Claim: Appian Way Productions was established by a producer and it was successful.
Evidence: Appian Way Productions is a film production company in West Hollywood , California , established by actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio.
It then released the 2004 biopic The Aviator , starring DiCaprio as Howard Hughes.
The film was a critical and commercial success , and earned several Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture.
This was followed by the commercial successes of the psychological horror Orphan -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , the psychological thriller Shutter Island -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and the dark fantasy film Red Riding Hood -LRB- 2011 -RRB-.
Appian Way released the biopic The Wolf of Wall Street -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , a critical and commercial success , which was nominated for several Academy Awards , including Best Picture.