Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
Best Picture /
Moneyball
Film Synopsis
Following a devastating loss to the New York Yankees in the 2001 playoffs, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane and his assistant, Peter Brand, devise a statistics-based formula for choosing potential players. Uncertain of his chances of success and following a plan that flouts conventional baseball wisdom, Beane sets out to rebuild his team.
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Academy Awards History
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Michael De Luca. He was previously nominated for:
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010)
Nominee, Best Picture
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Rachael Horovitz.
Including his nomination this year for Best Actor for MONEYBALL, this is the fourth Academy Award nomination for Brad Pitt. He was previously nominated for:
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008)
Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role
12 MONKEYS (1995)
Nominee, Actor in a Supporting Role
Other Nominees /
Best Picture
