Awards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
4 nominations
Golden Globes
4 nominations
BAFTAs
6 nominations
Cannes
1 won
+ 1 nomination
- Won Cannes · Best First Work The Duellists · 1977
- Nominated Oscar · Best Picture The Martian · 2016
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Black Hawk Down · 2001
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Gladiator · 2000
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Thelma & Louise · 1991
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director – Motion Picture All the Money in the World · 2018
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director The Martian · 2016
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director American Gangster · 2007
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director Gladiator · 2000
- Nominated BAFTA · Outstanding British Film Gladiator II · 2025
- Nominated BAFTA · Outstanding British Film Napoleon · 2024
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Direction The Martian · 2016
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Direction Gladiator · 2000
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Film Thelma & Louise · 1991
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Direction Thelma & Louise · 1991
- Nominated Cannes · Palme d'Or The Duellists · 1977
14
Wins
45
Nominations
59 awards — Ridley Scott
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1977 Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Work | The Duellists · 1977 | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | The Duellists · 1977 | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Black Hawk Down · 2001 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gladiator · 2000 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Director | American Gangster · 2007 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gladiator · 2000 | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | All the Money in the World · 2018 | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Gladiator · 2000 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Direction | Gladiator · 2000 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Gladiator · 2000 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Black Hawk Down · 2001 | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Winner |
| Best Director | Alien · 1979 | Winner |
| Best Director | Gladiator · 2000 | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film (Audience Award) | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Winner |
| Golden Spike | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Winner |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Winner |
| Best Director | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Director of the Year | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Winner |
| Director of the Year | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
1978 David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | The Duellists · 1978 | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Winner |
DVD Exclusive Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| DVDX Award for Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) | Alien · 1979 | Winner |
Golden Horse Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Black Rain · 1989 | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Producer Award | The Martian · 2015 | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | The Martian · 2016 | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | The Martian · 2015 | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Direction | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
| Best Film | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Napoleon · 2024 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
14th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Hannibal · 2001 | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Direction | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | All the Money in the World · 2018 | Nominee |
AFI Award
1 nomination
| Director of the Year | Black Hawk Down · 2001 | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2015 | Nominee |
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Last Duel · 2022 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Black Rain · 1990 | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Director | Thelma & Louise · 1991 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2015 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2016 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2015 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | The Martian · 2015 | Nominee |
