Jim SheridanAwards

Born:
February 6, 1949 in Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:
Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter
Biography:
Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan emulated his stage-director father by working in Dublin-based children's theater, then with the "alternate theater" Project Art Centre, an organization Sheridan co-founded. He left the Centre over a dispute concerning a gay-themed production, then moved to New York...Read More
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  • In America

    Best Original Screenplay

    Won
    National Board of Review
    2003

  • In America

    Best Original Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    2003

  • In America

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Independent Spirit Awards
    2003

  • In America

    Best Original Screenplay

    Nominated
    Writers Guild of America
    2003

  • In America

    Best Screenplay

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    2003

  • The Boxer

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1997

  • In the Name of the Father

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1994

  • In the Name of the Father

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1993

  • In the Name of the Father

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1993

  • In the Name of the Father

    Best Picture

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1993

  • My Left Foot

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1989

  • My Left Foot

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1989

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