Ritchie's next directorial effort was "Sherlock Holmes" (2009)"," based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"." Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, the film was released on 25 and 26 December 2009 in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively. "Sherlock Holmes" was a box-office hit, taking more than $520 million worldwide, and garnered mixed to favourable reviews from critics and general viewers. The feature received multiple accolades, including two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction, and Downey won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2011, Ritchie directed the sequel, "." Released on 16 December, the film was a commercial success, grossing more than $545 million worldwide. A. O. Scott of "The New York Times," praises Ritchie for "taking liberties" with the characters, and writes that both films depict "a smoky, overcast Victorian world, infuses it with an air of jocular, hairy laddishness and stages a lot of fights in fussy and tiresome slow motion".