Claim: Appian Way Productions was established by an actor and it is successful.

Appian Way Productions is a film production company in West Hollywood , California , established by actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio . The company 's first film was The Assassination of Richard Nixon -LRB- 2004 -RRB- . 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 . Its following productions were released three years later -- the comedy drama Gardener of Eden -LRB- 2007 -RRB- and the documentary The 11th Hour -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . 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- . The company had three releases in 2013 , including the crime thriller Runner Runner and the thriller film Out of the Furnace -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , both of which performed poorly at the box-office . 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 .