Ridley Scott
Date of birth: 1937-11-30
Place of birth: South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Sir Ridley Scott, Ridley Leighton Scott, リドリー スコット, ریدلی اسکات
Biography
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director, screenwriter and producer. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ridley Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007-12-03
Fans, filmmakers and people involved with the making of Blade Runner debate if main character Rick D
Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film
2007-12-03
A summary of the differences and similarities between Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep and Blade
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022-08-12
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the
The Making of the Last Duel
2021-11-29
Get unprecedented access to renowned director Ridley Scott as he collaborates with the cast and crew
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007-12-03
A look back to the 2019 fashions, costumes and make-up as seen in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.
The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
2007-12-03
Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth's work on Blade Runner is remembered by friends, colleagues and re
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006-07-22
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of th
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003-12-02
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew tra
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005-09-13
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007-12-18
The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fi
The Real Robin Hood
2010-05-11
Was there really a Robin Hood? Did he steal from the rich and give to the poor? This History Channel
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012-10-11
An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," featuring cast and crew interv
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005-06-07
An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scrib
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002-05-21
This 51 minute documentary of the movie "Legend" can be found as an extra on the 2002 2-disc boxed-s
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023-06-02
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000-07-15
This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with
Murder by Numbers
2004-03-16
A documentary on serial killer films.
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001-04-01
Documentary about legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis who's credits range from Fellini's L
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017-11-12
Profile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003-02-04
Nearly every major element of making the 1991 film Thelma & Louise is examined here from how the scr
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005-03-01
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015-03-17
An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings," featuring intervie
The Alien Legacy
1999-06-01
A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986-01-01
Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and ot
The Alien Saga
2002-11-13
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weave
Black Rain: Making The Film
2006-10-10
A documentary on the making of the film, Black Rain, which actually encompasses 4 parts, Production,
Giger's Alien
1979-05-25
Documentary about Giger's work for the movie Alien (1979).
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996-11-17
An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with medi
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014-02-11
A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor."
Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
2017-07-30
Trespassing Bergman
2013-08-28
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of F
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
2018-03-02
In 2017 Tyneside Cinema turned 80.
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
2005-07-05
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fictio
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019-04-14
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016-06-07
A long form documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's film, "The Martian," featuring interviews wi
Trumbull Land
2018-10-15
Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "B
One of the Missing
1968-12-02
A Southern soldier in the American Civil War is sent to reconnoiter the enemy positions and becomes
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
2000-11-21
A look at the making of the Gladiator (2000) and the historical aspects presented within the film. I
Hollywood Halloween
1997-01-01
Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland a
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002-12-03
Directors Ridley Scott and Kevin Reynolds talk about the film The Duellists. Reynolds interviews Sco
The Path to Redemption
2006-05-23
From pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's Kin
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001-08-21
Several aspects of Ridley Scott's masterpiece Hannibal (2001) are examined through interviews with t
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021-05-16
The career of the famous production designer Miljen Kljaković – Kreka and reveals all the beauty and
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021-05-27
Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is o
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
2002-06-02
Nearly every possible element to making the film Black Hawk Down (2001) is examined here in great de
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
2023-02-01
Documentary detailing Harrison Ford's rise to global stardom while trying to maintain his privacy.
The Making of Gladiator II
2024-11-18
An inside look that offers unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the gra
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
2025-04-05
The story was born from the pen of debutante Callie Khouri: Thelma, married to a macho man, and Loui
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005-08-23
Series of documentary pods chronicling every aspect of the production of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. R
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
2017-08-15
An in-depth look at the making of Alien: Covenant and broken into four parts that can be watched sep
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
2010-09-20
A comprehensive documentary about the making of Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" (2010) featuring behind-
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008-10-14
A five-part feature that examines the real-life story behind the film (including interview clips wit
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
2009-02-17
9-part documentary exploring the creation of Ridley Scott's film 'Body of Lies'.
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004-09-12
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD of t
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004-10-12
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innov
American Gangster Special
Preview of Ridley Scott's fact-based crime thriller, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. B