Ridley Scott is an English filmmaker.
His major works include, the science fiction horror film Alien (1979), the neo-noir dystopian film Blade Runner (1982), the road adventure film Thelma & Louise (1991), the historical drama film Gladiator (2000), the war film Black Hawk Down (2002), and the science fiction comedy The Martian (2015). Some of his later works include Kingdom of Heaven (2005), American Gangster (2007), Robin Hood (2010), Prometheus (2012), and All the Money in the World (2017). In 2021 his films, The Last Duel and House of Gucci were released.
Scott has received various awards and nominations including four Academy Award nominations including three nominations for Best Director for Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), and Black Hawk Down (2002). He also received a nomination for Best Picture for The Martian (2015). Scott has also received nine Golden Globe Award nominations winning for producing RKO 281 in 2000 and The Gathering Storm in 2003. He also received 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on television winning twice for The Gathering Storm (2002), and Gettysburg (2011).
In 1995 both Scott and his brother Tony received a BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2003 he was knighted for services to the British film industry. In a 2004 BBC poll, Scott was ranked 10 on the list of most influential people in British culture. He received an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London in 2015 and the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2018.