Ridley Scott
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).
Filmography
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
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Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
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The Making of Gladiator II
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The Making of Gladiator II
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L'Âge d'or de la pub
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L'Âge d'or de la pub
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Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
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Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
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The Making of the Last Duel
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The Making of the Last Duel
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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Director (1982)
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
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Kreka: Dreamcatcher
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
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Trumbull Land
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Trumbull Land
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
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Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
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Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
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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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Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
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Trespassing Bergman
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Trespassing Bergman
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
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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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Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
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The Real Robin Hood
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The Real Robin Hood
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Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
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Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
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Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film
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Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
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The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
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The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
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Black Rain: Making The Film
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Black Rain: Making The Film
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50 Films to See Before You Die
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50 Films to See Before You Die
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The Path to Redemption
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The Path to Redemption
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
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Strength and Honor: Production Pods
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Strength and Honor: Production Pods
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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Murder by Numbers
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Murder by Numbers
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The Beast Within: Making Alien
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The Beast Within: Making Alien
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Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
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Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
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Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
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Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
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Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
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Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
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Hollywood Halloween
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Hollywood Halloween
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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
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