A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
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Nominations
7 Oscar · 4 Golden Globe
Nominated
1994
Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor in a Supporting Role
Pete Postlethwaite
Actress in a Supporting Role
Emma Thompson
Best Picture
Jim Sheridan, Producer
Directing
Jim Sheridan
Film Editing
Gerry Hambling
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Terry George, Jim Sheridan
1994
Best Motion Picture - Drama
In the Name of the Father
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
(You Made Me) The Thief of Your Heart
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Emma Thompson
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