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Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, and In America
In America

In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
.

idan was born in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, the son of Anna and Peter Sheridan, an actor and railroad worker. Sheridan was initially educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and later graduated from University College Dublin.






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Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, and In America
In America

In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
.

Life & career

Sheridan was born in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, the son of Anna and Peter Sheridan, an actor and railroad worker. Sheridan was initially educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and later graduated from University College Dublin. He immigrated to Canada and then New York City in 1981.

In 1989, he directed My Left Foot, which became a critical and commercial success and won Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an England actor who also became an Republic of Ireland citizen in 1993. He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only four films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles....
 and Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker is an Academy Awards-winning Irish actress....
 Academy Awards. He followed that with The Field
The Field

The Field is a play written by John B. Keane, first performed in 1965. It was adapted into a film in 1990 by Jim Sheridan. It tells the story of the hardened farmer "Bull" McCabe and his love for the land he rents....
 (with Richard Harris) in 1990; then with In the Name of the Father in 1993, a fictionalized re-telling of the case of the Guildford Four
Guildford Four

The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were two sets of people who were Miscarriage of justice in the 1970s by British courts, or later had their convictions quashed....
. In 1996 he co-wrote Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 film written and directed by Irish people filmmaker Terry George, co-written by Jim Sheridan, and based on the true story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike in the Maze Prison, in Northern Ireland....
 with Terry George. The Boxer
The Boxer (film)

The Boxer is a 1997 in film film by Ireland Film director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film center's on the life of a boxing and former Provisional IRA Volunteer, Danny Flynn, played by Lewis, who has just been released from prison....
 (with Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an England actor who also became an Republic of Ireland citizen in 1993. He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only four films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles....
) was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. In 2003, he released the semi-autobiographical In America
In America

In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
, which tells the story of a family of Irish immigrants trying to succeed in New York. The film received positive reviews and earned Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton is a Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated England actress....
 and Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Gaston Hounsou is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois-American actor and model....
 Academy Award nominations. In 2005 he released Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005 film)

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 in film crime film drama film film starring 50 Cent. It was released on November 9, 2005. Similar to the 2002 Eminem film 8 Mile and the 1983 film Flashdance, Get Rich or Die Tryin is a biographical film account of 50 Cent's own life....
, a film starring rap star 50 Cent
50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
. He is connected with the upcoming film Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl may refer to:* Artemis Fowl , the series "Artemis Fowl"* Artemis Fowl , the first book of the Artemis Fowl series* Artemis Fowl II, main character of the Artemis Fowl series...
 and is rumoured to have written the screenplay and has been asked to direct it.

He is currently in production on the film Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire

Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor. He began his career in the 1990s, and has since become best known for his role as Spider-Man in the Spider-Man ....
 and Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal

Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten....
, in New Mexico.

Sheridan has three daughters, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan
Kirsten Sheridan

Kirsten Sheridan is an Republic of Ireland film director and screenwriter. The director of August Rush and Disco Pigs , Sheridan was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the semi-autobiographical film In America with her father, director Jim Sheridan, and her sister, Naomi Sheridan....
 and Tess Sheridan, with whom he has collaborated, most notably with Naomi and Kirsten on the screenplay for In America.

Filmography

  • My Left Foot
    My Left Foot

    My Left Foot may refer to:* My Left Foot - a 1954 Irish book; an autobiography of Christy Brown* My Left Foot - a 1989 movie based on the book...
     (1989)
  • The Field
    The Field

    The Field is a play written by John B. Keane, first performed in 1965. It was adapted into a film in 1990 by Jim Sheridan. It tells the story of the hardened farmer "Bull" McCabe and his love for the land he rents....
     (1990)
  • In the Name of the Father (1993)
  • Some Mother's Son
    Some Mother's Son

    Some Mother's Son is a 1996 film written and directed by Irish people filmmaker Terry George, co-written by Jim Sheridan, and based on the true story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike in the Maze Prison, in Northern Ireland....
     (1996) (writing credit)
  • The Boxer
    The Boxer (film)

    The Boxer is a 1997 in film film by Ireland Film director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film center's on the life of a boxing and former Provisional IRA Volunteer, Danny Flynn, played by Lewis, who has just been released from prison....
     (1997)
  • In America
    In America

    In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
     (2003)
  • Get Rich or Die Tryin'
    Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005 film)

    Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 in film crime film drama film film starring 50 Cent. It was released on November 9, 2005. Similar to the 2002 Eminem film 8 Mile and the 1983 film Flashdance, Get Rich or Die Tryin is a biographical film account of 50 Cent's own life....
     (2005)
  • Brothers (2009)
  • Emerald City (TBA)


Awards and Nominations


Academy Awards
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....


  • Best Original Screenplay - In America
    In America

    In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
     (2003) Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - In the Name of the Father (1993) Nominated
  • Best Director - In the Name of the Father (1993) Nominated
  • Best Picture - In the Name of the Father (1993) Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - My Left Foot
    My Left Foot

    My Left Foot may refer to:* My Left Foot - a 1954 Irish book; an autobiography of Christy Brown* My Left Foot - a 1989 movie based on the book...
     (1989) Nominated
  • Best Director - My Left Foot
    My Left Foot

    My Left Foot may refer to:* My Left Foot - a 1954 Irish book; an autobiography of Christy Brown* My Left Foot - a 1989 movie based on the book...
     (1989) Nominated


British Academy Awards

  • Best Adapted Screenplay - In the Name of the Father (1993) Nominated


Golden Globes

  • Best Screenplay - In America
    In America

    In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
     (2003) Nominated
  • Best Director - Boxer
    Boxer

    Boxer may refer to:*A boxing competitor*Boxer Codex, a manuscript written circa 1595 containing vivid illustrations depicting the inhabitants of the Philippines at the time of their contact with Spaniards....
     (1997) Nominated


Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984 in film, are awards dedicated to Independent film.Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films....


  • Best Director - In America
    In America

    In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
     (2003) Nominated


National Board of Review

  • Best Original Screenplay - In America
    In America

    In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
     (2003) Win


Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers around New York City....


  • Best Original Screenplay - In America
    In America

    In America is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 in film Ireland drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiography screenplay by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan focuses on an immigrant Irish family's efforts to survive in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter....
     (2003) Nominated


External links

  • (via UC Berkeley)