Moneyball

This must be acting at its best. Completely natural, with no hint of awkwardness, Brad Pitt took on Billy Beane's character as if it were his own. Comfortable in his own skin and notwithstanding the fact that he has lost a tad of his boyish prettiness to age, a very mature 47 year-old Brad Pitt exuded confidence as the general manager of the Oakland A's. He had come to terms with who he was, his station in life and what he wanted out of it without pretentiousness.

Brad Pitt gave an Oscar-winning performance, even though I do not believe that an Oscar is a credible measure of performance since many of the statuettes that were handed out over the years tend to favor members of a particular group, some of whom whose talents were average at best and lacking at worst. Brad Pitt is not part of that group. For that reason, whether Brad Pitt wins an Oscar for his role as Billy Beane in Moneyball is not important just as money was not important to Billy Beane when he rejected a $12,500,000 offer by the Boston Red Sox to become the highest paid general manager in baseball in 2002.