Moneyball gets six Oscar nominations including Best Picture

"Moneyball" was a darn good baseball movie, and it's now in contention for six Oscars.

The adaptation of Michael Lewis' book about the 2002 Oakland A's was nominated Tuesday for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and for editing and sound mixing.

Like those A's, the movie will be a big underdog in the Best Picture category against "The Artist," "The Descendants," "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," "The Help," "Hugo," "Midnight in Paris," "The Tree of Life" and "War Horse."

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