Ridley Scott could become the oldest director to be nominated for an Oscar

Ridley Scott could become the oldest director to be nominated for an Oscar

Scott has a career spanning more than 40 years, with classics such as “Alien” (1979) and “Blade Runner” (1982). His history with the Academy is somewhat particular. His first nomination came with the movie “Thelma & Louise” (1991). Got another wink for the war movie “Black Hawk Down” (2001), but its closest moment to gold was a year earlier with “Gladiator” (2000).

Scott is one of the few filmmakers in history who combined the prestige of the critics and the consumer box office with the film of Russell Crowe. A summer film that captured the attention of the general public, it won five Oscars for Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), Sound (Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston), Costume Design (Janty Yates) and Visual Effects (John Nelson) . , Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey). However Scott failed to win the Oscar for Best Director.

In the 93 years of the Oscars, countless renowned authors have failed to win the prized statuette. For instance, Orson Welles, who directed “Citizen Kane” (1941), and considered by many to be the greatest film ever made, left the world without an Oscar in hand. Other film masters like Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and Stanley Kubrick, are part of the list of names that have never won the award. It remains to be seen whether this will be the year of Ridley Scott.

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