Jim Sheridan
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- This article is about the film director. For the UK Labour politician, see James Sheridan.
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| Born | 6 February 1949 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Other name(s) | Shay |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter and producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee,[1] Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, and In America.
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[edit] Life and career
Sheridan was born in Dublin, the son of Anna and Peter Sheridan, an actor and railroad worker.[2] 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.[2]
In 1989, he directed My Left Foot, which became a critical and commercial success and won Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker Academy Awards. He followed that with The Field (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. In 1996 he co-wrote Some Mother's Son with Terry George. The Boxer (with Daniel Day-Lewis) was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. In 2003, he released the semi-autobiographical In America, 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 and Djimon Hounsou Academy Award nominations. In 2005 he released Get Rich or Die Tryin', a film starring rap star 50 Cent. He is connected with the upcoming film Artemis Fowl 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 and Jake Gyllenhaal, in New Mexico.
Sheridan has three daughters, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Tess Sheridan, with whom he has collaborated, most notably with Naomi and Kirsten on the screenplay for In America.
[edit] Filmography
- My Left Foot (1989)
- The Field (1990)
- In the Name of the Father (1993)
- Some Mother's Son (1996) (writing credit)
- The Boxer (1997)
- In America (2003)
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
- Bulletproof (2007)
- Bulletproof: Blood On The Sand (2009)
- Brothers (2009)
- Emerald City (TBA)
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- Best Original Screenplay - In America (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 (1989) Nominated
- Best Director - My Left Foot (1989) Nominated
- Best Adapted Screenplay - In the Name of the Father (1993) Nominated
- Best Screenplay - In America (2003) Nominated
- Best Director - Boxer (1997) Nominated
- Best Director - In America (2003) Nominated
- Best Original Screenplay - In America (2003) Win
- Best Original Screenplay - In America (2003) Nominated
[edit] References
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Coach Carter", RogerEbert.com, 14 January 2005. Retrieved on 20 August 2006.
- ^ a b http://www.filmreference.com/film/79/Jim-Sheridan.html
[edit] External links
- Jim Sheridan at the Internet Movie Database
- Jim Sheridan Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)
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