Graduated from London's Royal College of Art with first-class honors
Began career in the 1960s as a set designer, then director, for BBC TV
First feature film, The Duellists, was nominated for the Palme d'Or and unanimously won Best First Work at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977
Founded Ridley Scott Associates, a U
K
-based commercial production company, through which he directed some 3,000 TV commercials, including the classic 1984 ad for Apple Computers that aired during the 1984 Super Bowl
Owns a production company called Scott Free with his brother, director Tony Scott
His son Jake and daughter Jordan are both filmmakers
Knighted in 2003
Awards
2018Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture:nominated
2016BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director:nominated
2016Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:nominated
2016Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture:nominated
2015Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year:nominated
2015Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:nominated