WATCH: Oscar winning Director Oliver Stone given honorary degree by Edinburgh University
Last updated 4th Jul 2017
Oscar-winning film director Oliver Stone has collected an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh.
The 70-year-old fittingly received the award on July 4, linking the honour to one of his best known films, Born On The Fourth Of July.
Stone has been named a Doctor Honoris Causa ''in recognition of his prominent and politically engaging career in film''.
Dr Stone was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Chong Stone.
The Edinburgh award is the latest honour for former soldier Stone, who has won three Oscars.
The first was for best adapted screenplay as writer of Midnight Express in 1978, before he was named best director for his Vietnam War dramas Platoon in 1986 and Born On The Fourth Of July three years later.
Last year, the director received an honorary doctorate from the University of Warwick and took part in a question and answer session with an invited audience about his film career.