Robert Downey Jr.
A Scanner Darkly
(2006)
Philip K. Dick (novel), Richard Linklater (screenplay)
3 wins & 16 nominations.
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Gothika
(2003)
Sebastian Gutierrez
2 wins & 7 nominations.
A repressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the asylum where she worked, with no memory of why she is there or what she has done.
Sherlock Holmes
(2009)
Michael Robert Johnson (screenplay), Anthony Peckham (screenplay), Simon Kinberg (screenplay)
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 27 nominations.
After finally catching serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic - and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011)
Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, Arthur Conan Doyle (characters: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson)
3 wins & 11 nominations.
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, Doctor Watson (Jude Law), take on their arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes' older brother Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy named Simza (Noomi Rapace).
The Judge
(2014)
Nick Schenk (screenplay), Bill Dubuque (screenplay), David Dobkin (story), Nick Schenk (story)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations.
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and defend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family.
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
Justin Theroux (screenplay), Ben Stiller (screenplay), Etan Cohen (screenplay), Ben Stiller (story), Justin Theroux (story)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 37 nominations.
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Zodiac
(2007)
James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Robert Graysmith (book)
2 wins & 60 nominations.
A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.