Oscars 2013: Best Picture–12 Years A Slave–What You Need to Know (Oscar Winners, Ranking) (Best Film about Slavery), Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard

Oscars 2013: Best Picture–12 Years A Slave–What You Need to Know

Oscar Actors: Brad Pitt–Best Roles, Moneyball (2011) (Oscar Nominated)

Moneyball isn’t just a sports movie, it’s a great movie, one that unlike most American movies, placed bright dialogue and ideas at its center.

12 Monkeys (1995): Brad Pitt’s First Oscar Nomination (Supporting Actor) in Gilliam’s Movie

In 1995, Brad Pitt earned his first Oscar nomination for his supporting role in Terry Gilliam’s science-fiction time-travel thriller 12 Monkeys.

Allied: Story that Intrigued Screenwriter Steven Knight

The idea of lovers facing the dilemma between the sacred promises of marriage and their profound loyalty to country in a must-win war for the world’s future fascinated me–Steven Knight

Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008): David Fincher’s Fable, Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Tilda Swinton, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

Though vastly different from “Slumdog Millionaire,” in its good moments, which are plentiful, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” achieves the same kind of magical realism, a style that fits its eccentric epic yet lyrical storytelling. “Benjamin Button” represents the same, welcome change of pace for its director-auteur David Fincher that “Slumdog Millionaire” did for Danny Boyle.