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My Left Foot
1989
Director
Jim Sheridan
Year
1989
Style
Content Rating
TV-14
Stars
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
Languages
🇬🇧 English
Origin Countries
🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Synopsis
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Major Awards
Overall
1 win — 6 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Actor
Academy Awards, USA (1990)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominations (6)
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1990)
Best Film
European Film Awards (1989)
Young European Film of the Year
Academy Awards, USA (1990)
Best Picture
Best Director
Academy Awards, USA (1990)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1990)
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Writers Guild of America, USA (1990)
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium