Brad Pitt defies the odds in “Moneyball”
Brad Pitt earns his second Oscar Best Actor nomination for playing the true-to-life character Billy Beane in Columbia Pictures’ acclaimed sports-oriented drama, “Moneyball.” Beane is once a would-be baseball superstar who, stung by the failure to live up to expectations on the field, turned his fiercely competitive nature to managing a pro baseball team.