Editing In the Name of the Father (section)

==Reception==
The film received very positive reviews from most critics. The review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the film a score of 94% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.80/10. The site's consensus states: "Impassioned and meticulously observed, ''In the Name of the Father'' mines rousing drama from a factual miscarriage of justice, aided by scorching performances and director Jim Sheridan's humanist focus."<ref name="rt">{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_name_of_the_father/ | title=In The Name Of the Father Reviews | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=28 February 2012 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 84 out of 100 based on 16 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="meta">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/in-the-name-of-the-father| title=In the Name of the Father Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc. | access-date=28 February 2012 }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=[[CinemaScore]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film was the second highest-grossing ever in Ireland (behind ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]])'', and the highest-grossing Irish film, beating the record set by ''[[The Commitments (film)|The Commitments]]'' in 1991, with a gross of [[Irish pound|IR£]]2.91 million ($4.5 million).<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=March 7, 1994|title=Oscar Boosts Films O'seas|page=38|last=Harris|first=Mike}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=25 April 1997|page=27|title=Ireland flocks to the flicks}}</ref>

=== Year-end lists ===
* 2nd&nbsp;– [[James Berardinelli]], ''ReelViews''<ref>{{cite web|last=Berardinelli|first=James|url=https://preview.reelviews.net/comment/010295.html|title=Rewinding 1994 -- The Year in Film|date=January 2, 1995|website=ReelViews|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>
* Top 10 (not ranked)&nbsp;– Dennis King, ''[[Tulsa World]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Dennis|date=December 25, 1994|title=SCREEN SAVERS In a Year of Faulty Epics, The Oddest Little Movies Made The Biggest Impact|newspaper=[[Tulsa World]]|page=E1|edition=Final Home}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Dan Craft, ''[[The Pantagraph]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Craft|first=Dan|date=December 30, 1994 |title=Success, Failure and a Lot of In-between; Movies '94|newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]]|page=B1}}</ref>

===Accolades===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Subject
! Result
|-
|[[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute Awards]]
|[[Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
|rowspan=4|[[Jim Sheridan]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=8|[[66th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Terry George]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Daniel Day-Lewis]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Pete Postlethwaite]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Emma Thompson]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
|rowspan=2|[[Gerry Hambling]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[American Cinema Editors|ACE Eddie]]
|[[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[47th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
|rowspan=2|[[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
|Jim Sheridan
|{{nom}}
|-
|Terry George
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]
|Daniel Day-Lewis
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Berlin International Film Festival]]
|[[Golden Bear]]<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1994/03_preistr_ger_1994/03_Preistraeger_1994.html |title=Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners |access-date=15 June 2011 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726021403/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1994/03_preistr_ger_1994/03_Preistraeger_1994.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Jim Sheridan
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Boston Society of Film Critics|BSFC Award]]
|[[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Daniel Day-Lewis
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association|DFWFCA Award]]
|colspan=2|[[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
|[[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor|Best Foreign Actor]]
|Daniel Day-Lewis
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
|rowspan=2|Jim Sheridan
|{{won}}
|-
|[[European Film Awards|European Film Award]]
|European Film of the Year
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award]]
|Best Film
|rowspan=2|Jim Sheridan
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=6|[[51st Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]
|Daniel Day-Lewis
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
|Emma Thompson
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]<br><small>("[[You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart]]")</small>
|[[Bono]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Gavin Friday]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Maurice Seezer]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Humanitas Prize]]
|rowspan=2|Feature Film Category
|Terry George
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Jim Sheridan
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Nastro d'Argento]]
|European Silver Ribbon
|{{nom}}
|-
|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
|Best Supporting Actress
|Emma Thompson
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association|LAFCA Award]]
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Daniel Day-Lewis
|{{won|2nd place}}
|-
|[[National Board of Review|NBR Award]]
|colspan=2|Top Ten Films
|{{won}}
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics|NSFC Award]]
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|rowspan=2|Daniel Day-Lewis
|{{won|2nd place}}
|-
|[[New York Film Critics Circle|NYFCC Award]]
|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|{{won|3rd place}}
|-
|[[Producers Guild of America Award|PGA Award]]
|[[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]
|Jim Sheridan
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Political Film Society|PFS Award]]
|colspan=2|Exposé
|{{won}}
|-
|colspan=2|Human Rights
|{{nom}}
|-
|colspan=2|Peace
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Writers Guild of America|WGA Award]]
|rowspan=2|Best Adapted Screenplay
|Jim Sheridan
|{{nom}}
|-
|Terry George
|{{nom}}
|-
|}