Sir Ridley Scott To Receive DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted November 29, 2016 11:29 PM Corporal Hicks 9 Comments

Sir Ridley Scott is set to receive the DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction. The Director’s Guild of America will be honouring Ridley Scott at their 69th annual event at the Beverly Hilton, February 4th next year.

Speaking of Ridley Scott, DGA President Paris Barclay: “Masterful in any genre, Ridley’s groundbreaking methods and peerless directing instincts have brought to life some of the most memorable films of our time, capturing the resilience of the human spirit and captivating the hearts and minds of audiences around the world.

Stunning visuals, immersive worlds and powerful performances underpin his diverse body of work which ranges from Alien, Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise to Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and, most recently, The Martian. Over the course of four decades, his trailblazing career has demonstrated the impact and importance of the director’s singular vision.”

Sir Ridley Scott is set to be the 35th recipient of the DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction.

Everyone here at Alien vs. Predator Galaxy would like to wish Sir Ridley Scott congratulations on the award! Thanks to Deadline, Bloody Disgusting and Himmelblau for the news.

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BA79
Posted Dec 03, 2016, 07:10:57 PM

Certainly a film years ahead of it's time, Alien alone warrants this recognition. A film with two separate fear - inducing entities, the iconic xenomorph and the seemingly alive bowels of Nostromo. If either of the two had been employed without the other, in my opinion the film would not have invaded nightmares so completely.

Bladerunner is also a film with no equal. It is a film that has been in need of a sequel for decades now. Hopefully, the rumored sequel with Ryan Gossling will indeed happen. Ridley Scott's use of detailed model work in place of CGI is a landmark achievement in this classic as well as in Alien.

One could write an encyclopedia of entries just like the ones above. The man is a visionary equal in his trade to the likes of Isaac Newton, Picasso or Hemingway. All of this director's films are works of art...and Gladiator's Academy Awards should have been just another handful of Oscars to heap into the pile of all the others that should have preceded it.
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Necronomicon II
Posted Dec 01, 2016, 08:30:11 AM

He definitely deserves it, heck even his lesser films are still imminently watchable courtesy of his visual mastery.
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Enoch
Posted Nov 30, 2016, 05:58:00 PM

Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma & Louise, The Duellists, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, American Gangster, Kingdom of Heaven,The Martian and I personally enjoyed Prometheus. Sir Ridley Scott is a master visual director... all his film are visual masterpieces.

Happy Birthday Sir Ridley.

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Ingwar
Posted Nov 30, 2016, 04:35:53 PM

Happy Birthday Sir
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Nov 30, 2016, 08:35:02 AM

Congratulations to Ridley. I'm not a fan of all his work but damn he's made some influential stuff. It'll be a great one to add to his impressive collection.
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whiterabbit
Posted Nov 30, 2016, 03:50:35 AM

Hey I like the guy but do we seriously have to kiss his ass to get a bloody trailer soon?
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Scorpio
Posted Nov 30, 2016, 12:11:02 AM

1492: Conquest of Paradise was really good, I thought, one of his more underrated ones. I also love Legend a lot.
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Ingwar
Posted Nov 30, 2016, 12:04:13 AM

My favourite Sir Ridley Scott's movies:

Alien
Blade Runner
Thelma & Louise
Gladiator
Kingdom of Heaven DC
American Gangster
The Martian
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SamuelDL
Posted Nov 29, 2016, 11:39:33 PM

Only by Alien and Blade Runner already deserves it. Two masterpieces that are total reference in the genre, besides other so many great films that have directed, of course. One of the best directors in active, and hopefully so for many years.
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