Name: Jonah Hill
Age: 28
Character: Peter Brand 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.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Hill has no previous Golden Globe wins.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: This is the first nomination for the actor.
Award/Nominations for role: Hill has also picked up nominations at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, Satellite Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Critics: “This is anchored by the small but excellent cast, most noticeably the dynamic duo of Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Pitt quietly dominates the screen throughout, completely stealing any scene he’s in a possibly award worthy portrayal of Billy Beane. Hill also excels as Brand, especially in such an unfamiliarly demure role.” - 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
“An accomplished, bracingly intelligent film that scores points on all fronts…” - Daily Telegraph
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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