1. The Oscars, awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, showcase the best in the movies honoring films released in the previous year. This year’s nominee is Moneyball. Presented by: Soccy Panageas Project 14: Nominate a movie for an Academy Award 1/13/12

2.  Meet the Cast  Meet my Favorite Actor  Moneyball Review  A “Must See” Movie  Also in The Running  The End Table of Contents

3.  Brad Pitt- The GM of the Oakland A’s  Jonah Hill- An executive who is the genius behind the A’s success.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman- Art Howe, the manager of the A’s Click here to return to the table of contents.

4.  Born Jonah Hill Feindstein on December 20 th 1983, actor Jonah Hill went from providing comic relief as a supporting player to becoming a major creative force within a few short years. The aspiring actor went on to a handful of minor performances until his star began its rapid ascension three years later. Suddenly, he was working with the likes of Steve Carell in a comedy of biblical proportions, "Evan Almighty" (2007), as well as with writer-director Judd Apatow in "Knocked Up" (2007). Click here to return to the table of contents.

5.  It was, however, Hill's foul-mouthed, yet oddly endearing performance opposite Michael Cera in the teen buddy comedy "Superbad" (2007) that officially made him a player to watch. Now a force to be reckoned with, he co-starred with Russell Brand in "Get Him to the Greek" (2010) and Brad Pitt in the acclaimed sports drama "Moneyball" (2011). Hill had positioned himself as one of young Hollywood's key players in an astonishingly short period of time. Click here to return to the table of contents.

6.  This movie was a sport/drama and was a very meaningful story. The themes of making something out of nothing, and other statiscal themes are impressive throughout this movie. This is a movie about a baseall team who has three stars but because of its small market, cannot pay for them to stay in Oakland. Despite losing three huge stars the A’s use intelligence management to win games without spectacular players. Click here to return to the table of contents.

7.  This movie is very inspirational and shows how you can make something huge out of nothing. The Oakland A’s don’t have much money to sign big time stars but they use their smarts to create a great team. This move is emotional and exciting. This new theory created by Oakland is one that will go on to be used by many teams in the future. Click here to return to the table of contents.

8.  Below are five other movies that should also be considered for an Academy Award. Movie TitleRelease DateGross EarningsType of FilmRating Captain AmericaOctober 25, 2011$176.6 MillionAction79% Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol December 21, 2011 $186.9 MillionAction93% Rise of the Planet of the Apes August 5, 2011$176.7 MillionAction83% DriveSeptember 16, 2011 $35 MillionAction- Drama93% Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 November 11, 2011 $381 MillionAdventure96% Click here to return to the table of contents.