Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Entries
- 10
- On the record
- 5
- Stories
- 1
- Latest entry
- 2017
The record
Mel Gibson's record has two sides: an awards record built on Braveheart, which won Best Picture and Best Director for him at the 1996 Oscars, and a Los Angeles County court record from 2006 and 2011. The Golden Globes also named him best director for Braveheart, and the Academy nominated him again for directing Hacksaw Ridge at the 2017 ceremony, where the film won two of its six nominations.
In July 2006 a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy arrested him on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on suspicion of drunk driving. TMZ published an account of antisemitic remarks he made during the arrest, and Gibson issued an apology saying he was deeply ashamed of everything he said. On August 17, 2006 he pleaded no contest to driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher; the DUI count and an open-container infraction were dismissed, and he received three years of probation.
In March 2011 he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor simple battery in a case involving his former girlfriend, using a form of plea that let him maintain his innocence. He received 36 months of informal probation, 52 weeks of counseling and 16 hours of community service. That December a judge said he had completed twice the counseling required, and his divorce from Robyn Gibson, filed in 2009, became final with no prenuptial agreement, TMZ reported.
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Robyn Gibson filed for divorce in LA County Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences, TMZ reported. Most expensive divorces: Wildenstein's $2.5B tops our ranking
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The record, entry by entry
- 1996 Official Braveheart won Best Picture at the 68th Academy Awards, with Gibson among its producers, and he won Directing. The film won five Oscars in all. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 68th Academy Awards
- 1996 Official He won the Golden Globe for best director for Braveheart. The Globes later nominated him for Ransom, What Women Want, Apocalypto and Hacksaw Ridge. Golden Globes, Mel Gibson nominations and wins
- 2006-07-28 Reported A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy arrested him in Malibu on suspicion of drunk driving. TMZ reported the arrest report recorded antisemitic remarks and cited unnamed sources alleging a sanitized second report, which a sheriff's spokesman denied. Gibson apologized, saying he was deeply ashamed of everything he said. TMZ report
- 2006-08-02 Filed The Los Angeles County District Attorney charged him with misdemeanor driving under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher, and having an open container of alcohol while driving. TMZ report
- 2006-08-17 Ruled Through his lawyer, with Gibson not in court, he pleaded no contest at the Malibu courthouse to driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher. The DUI count and open-container infraction were dismissed; he received three years of probation, $1,200 in fines and penalties, and a year of AA meetings. TMZ report
- 2011-03-11 Ruled He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor simple battery in a case involving his former girlfriend, entering a plea that allowed him to maintain his innocence. He received no jail time, 36 months of informal probation, 52 weeks of counseling and 16 hours of community service. TMZ report
- 2011-12-01 Ruled At a probation progress hearing, Judge Stephanie Sautner said she was impressed that he had completed twice the counseling required of him. TMZ report
- 2011-12-23 Reported A judge signed the decree ending his marriage to Robyn Gibson, who had filed for divorce in 2009, after more than a year of negotiating a financial settlement; there was no prenuptial agreement, TMZ reported. TMZ report
- 2017 Official He was nominated for Directing for Hacksaw Ridge at the 89th Academy Awards; Damien Chazelle won for La La Land. Hacksaw Ridge won two of its six nominations, for film editing and sound mixing. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 89th Academy Awards
Documents
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 68th Academy Awards (1996)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 89th Academy Awards (2017)
- Golden Globes, Mel Gibson nominations and wins
- TMZ report on his 2006 no-contest plea and sentence (Aug. 17, 2006)
- TMZ report on his 2011 no-contest plea to simple battery (Mar. 11, 2011)