A. O. Scott

A. O. Scott
Scott in 2016
Born	Anthony Oliver Scott (1966-07-10) July 10, 1966 (age 57) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Tony Scott
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupations	Film critic literary critic author
Spouse	Justine Henning ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	2
Parent	Joan Wallach Scott (mother)
Relatives	Eli Wallach (great-uncle) Anne Jackson (great-aunt)

Anthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American journalist and cultural critic, known for his film and literary criticism. After starting his career at The New York Review of Books, Variety, and Slate, he began writing film reviews for The New York Times in 2000, and became the paper's chief film critic in 2004, a title he shared with Manohla Dargis. In 2023, he moved to The New York Times Book Review.