Kirsten Sheridan
Birth Name:
Kirsten Sheridan
Birth Place:
Dublin, Ireland
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Actress, Editor, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Recognized by the National Board of Review in 2003 for her screenplay for "In America"
- Studied script writing at New York University in the early '90s and later earned a film degree from the University College of Dublin and the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design
- Her father is also a film director who has been nominated for numerous Academy Awards
- Moved to New York as a child while her father was searching for work, but returned to Ireland eight years later
- Quote: "When you live in Dublin, your feet will certainly be kept on the ground․"
- Collaborated with her father on the script for the Oscar nominated film "In America" which was loosely based on their life in Ireland together
- Made her directorial debut in 2001 with "Disco Pigs" which earned her a BAFTA nomination and critical acclaim in the filmmaking community
Awards
- 2001Three CastlesWinner
- 2001Gold Hugo - New Directors Competition:Nominated
- 2002Douglas Hickox AwardNominated
- 2002ANEC Gold MedalWinner
- 2002Artistic Director's AwardWinner
- 2002Best Film Award - Best Full-Length Fiction Film:Nominated
- 2002Grand PrizeWinner
- 2003ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2003Humanitas Prize - Sundance Film Category:Nominated
- 2003IFTA Award - Best Director of a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2003NBR Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2003NYFCO Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2003SEFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2003VVFP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004COFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2004Critics Choice Award - Best Writer:Winner
- 2004Gold Derby Film Award - Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2004INOCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004Sierra Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004PFCS Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 2004WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2012Label Europa CinemasWinner
- 2012Golden Duke - International Competition:Nominated
- 2012Audience Award - Emerging Visions:Nominated
- 2025IFTA Award - Best Script - Drama:Nominated
- 2025WGA Award (TV) - Limited Series:Nominated