken of in hushed tones in the Gibson household during
Mel's childhood.
Accusations of anti-Semitism
It has been suggested that Mel Gibson DUI
incident be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)
Controversy regarding allegedly
anti-Semitic opinions expressed by Gibson have flared up on at least two
occasions.
In 2004, his film The Passion of the Christ
was criticized for alleged anti-Semitic imagery and overtones. Gibson
strongly denies that the film is anti-Semitic, but critics remain
divided. Many agree that the film is consistent with a strict
interpretation of the Gospels and traditional Catholic teachings, while
others argue that it reflects a selective reading of the Gospels,
incorporates many anti-Semitic elements not found in the Gospels (e.g.
the writings of Anne Catherine Emmerich), and fails to comply with
recommendations for dramatization of The Passion issued by either the
Vatican or the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.[citation
needed]
On July 28, 2006, Gibson was arrested in
California for speeding and on suspicion of drunk driving (see Mel
Gibson DUI incident). According to a leaked police report, he was
abusive to the arresting officers and remarked "F***ing Jews… Jews are
responsible for all the wars in the world." [33] He later issued,
through his publicist, two apologies for the incident. In his second
statement, he specifically denied being an anti-Semite and apologized to
the Jewish community. [34] Anti-Defamation League National Director
Abraham Foxman issued a statement accepting Gibson's apology and
expressing a willingness to help in Gibson's rehabilitation. [35]
Attorneys working on the behalf of Gibson
later threatened to sue [36] a blog utilising Gibson quotes, out of
context and in a satirical fashion, to draw attention to Gibsons history
of making controversial statements.
Prankster
Gibson has a reputation for being a
prankster on the set of his movies, and many of his leading ladies have
often accused him of acting juvenile on the set.[37] While filming
Conspiracy Theory, he played several pranks on co-star Julia Roberts,
and disgusted co-star Jodie Foster by licking the dirt off a wagon wheel
on the set of Maverick. On the set of Braveheart, he spread the false
rumor that co-star Sophie Marceau was the granddaughter of famous French
mime Marcel Marceau. He also directed several scenes in an Elmer Fudd
voice, including the funeral scene of Murron Wallace, causing everyone
to break down laughing. Before the filming of What Women Want, co-star
Helen Hunt pleaded with Gibson to be spared of his pranks. Reportedly,
there was no incident.
Drug and alcohol abuse
According to Gibson biographer Wensley
Clarkson, Gibson's alcoholism dates to his teenage years. Clarkson also
states that Gibson's repeated attempts to stop drinking have led to
relapses whenever his stress level increased. A feature article on
Gibson published on the DailyCatholic website March 17, 2004, described
as having been written four years previously and before The Passion of
The Christ, states, "He has made it known that from an early age he
suffered from being manic depressive, but through his strong faith and
appropriate medicines he has been able to overcome these shortcomings to
attain the heights of stardom."[38] This disorder is often linked with
alcohol abuse and/or self-destructive behavior.
In 1984, Gibson was arrested for drunk
driving after he rear-ended a car in Toronto. According to Clarkson,
when the other driver exited his vehicle and began shouting profanity at
him, Mel Gibson laughed and offered him a drink. He was fined $400 and
banned from driving in Canada for 3 months. [39]
In 1991, Mel began treatment for alcoholism
at the urging of his agent Ed Limato and his wife Robyn, who reportedly
threatened to leave him if he refused. He has stated that he often
meditated on The Passion while attempting to beat alcoholism and has
said that his idea for the film dates from this time.
In a 2004 Primetime interview with Diane
Sawyer, Gibson admitted to drug and alcohol abuse. He also said that his
addictions have led him to contemplate suicide. [40]
On July 28, 2006, Gibson was arrested on
suspicion of drunken driving, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department said. According to the Sheriff's statement, Gibson was
detained while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu at 2:36
am, and spouted expletives, sexist, and anti-Semitic comments. He was
later released on his own recognizance.[1] If convicted of driving under
the influence he may face up to 6 months in jail.
He has reportedly pursued recovery. He went
onto television to apologize for his remarks and asked the forgiveness
and help of the Jewish people so that he can overcome his "demons."
[Added by PSP: Gibson pleaded no contest in Aug. 2006 to the charges of
DUI.]
Quotations
"Vatican II corrupted the institution of
the church. Look at the main fruits: dwindling numbers and pedophilia."
— Time, January 27, 2003
"It was me that put him on the cross. It
was my sins [that put him there]." On the crucifixion of Jesus Christ,
addressing who was responsible for his death. From "The Passion:
Photography from the Movie 'The Passion of the Christ'"
On the Holocaust: "The thing with him [my
father] was that he was talking about numbers. I mean when the war was
over they said it was 12 million. Then it was six. Now it's four. I mean
it's that kind of numbers game." Readers Digest 2004[2]
"Hollywood is a factory. You have to
realize that you are working in a factory and you're part of the
mechanism. If you break down, you'll be replaced." On the nature of "the
industry." Excerpted from Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson; Living
Dangerously," page 202.
"He's not just a part. He's an assault on
your personality. Every day his doubts become your doubts." On playing
Hamlet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 film. Excerpted from the making of
documentary.
"My family means more to me than the
artificial trappings of my career. If ever I had to choose between my
career and my family, the wife and kids would definitely come out on
top." Excerpted from Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson; Living
Dangerously," page 300.
"I regard Mad Max as a Star Wars in the
gutter." Excerpted from Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson; Living
Dangerously," page 91.
"Actors only write books when they run out
of money." Excerpted from Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson; Living
Dangerously," page ix.
"Hey, I'm for love, not war. How about we
have a beer?" An inebriated Gibson to the infuriated driver he had just
rear ended in Toronto. In 1984 he pleaded guilty to drunk driving and
was fined $300 and banned from driving in Canada for 3 months. Excerpted
from Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson; Living Dangerously," page 175.
"The L.A. Times, it's an anti-Christian
publication, as is the New York Times." The New Yorker September
15,2003.
"What do you think you're looking at, sugar
tits?" Yelled at a female police officer, while being booked at a police
station after being pulled over for drunk driving on July 28, 2006. [33]
"The worst thing that can happen to you is
you can screw up. I've done that before and it's not too damning. I've
done some real stinkers. Luckily, most were early on." Excerpted from
Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson; Living Dangerously," page 64.
Trivia
Gibson was born with a physical anomaly
called "Horseshoe kidney". His two kidneys are fused at the base into a
U-shape. This fusion anomaly occurs in about one of every 500 people.
In December 2004, Gibson purchased Mago
Island from Tokyu Corporation of Japan for $15 million.[41] Descendants
of the original native inhabitants of Mago (who were displaced in the
1860s) have protested the purchase.
With his earnings from The Passion of the
Christ, Gibson constructed a traditionalist Catholic chapel on his
California estate.
Gibson almost did not get the role that
made him a star. His agent got him an audition for Mad Max, but the
night before, he got into a drunken brawl with three other men at a
party, resulting in a swollen nose, a broken jawline, and various other
bruises. Mel showed up at the audition the next day looking like a
"black and blue pumpkin" (his own words). Mel did not expect to get the
role and only went to accompany his friend. However, the casting agent
told Mel to come back in two weeks, telling him "we need freaks". Mel
did come back, was not recognized because his wounds had healed almost
completely, and received the part. This incident is listed in Ripley's
Believe It or Not![42]
Gibson was considered for roles in Batman,
GoldenEye, Amadeus, Gladiator, The Golden Child, X-Men, Robin Hood:
Prince of Thieves, Runaway Bride and Primary Colors.
A smoker for much of his acting career, in
2004 Gibson was persuaded by his wife to limit his addiction to just
three cigarettes a day.
Actor Sean Connery once suggested Gibson
should play the next James Bond to Connery's M. Gibson turned down the
role, reportedly because he feared being typecast.
Gibson is an admirer of the Baroque works
of Caravaggio who ironically in his day was a notorious street brawler.
Much of the cinematography of The Passion of the Christ was done to
evoke the painter's style.[3]
Gibson's height is 5'11" (1.80 m).
Filmography
As actor
Summer City (1977)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
Mad Max (1979)
Tim (1979)
The Chain Reaction (1980)
Gallipoli (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Attack Force Z (1982)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
The Bounty (1984)
The River (1984)
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Air America (1990)
Hamlet (1990)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
(documentary) (narrator)
Forever Young (1992) (also executive
producer)
The Chili Con Carne Club (1993) (short
subject)
The Man Without a Face (1993)
Maverick (1994)
Casper (1995) (Cameo)
Braveheart (1995)
Pocahontas (1995) (voice)
Ransom (1996)
Fathers' Day (1997) (Cameo)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
FairyTale: A True Story (1997) (Cameo)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Payback (1999)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Chicken Run (2000) (voice)
The Patriot (2000)
What Women Want (2000)
The One Dollar Diary (2001) (documentary)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Signs (2002)
Acting Lessons: Should Have Looked Like Mel
(2003) (short subject)
Paparazzi (2004) (also producer)
Sam and George (2007) (currently announced
start of production) (also producer)
As director
The Man Without a Face (1993)
Braveheart (1995)
The Passion of the Christ (2004) (also
producer, actor (his hand drove in the stake), and writer)
Apocalypto (2006) (currently in
post-production) (also executive producer, producer, and writer)
Awards and accomplishments
Best Actor in a Lead Role, Tim (1979)
Australian Film Institute: Best Actor in a
Lead Role, Gallipoli (1981)
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion
Picture Actor (1991)
MTV Movie Awards: Best Action Sequence,
Lethal Weapon 3 (1993)
MTV Movie Awards: Best On-Screen Duo,
Lethal Weapon 3 (1993) - shared with Danny Glover
ShoWest Award: Male Star of the Year (1993)
National Board of Review: Special
Achievement in Filmmaking, Braveheart (1995)
American Cinematheque Gala Tribute:
American Cinematheque Award (1995)
ShoWest Award: Director of the Year (1996)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards:
Best Director, Braveheart (1996)
Golden Globe Awards: Best Director,
Braveheart (1996)
Academy Awards: Best Director, Braveheart
(1996)
Academy Awards: Best Picture, Braveheart
(1996)
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion
Picture Actor (1997)
Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year
(1997)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite
Actor - Suspense, Ransom (1997)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite
Actor - Suspense, Conspiracy Theory (1998)
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion
Picture Star in a Drama (2001)
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion
Picture Actor (2001)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite
Actor - Drama, The Patriot (2001)
Australian Film Institute: Global
Achievement Award (2002)
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion
Picture Actor (2003)
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion
Picture Actor (2004)
Named as the world's most powerful
celebrity by US business magazine Forbes (2004)
Preceded by:
Robert Zemeckis
for Forrest Gump Academy Award for Best
Director
1995
for Braveheart Succeeded by:
Anthony Minghella
for The English Patient
Notes
^ 1995 Academy Awards
^ Michael Dwyer, The Irish Times film
critic, interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1's This week programme, 6 August 2006.
^ Ebert, Roger, "Movie Reviews: The Passion
of the Christ", Chicago Sun-Times, 2004-02-24. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
(written in English)
^ Scott, A. O., "FILM REVIEW; Good and Evil
Locked In Violent Showdown", New York Times, 2004-02-25. Retrieved on
2006-08-05. (written in English)
^ The Passion of Mel Gibson
^ Giambalvo, Corrado, "Gibson's father:
Holocaust was mostly 'fiction'", USA Today, February 20, 2004.
^ The Jesus War: Mel Gibson’s obsession.
^ The Jesus War
^ 'Passion'-ate defense gives offense
^ A passionate Mel Gibson strikes back
against critics
^ Churches rent out entire theaters for
'Passion'
^ Daily Muslims, August 2, 2006
^ Mel Gibson says his wife could be going
to hell
^ It's Modern Crucifixion
^ Respect For Human Life
^ a b c Gibson's way with words; USA Today
August 1, 2006; accessed August 3. 2006.
^ Mel Gibson Pushed for President
^ Moore, Gibson: I Love His Work
^ Not so hot: Fahrenheit 9/11 is more smoke
than fire
^ Gibson Inspired by 'Fear Mongering' Bush
^ Mel Gibson, Conservatives & The Cult of
Celebrity; Libertas: a forum for conservative thought on film August 1,
2006.
^ a b c Grobel, Lawrence, "Interview: Mel
Gibson." Playboy. July 1995. Vol. 42, No. 7, Pg. 51. Retrieved May 17,
2006.
^ Wright, Tony. "Dream candidate" Ninemsn's
The Bulletin. October 15, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
^ Mel Gibson Anti-gay History
^ GLAAD meets with Mel Gibson
^ Mel Gibson to Meet Up-and-Coming Lesbian
and Gay Filmmakers
^ Kill or be kilted
^ Gays Should Beware of Men in Kilts
^ on Mel’s monstrous messiah movie and the
culture wars
^ The Passion of the Christ
^ The Passion of the Christ
^ Mel Gibson: Proud or prejudiced?
^ a b Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade --
Alleged Cover Up; TMZ.com; July 28, 2006
^ Gibson's statement about anti-Semitic
remarks
^ ADL Welcomes Mel Gibson's Apology To The
Jewish Community. Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved on August 2, 2006.
^ Attorneys threaten blog
^ Mel Gibson: Clowning Around;
Anecdotage.com Accessed August 3, 2006
^ http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/04Mar/mar17fcs.htm
^ Matt Zoller Seitz. Mel Gibson talks about
Braveheart, movie stardom, and media treachery. Dallas Observer.
Retrieved on 2006-07-29.
^ ""Transcript of February 2004
Primetime"". Retrieved on 2006-07-31.
^ Mel Gibson buys personal Pacific island
^ (2001) Mary Packard and the editors of
Ripley Entertainment Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special Edition, Leanne
Franson (illustrations), 1st ed., Scholastic Inc.. ISBN 0-439-26040-X.
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