A twice-divorced mother of three, Erin Brockovich (Roberts) goes to work for a two-bit attorney, comes across a monumental industrial cover-up, and becomes the unlikely hero in a David-and-Goliath legal battle against corporate malfeasance. One of Steven Soderbergh’s two acclaimed films released in 2000 (the other being Best Director winner Traffic), ERIN BROCKOVICH picked up 5 Oscar nods and garnered Julia Roberts her first (so far) Best Actress award.