Biography
He combined his theatrical and journalistic experience-as a magazine fact checker and writer-to co-script "In the Name of the Father" (1993) with director Jim Sheridan. George first collaborated with Sheridan on his 1985 play "The Tunnel", based on his experiences as a prisoner in British jails in Northern Ireland, in which the future filmmaker starred and directed. "In the Name of the Father" earned Sheridan and George an Oscar nomination for …
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Career Milestones
| Became involved with the Irish Republican Socialist Party; arrested and sentenced to six years in prison | ||
1971 | Arrested as a teenager for suspicion of involvement with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) | |
1978 | Released for good behavior | |
1981 | Moved to NYC | |
1985 | Made American stage debut as playwright of "The Tunnel", a drama based on his imprisonment in Belfast; first collaboration with Jim Sheridan who directed and starred | |
1986 | Researched and wrote with Shana Alexander the non-fiction book "The Pizza Connection" | |
1993 | Debut as screenwriter and assistant director, "In the Name of the Father"; directed and co-written by Sheridan | |
1996 | Feature directing debut, "Some Mother's Son"; also scripted | |
1997 | Co-wrote "The Boxer" which marked his third collaboration with Jim Sheridan, who also directed | |
2000 | Served as executive producer and co-creator of the CBS drama "The District" starring Craig T. Nelson | |
2002 | With Billy Ray, received screenplay credit for the WWII drama "Hart's War" | |
2004 | Helmed "Hotel Rwanda" starring Don Cheadle in the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda; film was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture and an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay | |
2007 | Directed and adapted the novel for "Reservation Road," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo | |
Awards
1993 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published) in In the Name of the Father |
1993 | BAFTA Award for Adapted Screenplay in In the Name of the Father |
2004 | AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival for Audience Award for Best Feature Film in Hotel Rwanda |
2004 | Toronto International Film Festival for Cadillac People's Choice Award in Hotel Rwanda |
2005 | BAFTA Award for Original Screenplay in Hotel Rwanda |
2011 | Academy Award for Short Film (Live Action) in The Shore |