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Jim Sheridan Biography

Birth Place:
Dublin, Ireland
Profession
Director

Fast Facts

  • Began career in the arts working at a children's theater in Dublin
  • Emigrated to Canada and then to the U
  • S
  • in 1981
  • His first film, My Left Foot, featured Oscar-winning performances by Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker
  • Collaborated with his daughters Naomi and Kirsten to write the semi-autobiographical film In America
  • Owns a racehorse named Vinnie Roe

Awards

  • 2017IFTA Film & Drama Awards-Best Director Film: nominated
  • 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Best Director: nominated
  • 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2004Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Writer: winner
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Director: nominated
  • 2004Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2003Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
  • 2003Flanders International Film Festival Ghent-Grand Prix for Best Film: winner
  • 1998Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1994Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1994Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 1994Berlin Film Festival-Golden Bear: winner
  • 1994BAFTA Film Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 1993Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 1993Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 1993Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1990Independent Spirit Awards-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1990Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 1990BAFTA Film Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 1990BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 1989Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 1989Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated

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