This article is about the film director Jim Sheridan,. For other people, see James Sheridan.
Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, My Left Foot (1989), The Field (1990), and In the Name of the Father (1993), and later directed the films The Boxer (1997), In America (2003), and Brothers (2009). Sheridan received six Academy Award nominations.[1]
Jim Sheridan was born in Dublin on 6 February 1949.[2] He is the brother of playwright Peter Sheridan.[2] The family ran a lodging house, while Anna Sheridan worked at a hotel and Peter Sheridan Snr was a railway clerk with CIÉ.[3] Sheridan's early education was at a Christian Brothers school. In 1969 he attended University College Dublin to study English and History. In 1972, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He became involved in student theatre there, where he met Neil Jordan, who also was later to become an important Irish film director. After graduating from UCD in 1972, Sheridan and his brother began writing and staging plays, and in the late 1970s began working with the Project Theatre Company.[4]
In 1996 he co-wrote Some Mother's Son with Terry George. The Boxer was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. The film was Sheridan's third collaboration with Day-Lewis after My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father, making him the only director to work with Day-Lewis on three films. 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.
Discussion with Jim Sheridan at Summer Film School (CR) in 2022
He is the son of Anne and Pete Sheridan. He is the father of Actress Amira Clodagh Sheridan with film director Zahara Moufid. He also has 3 daughters, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Tess Sheridan with his late wife Fran Sheridan. He has 6 siblings: Ita Rafferty, Peter Sheridan, John Sheridan, Frankie Sheridan, Gerard Sheridan and Paul Sheridan.
In 2015, Sheridan was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Arts & Humanities.[9]
Lifetime Achievement - Dingle International Film Festival (2009)[11]
ReferencesEdit
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^Brady, Tara (9 May 2015). "Jim Sheridan: 'Cinema is kill, kill, kill'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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^"Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan to receive Gregory Peck Award". IrishCentral.com. 27 August 2009. from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
External linksEdit
Jim Sheridan's official website
Jim Sheridan's official website - Hell's Kitchen Limited
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This article is about the film director Jim Sheridan For other people see James Sheridan Jim Sheridan born 6 February 1949 is an Irish playwright and filmmaker Between 1989 and 1993 Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland My Left Foot 1989 The Field 1990 and In the Name of the Father 1993 and later directed the films The Boxer 1997 In America 2003 and Brothers 2009 Sheridan received six Academy Award nominations 1 Jim SheridanBorn 1949 02 06 6 February 1949 age 74 Dublin IrelandOther namesShayOccupationsFilm directorscreenwriterproducerplaywrightYears active1989 presentKnown forMy Left Foot 1989 In the Name of the Father 1993 The Boxer 1997 In America 2002 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2 1 Films 2 2 Television series 2 3 Music video 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditJim Sheridan was born in Dublin on 6 February 1949 2 He is the brother of playwright Peter Sheridan 2 The family ran a lodging house while Anna Sheridan worked at a hotel and Peter Sheridan Snr was a railway clerk with CIE 3 Sheridan s early education was at a Christian Brothers school In 1969 he attended University College Dublin to study English and History In 1972 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English He became involved in student theatre there where he met Neil Jordan who also was later to become an important Irish film director After graduating from UCD in 1972 Sheridan and his brother began writing and staging plays and in the late 1970s began working with the Project Theatre Company 4 In 1981 Sheridan emigrated to Canada but eventually settled in the Hell s Kitchen section of New York City in the United States He enrolled in NYU s Tisch School of the Arts and became the artistic director of the Irish Arts Center 5 Sheridan returned to Ireland in the late 1980s In 1989 he directed My Left Foot with Daniel Day Lewis which became a critical and commercial success and won 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 fictionalised re telling of the case of the Guildford Four The film won the Golden Bear at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival 6 In 1996 he co wrote Some Mother s Son with Terry George The Boxer was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997 The film was Sheridan s third collaboration with Day Lewis after My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father making him the only director to work with Day Lewis on three films 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 Sheridan helmed the 2009 film Brothers starring Tobey Maguire Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman which was shot in New Mexico He also directed the thriller Dream House 7 which starred Daniel Craig Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz 8 nbsp Discussion with Jim Sheridan at Summer Film School CR in 2022He is the son of Anne and Pete Sheridan He is the father of Actress Amira Clodagh Sheridan with film director Zahara Moufid He also has 3 daughters Kirsten Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Tess Sheridan with his late wife Fran Sheridan He has 6 siblings Ita Rafferty Peter Sheridan John Sheridan Frankie Sheridan Gerard Sheridan and Paul Sheridan In 2015 Sheridan was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Arts amp Humanities 9 Filmography EditFilms Edit Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes1989 My Left Foot Yes Yes No Directorial debut1990 The Field Yes Yes No1992 Into the West No Yes No1993 In the Name of the Father Yes Yes Yes1996 Some Mother s Son No Yes Yes1997 The Boxer Yes Yes Yes1999 Agnes Browne No No Yes2002 In America Yes Yes Yes2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin Yes No Yes2006 A Portrait of an Artist The Making of Get Rich or Die Tryin No No Yes Documentary short2009 Brothers Yes No No2011 Dream House Yes No No2016 The Secret Scripture Yes Yes Yes2017 11th Hour Yes Yes No Short filmExecutive producer Borstal Boy 2000 On the Edge 2001 Bloody Sunday 2002 Where s Daddy 2006 Short film Dollhouse 2012 Omar Sharif s Tribute 2015 Documentary The Making of the Secret Scripture 2017 Documentary Inside Apollo House 2017 TV documentary film The Making of 11th Hour 2017 Documentary short Shelter me Apollo House 2018 Documentary First Disco 2019 Short film An Taibhse The Ghost 2023 Hitman for hire TBA Acting credits Title Year Role NotesWords Upon the Window Pane 1994 Jonathan Swift Dean SwiftThe General 1998 CPAD LeaderThe Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife 2004 Narrator voice Short filmThe Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004 The King of SpainWhat If 2006 Himself Short filmHannah Cohen s Holy Communion 2012 Father O Brien Short filmThe Family Way 2017 Eugene Short filmDeath by Prescription TBA Seamus Pre productionTelevision series Edit Title Year Credited as NotesThursday Play Date 1979 Writer and actor Episode Mobile Homes Music video Edit You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart by Sinead O Connor 1994 Awards and nominations EditAcademy Awards Best Original Screenplay In America 2004 nomination as co writer Best Adapted Screenplay In the Name of the Father 1994 nomination as co writer Best Director In the Name of the Father 1994 nomination as director Best Picture In the Name of the Father 1994 nomination as producer Best Adapted Screenplay My Left Foot 1990 nomination as co writer Best Director My Left Foot 1990 nomination as director Berlin Film Festival 1994 Golden Bear In the Name of the Father winner 6 1998 Golden Bear The Boxer nomination 10 British Academy Film Awards Best Adapted Screenplay In the Name of the Father 1993 nomination as co writer Golden Globe Awards Best Screenplay In America 2002 nomination as co writer Best Director The Boxer 1997 nominationIndependent Spirit Awards Best Director In America 2002 nomination Best Director The Secret Scripture 2016 nomination Best Director Brothers 2009 winner Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 WinnerNational Board of Review Best Original Screenplay In America 2002 winner as co writer Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay In America 2002 nomination as co writer Gregory Peck Award Lifetime Achievement Dingle International Film Festival 2009 11 References Edit Ebert Roger Coach Carter Archived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine RogerEbert com 14 January 2005 Retrieved on 20 August 2006 a b Jim Sheridan Biography 1949 Filmreference com Retrieved 23 July 2013 Brady Tara 9 May 2015 Jim Sheridan Cinema is kill kill kill The Irish Times Retrieved 25 October 2022 Irish Film Archive Archived from the original on 16 November 2017 Retrieved 29 January 2017 Jim Sheridan Milestones TCM Archive Materials Archived from the original on 20 October 2018 a b Berlinale 1994 Prize Winners berlinale de Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2011 Naomi Watts Takes Residence in Murdered Family s Dream House Bloody Disgusting 23 January 2010 Retrieved 23 July 2013 Rachel Weisz Fills Uni s Dream House Cast Bloody Disgusting 9 February 2010 Retrieved 23 July 2013 2015 Awards UCD Alumni Awards Archived from the original on 13 November 2016 Retrieved 2 September 2022 Berlinale 1998 Programme berlinale de Retrieved 15 January 2012 Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan to receive Gregory Peck Award IrishCentral com 27 August 2009 Archived from the original on 17 October 2022 Retrieved 19 August 2019 External links EditJim Sheridan s official website Jim Sheridan s official website Hell s Kitchen Limited Jim Sheridan at IMDb Jim Sheridan at the BFI s Screenonline Jim Sheridan Bibliography via UC Berkeley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Sheridan amp oldid 1180133627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
