John Wayne's Best Western Is To Thank For All Of Ridley Scott's Movies
GladiatordirectorRidley Scottwas first inspired to pick up a camera and become a filmmaker when he saw John Wayne’s greatest western as a child. Although he’s been nominated for Best Picture once and Best Director three times,Scott has never won an Academy Award. Along with Alfred Hitchcock and Paul Thomas Anderson, Scott is one of the glaring omissions that questions the Oscars’ credibility. FromAlientoBlade Runner, Scott is responsible for some of the greatest and most influential films ever made, yet his career would have looked very different were it not for one John Wayne Western....