# List of awards and nominations received by Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott is a British director and producer.
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 five Golden Globe Award nominations winning for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for The Martian (2015). 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.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Director | Thelma & Louise | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Director | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Director | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Picture | The Martian | Nominated |

### British Academy Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Film | Thelma & Louise | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Director | Thelma & Louise | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema | Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema | Won |
| 2001 | Best Director | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Film | American Gangster | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Director | The Martian | Nominated |
| 2018 | BAFTA Fellowship | BAFTA Fellowship | Won |
| 2022 | Outstanding British Film | House of Gucci | Nominated |

### Primetime Emmy Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | RKO 281 | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | The Gathering Storm | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Miniseries | The Andromeda Strain | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Into the Storm | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Drama Series | The Good Wife | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Drama Series | The Good Wife | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | The Pillars of the Earth | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Nonfiction Special | Gettysburg | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Television Movie | Killing Kennedy | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Television Movie | Killing Jesus | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Director | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Director | American Gangster | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Director | The Martian | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Martian | Won |
| 2018 | Best Director | All the Money in the World | Nominated |

## Industry awards
### American Film Institute

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | Director of the Year | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |
| 2002 | Movie of the Year | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |

### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1977 | Best Debut Film Award | The Duellists | Won |
| 1977 | Palme d'Or | The Duellists | Nominated |

### Directors Guild of America

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Thelma & Louise | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Director – Motion Picture | The Martian | Nominated |
| 2017 | Lifetime Achievement Award | | Won |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | Best Director | The Martian | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1980 | Best Director | Alien | Won |
| 1983 | Best Director | Blade Runner | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Director | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2004 | The George Pal Memorial Award | | Won |
| 2016 | Best Director | The Martian | Won |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Director | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Director | The Martian | Nominated |

### Visual Effects Society

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | Lifetime Achievement Award | | Won |