List of Jim Sheridan Oscar nominations
Posted: March 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Jim Sheridan. Jim Sheridan has been nominated for 6 Academy Awards across 4 categories. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2003: In America (Best Original Screenplay) (shared with Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan) — lost to Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola). Other nominees: Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds), Dirty Pretty Things (Steven Knight), The Barbarian Invasions (Denys Arcand)
1993: In the Name of the Father (Best Picture) — lost to Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig). Other nominees: The Fugitive (Arnold Kopelson), The Remains of the Day (Mike Nichols, John Calley, Ismail Merchant), The Piano (Jan Chapman)
1993: In the Name of the Father (Best Director) — lost to Steven Spielberg (Schindler’s List). Other nominees: Jane Campion (The Piano), James Ivory (The Remains of the Day), Robert Altman (Short Cuts)
1993: In the Name of the Father (Best Adapted Screenplay) (shared with Terry George) — lost to Schindler’s List (Steven Zaillian). Other nominees: The Age of Innocence (Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese), The Remains of the Day (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala), Shadowlands (William Nicholson)
1989: My Left Foot (Best Director) — lost to Oliver Stone (Born on the Fourth of July).
Other nominees: Woody Allen (Crimes and Misdemeanors), Peter Weir (Dead Poets Society), Kenneth Branagh (Henry V)
1989: My Left Foot (Best Adapted Screenplay) (shared with Shane Connaughton) — lost to Driving Miss Daisy (Alfred Uhry). Other nominees: Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson), Enemies, A Love Story (Roger L. Simon, Paul Mazursky), Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic)
Jim Sheridan, a native of Dublin, Ireland, attended University College Dublin and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English. His movie “In America,” about his family’s immigration to the United States, was co-written by his two eldest daughters. His movie “My Left Foot” is said to have lost the Best Picture Oscar to “Driving Miss Daisy” by a mere 7 votes.