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Mel Gibson

Birth Name:
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
Birth Place:
Peekskill, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Soundtrack, Stunts, Music department
Mel Gibson

Fast Facts

  • Awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Loyola Marymount University
  • Has worked to protect tropical rainforests and provided donations to the El Mirador Basin Project and its indigenous population
  • Was honored as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1997
  • Started out acting with the South Australia Theatre Company
  • Studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia
  • (The frustrations that go with being a director) "I love it․ It's torture․ But I love it․ The thousand questions a day․ The angst․ There's a lot of traffic cop stuff going on․"
  • Was People magazine's choice for Sexiest Man Alive in 1985
  • Was the first male actor to be chosen as People magazine's most beautiful in 1996
  • Holds both Irish and U․S․ Citizenship because his mother was born in Ireland

Awards

  • 1979AFI Award - Best Actor in a Lead Role:Winner
  • 1981AFI Award - Best Actor in a Lead Role:Winner
  • 1983Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 1983AFI Award - Best Actor in a Lead Role:Nominated
  • 1983Jupiter Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
  • 1986Jupiter Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
  • 1990Jupiter Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
  • 1993MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss:Nominated
  • 1993MTV Movie Award - Best Action Sequence:Winner
  • 1993MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Duo:Winner
  • 1993MTV Movie Award - Most Desirable Male:Nominated
  • 1995ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1995Guinness World Record - Only actors to win Best Director Oscar:Winner
  • 1995Special Achievement AwardWinner
  • 1996Oscar - Best Picture:Winner
  • 1996Oscar - Best Director:Winner
  • 1996ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
  • 1996David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 1996CEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1996Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1996DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1996Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1996Jupiter Award - Best International Director:Winner
  • 1996MTV Movie Award - Best Male Performance:Nominated
  • 1996MTV Movie Award - Most Desirable Male:Nominated
  • 1997Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Suspense:Winner
  • 1997Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
  • 1998Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Suspense:Winner
  • 1999Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure:Nominated
  • 1999MTV Movie Award - Best Action Sequence:Nominated
  • 2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Action:Nominated
  • 2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance:Nominated
  • 2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Drama:Winner
  • 2001Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
  • 2001Blimp Award - Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie:Nominated
  • 2001MTV Movie Award - Best Male Performance:Nominated
  • 2002Golden Schmoes - Best Actor of the Year:Nominated
  • 2003Chainsaw Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2004Capri Movie of the Year AwardWinner
  • 2004Grand PrixWinner
  • 2004Hollywood Film Award - Producer of the Year:Winner
  • 2004Foreign Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
  • 2005Golden Eagle - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2005IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Nominated
  • 2005Golden Satellite Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2007Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2007BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 2007INOCA - Best Non-English Language Film:Nominated
  • 2008Golden Eagle - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 2009Top Film - Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties:Winner
  • 2012Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2012Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story:Nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Best Actor - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2015Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016AACTA Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 2016Capri Director AwardWinner
  • 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016Hollywood Film Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2016NTFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 2017Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2017AFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
  • 2017CEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 2017FCCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017Redeemer AwardWinner
  • 2017Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2018Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2022Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2023ICFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2024Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Nominated
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