Michaël R. Roskam
The Drop
(2014)
Dennis Lehane (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (short story "Animal Rescue")
3 wins & 4 nominations.
Follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters - "money drops" - in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.