Name: Brad Pitt
Age: 48
Character: Billy Beane in Moneyball
Film: Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball’s conventional wisdom is wrong.
Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs.
The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games.
It’s more than baseball, it’s a revolution - one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he’s tearing out the heart and soul of the game
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Pitt has one previous Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor for 12 Monkeys.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He has three other nominations: Best Actor for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button & Legends of the Fall. As well as Best Supporting Actor for Babel.
Award/Nominations for role: Pitt has already won Best Actor gongs at the Boston Society Film Critics Awards, and New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
He has also received nominations from Broadcast Film Critics Association, Satellite Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Critics: “Pitt quietly dominates the screen throughout, completely stealing any scene he’s in a possibly award worthy portrayal of Billy Beane.” - FemaleFirst
“Impressively directed and sharply written, this is a hugely enjoyable, largely cliché-resistant sports drama with great performances from Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.” - View London
“Pitt is terrific as the film's complex, driven protagonist, and he and a heavy-hitting supporting cast, including Philip Seymour Hoffman's stubborn coach, take Aaron Sorkin's smart script and knock the ball right out of the park.” - Movie Talk
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