Ridley Scott
Directing
Sir Ridley Leighton Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. He directs films in the science fiction, crime, and historical epic genres with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III in 2024. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a director of commercials. He made his film directorial debut with The Duellists (1977) and gained wider recognition with his next film, Alien (1979). Though his films range widely in setting and period, they showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, spanning 2nd-century Rome in Gladiator (2000) and its 2024 sequel, 12th-century Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), medieval England in Robin Hood (2010), ancient Memphis in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), contemporary Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down (2001), futuristic cityscapes of Los Angeles in Blade Runner (1982) and extraterrestrial worlds in Alien, Prometheus (2012), The Martian (2015) and Alien: Covenant (2017). Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards: Directing for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down. Gladiator won the Academy Award for Best Picture and received a nomination in the same category for The Martian. In 1995, Scott and his brother Tony received a British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Scott's films Alien, Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise were each selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being considered "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In a 2004 BBC poll, Scott was ranked 10 on the list of most influential people in British culture. Scott also works in television and has earned 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won twice, for Outstanding Television Film for the HBO film The Gathering Storm (2002) and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for the History Channel's Gettysburg (2011). He was Emmy-nominated for RKO 281 (1999), The Andromeda Strain (2008), and The Pillars of the Earth (2010).
The Man in the High Castle
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Age 77 (now 88)
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
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Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
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The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
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Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
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Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
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Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
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Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
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Age 76 (now 88)Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
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Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
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Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
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Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
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Age 70 (now 88)The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
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Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
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Age 70 (now 88)Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
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Age 70 (now 88)Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film
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Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
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Strength and Honor: Production Pods
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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
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Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
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Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
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Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
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Age 65 (now 88) Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
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The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
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Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
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Age 63 (now 88)Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
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Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
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A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
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Age 77 (now 88) The Man in the High Castle
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Prophets of Science Fiction
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Also Known As
Sir Ridley Scott, Ridley Leighton Scott, リドリー スコット, ریدلی اسکات
IMDB
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