• Daniel Day Lewis reteamed with Jim Sheridan for The Boxer. Courtesy Universal Pictures
    Daniel Day Lewis reteamed with Jim Sheridan for The Boxer. Courtesy Universal Pictures
  • Jim Sheridan received three Oscar nominations (Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director) for the 1993 film In The Name of the Father, starring Pete Postlethwaite, left, and Daniel Day Lewis. Courtesy Hell's Kitchen Films
    Jim Sheridan received three Oscar nominations (Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director) for the 1993 film In The Name of the Father, starring Pete Postlethwaite, left, and Daniel Day Lewis. Courtesy Hell's Kitchen Films
  • Jim Sheridan made his directorial debut with My Left Foot in 1989, starring Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker. Courtesy Ardmore Studios
    Jim Sheridan made his directorial debut with My Left Foot in 1989, starring Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker. Courtesy Ardmore Studios
  • Richard Harris was Oscar nominated for his leading role in the Jim Sheridan directed The Field in 1990. Courtesy Avenue Pictures
    Richard Harris was Oscar nominated for his leading role in the Jim Sheridan directed The Field in 1990. Courtesy Avenue Pictures
  • Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig starred in Jim Sheridan's most recent film Dream House. Courtesy Morgan Creek Productions
    Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig starred in Jim Sheridan's most recent film Dream House. Courtesy Morgan Creek Productions
  • Jim Sheridan directed Curtis Jackson AKA 50 Cent in Get Rich or Die Tryin. Courtesy Paramount Pictures
    Jim Sheridan directed Curtis Jackson AKA 50 Cent in Get Rich or Die Tryin. Courtesy Paramount Pictures
  • Parents Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton star in In America, which gave Jim Sheridan his most recent Oscar nomination. Courtesy Hell's Kitchen Films
    Parents Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton star in In America, which gave Jim Sheridan his most recent Oscar nomination. Courtesy Hell's Kitchen Films
  • Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal inthe Jim Sheridan-directed Brothers. Courtesy Lionsgate
    Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal inthe Jim Sheridan-directed Brothers. Courtesy Lionsgate
  • Jim Sheridan wrote and produced Some Mother's Son, the 1996 film starring Helen Mirren and Aidan Gillen. Courtesy Castle Rock Entertainment
    Jim Sheridan wrote and produced Some Mother's Son, the 1996 film starring Helen Mirren and Aidan Gillen. Courtesy Castle Rock Entertainment

In pictures: The films of Jim Sheridan


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Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced that acclaimed director, producer and writer Jim Sheridan has been appointed as Head of the Jury for the Muhr Arab Feature Competition for the 10th edition of the Festival which runs from 6th – 14th December, 2013