What is Ridley Scott's total box office gross as a director?
Ridley Scott's films have grossed a cumulative five billion dollars worldwide, making him the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time.
Questions about Ridley Scott
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Which Ridley Scott films are in the National Film Registry?
Three of Ridley Scott's films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress: Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), and Thelma and Louise (1991), all recognised as culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
When was Ridley Scott knighted and by whom?
Ridley Scott was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2003 New Year Honours for services to the British film industry, receiving the accolade at Buckingham Palace on the 8th of July 2003. In the 2024 New Year Honours, King Charles III appointed him a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.
What inspired the visual style of Blade Runner?
Scott has said the industrial landscape around West Hartlepool, where steelworks lined his daily route as a student, directly inspired the visual atmosphere of Blade Runner. He described the steelworks as "kind of magnificent, beautiful" and said the darker and more ominous they appeared, the more interesting they became to him.
How did Ridley Scott start his career before directing feature films?
Scott began as a trainee set designer at the BBC in 1963, working on Z-Cars and Out of the Unknown. He then co-founded Ridley Scott Associates with his brother Tony in 1968 and spent the 1970s directing commercials, including the 1973 Hovis "Bike Round" advertisement voted the UK's favourite commercial in a 2006 poll and Apple's 1984 Macintosh launch commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII.
How many Academy Award nominations has Ridley Scott received for Best Director?
Ridley Scott has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director: for Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), and Black Hawk Down (2001). Gladiator won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and he also received a Best Picture nomination for The Martian (2015).