Pitt 's next leading role came in 2009 with the Quentin Tarantino-directed war film '' Inglourious Basterds '' , which premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival . Pitt played Lieutenant Aldo Raine , an American resistance fighter battling Nazis in German-occupied France . The film was a box office hit , taking $ 311 million worldwide , and garnered generally favorable reviews . The film received multiple awards and nominations , including eight Academy Award nominations and seven MTV Movie Award nominations , including Best Male Performance for Pitt . He next voiced the superhero character Metro Man in the 2010 animated feature '' Megamind '' . Pitt produced and appeared in Terrence Malick 's experimental drama '' The Tree of Life '' , co-starring Sean Penn , which won the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . In a performance that attracted strong praise , he portrayed the Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane in the drama '' Moneyball '' , which is based on the 2003 book of the same name written by Michael Lewis . '' Moneyball '' received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Pitt
2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Brad Pitt