Claim: The Wolf of Wall Street was nominated for eight awards.

The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese . The screenplay was adapted by Terence Winter from Jordan Belfort 's memoir of the same name . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort , a New York stockbroker who runs a firm that engages in securities fraud and money laundering on Wall Street in the 1990s . Jonah Hill , Margot Robbie , and Kyle Chandler feature in supporting roles .  The film premiered in New York City on December 17 , 2013 . Paramount Pictures gave it a wide release in North America and France on December 25 . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 392 million on a production budget of $ 100 million . As of August 2015 , it is Scorsese 's highest-grossing film . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 252 reviews and judged 77 % to be positive .   The Wolf of Wall Street garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Scorsese 's direction , DiCaprio 's performance as Belfort , and Winter 's adapted screenplay . At the 86th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for five Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director for Scorsese , Best Adapted Screenplay for Winter , Best Actor for DiCaprio , and Best Supporting Actor for Hill but failed to win in any category . The Wolf of Wall Street earned four nominations at the 67th British Academy Film Awards -LRB- BAFTAs -RRB- , including Best Director , Best Actor , and Best Adapted Screenplay but did not win in any category . The film received two nominations at the 71st Golden Globe Awards , including Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy with DiCaprio winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . The film was also nominated at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards , the 25th Producers Guild of America Awards , and the 66th Writers Guild of America Awards . Both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute included The Wolf of Wall Street in their respective lists of top ten films of 2013 .