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Wants to build 150 homes strong enough to stand up to fierce storms
Moved to New Orleans after Katrina causing him to want to help rebuild the city, and found the
make it right foundation
I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play
golf which is the sport of the religious right. “ Brad pitt”
Donated $100,000 to the Discovery Center - a children's learning museum in his hometown of Springfield,
Missouri. [June 1996
On the invitation of Virgin CEO Richard Branson, he visited over 100 orphans affected by HIV at a facility
run by The Salvation Army in South Africa as well as personally meeting Nelson Mandela and discussing
Mandela's 46664 campaign (named for his prison ID number) to call attention to South Africa's devastating
AIDS epidemic. After South Africa, he then flew to Ethiopia on behalf of DATA, a third-world lobby group
co-founded by U2's Bono. [November 2004]
History of the make it right foundation: When Brad Pitt visited New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward two years after
Hurricane Katrina, he was shocked by the lack of rebuilding progress in this historic, working class
community. Many worried the plight of the neighborhood would be forgotten. In a bold move, Pitt committed
to help rebuild in the hardest hit area of the city.
Pitt believed that if we could build safe, sustainable homes in the most devastated part of New Orleans, we
would prove that high-quality, green housing could be built affordably everywhere. Led by GRAFT architects,
the organization convened 21 world-renowned architects to design climate-adapted, eco-friendly homes,
informed by William McDonough’s Cradle to Cradle design principles.
Over the course of many months, Pitt and the architects, who volunteered their time and work, met with Lower
9th Ward homeowners and community leaders to talk about their rebuilding needs and collaborate on home
designs. Make It Right kicked off initial fundraising efforts with the Pink Project in December 2007and broke
ground on the first homes with President Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative in March 2008. Construction
began in June 2008 and the first six homes were completed in August 2008.
Find out where Make It Right is today.
Brad pitt founder of the make it right foundation is rebuilding new Orleans.
Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while
working for "el Pollo Loco".
what makes this person a hero
thesis: topic, oppimiom, support
accomplishments
world impact
What makes brad pit is hero. Brad pit is a hero because he is helping to rebuild new Orleans after
the disaster of hurricane Katrina. Brad pitt has donated time and money to help rebuild over 150
homes that will be able to with stand the force of a hurricane.
Citation
PITT PROUD OF NEW ORLEANS HOMES." World Entertainment News Network 12 Sept. 2010. Biography
in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
BRAD PITT PROUD NEW MOVIE BOOSTED NEW ORLEANS FUND." World Entertainment News
Network 24 May 2012. Biography in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013
Bernstein, Fred A. "Brad Pitt's Gifts to New Orleans." New York Times 29 Nov. 2009: 8(L). Biography in
Academy Awards, USA
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Moneyball (2011)
Shared with:
201
2
Nominated
Oscar
Michael De Luca
Rachael Horovitz
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Moneyball (2011)
200
9
Nominated
199
6
Nominated
Oscar
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Golden Globes, USA
201
2
Nominated
200
9
Nominated
200
7
Nominated
199
6
Won
Golden Globe
Golden Globe
Golden Globe
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Moneyball (2011)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Motion Picture
Babel (2006)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Motion Picture
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
199
5
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Primetime Emmy Awards
200
2
Nominated
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Friends (1994)
For playing "Will". For episode "The One With The Rumor".
BAFTA Awards
201
2
200
9
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Best Leading Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Best Leading Actor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Best Supporting Actor
Burn After Reading (2008)
Best Film
The Departed (2006)
200
7
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Shared with:
Brad Grey
Graham King
AFI Awards, USA
201
2
Won
AFI Award
Movie of the Year
Moneyball (2011)
Shared with:
Michael De Luca
Rachael Horovitz
MONEYBALL scores with a winning combination of sports and smarts. There's
nothing by-the-numbers in... More
Movie of the Year
The Tree of Life (2011)
Shared with:
Dede Gardner
Sarah Green
Grant Hill
Bill Pohlad
THE TREE OF LIFE is an awe-inspiring, cinematic miracle. Terrence Malick's
meditation on mortality ... More
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
200
9
Nominated
199
6
Won
199
5
Nominated
Saturn Award
Saturn Award
Saturn Award
Best Actor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Best Supporting Actor
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Best Actor
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)
Australian Film Institute
201
2
Nominated
AACTA International
Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Best Film
Moneyball (2011)
Shared with:
Michael De Luca
Rachael Horovitz
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
199
7
Won
Blockbuster
Entertainment Award
Favorite Supporting Actor - Science Fiction
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
201
1
Won
BSFC Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
201
2
Nominated
201
0
Won
Critics Choice Award
Critics Choice Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Best Acting Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Shared with:
Daniel Brühl
August Diehl
Julie Dreyfus
Michael Fassbender
Sylvester Groth
Jacky Ido
Diane Kruger
Mélanie Laurent
Denis Ménochet
Mike Myers
Eli Roth
Til Schweiger
Rod Taylor
Christoph Waltz
Martin Wuttke
Best Actor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Best Acting Ensemble
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
200
9
Nominated
Critics Choice Award
Shared with:
Cate Blanchett
Tilda Swinton
Taraji P. Henson
Elias Koteas
Julia Ormond
Jason Flemyng
Best Acting Ensemble
Babel (2006)
Shared with:
200
7
Nominated
Critics Choice Award
Cate Blanchett
Adriana Barraza
Rinko Kikuchi
Kôji Yakusho
Gael García Bernal
Best Acting Ensemble
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Shared with:
200
5
Nominated
Critics Choice Award
Don Cheadle
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Andy Garcia
Bernie Mac
Julia Roberts
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
Actor of the Year
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Best Supporting Actor
The Tree of Life (2011)
201
2
Nominated
COFCA Award
Best Ensemble
The Tree of Life (2011)
Shared with:
Sean Penn
Jessica Chastain
Hunter McCracken
Laramie Eppler
Tye Sheridan
Best Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Shared with:
201
0
Won
COFCA Award
Daniel Brühl
August Diehl
Julie Dreyfus
Michael Fassbender
Sylvester Groth
Jacky Ido
Diane Kruger
Mélanie Laurent
Denis Ménochet
Mike Myers
Eli Roth
Til Schweiger
Rod Taylor
Christoph Waltz
Martin Wuttke
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
201
1
Nominated
200
6
Nominated
CFCA Award
CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
The Tree of Life (2011)
Best Supporting Actor
Babel (2006)
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best Audio Commentary, New Release
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
200
3
Nominated
DVD Premiere Award
Shared with:
Andy Garcia
Matt Damon
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
201
1
Nominated
200
8
Nominated
DFWFCA Award
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Best Actor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Gotham Awards
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Shared with:
201
3
Nominated
Best Film
Steve McQueen (director and producer)
Dede Gardner (producer)
Jeremy Kleiner (producer)
Bill Pohlad (producer)
Arnon Milchan (producer)
Anthony Katagas (producer)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Shared with:
201
3
Nominated
Audience Award
Steve McQueen (director and producer)
Dede Gardner (producer)
Jeremy Kleiner (producer)
Bill Pohlad (producer)
Arnon Milchan (producer)
Anthony Katagas (producer)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Shared with:
201
1
Won
Best Film
Terrence Malick (director)
Sarah Green (producer)
Bill Pohlad (producer)
Dede Gardner (producer)
Grant Hill (producer)
Babel (2006)
Shared with:
200
6
Won
Best Ensemble Cast
Cate Blanchett
Gael García Bernal
Kôji Yakusho
Adriana Barraza
Rinko Kikuchi
Said Tarchani
Boubker Ait El Caid
Independent Spirit Awards
200
8
Nominated
Independent Spirit
Award
Best Feature
A Mighty Heart (2007)
Shared with:
Dede Gardner
Andrew Eaton
Irish Film and Television Awards
200
5
Nominated
Audience Award
Best International Actor
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
200
4
Nominated
Blimp Award
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
MTV Movie Awards
Won
MTV Movie Award
Best Fight
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
200
6
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best Kiss
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
Best Male Performance
Troy (2004)
200
5
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best Fight
Troy (2004)
Shared with:
Eric Bana
200
2
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Team
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Shared with:
Casey Affleck
Scott Caan
Don Cheadle
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Elliott Gould
Eddie Jemison
Bernie Mac
Shaobo Qin
Carl Reiner
Won
MTV Movie Award
199
6
Most Desirable Male
Se7en (1995)
Best Male Performance
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo
Se7en (1995)
Shared with:
Morgan Freeman
Won
MTV Movie Award
199
5
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best Male Performance
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)
Most Desirable Male
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)
Best On-Screen Duo
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)
Shared with:
Tom Cruise
NRJ Ciné Awards
Actor of the Year (Acteur de l'année)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
200
6
Won
NRJ Ciné Award
Best Kiss (Meilleur baiser)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
201
2
Won
NSFC Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
201
1
Won
NYFCC Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Online Film Critics Society Awards
201
2
Nominated
OFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor
The Tree of Life (2011)
PGA Awards
201
2
Nominated
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Moneyball (2011)
Shared with:
Michael De Luca
Rachael Horovitz
Palm Springs International Film Festival
201
2
Won
Desert Palm
Achievement Award
Moneyball (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Babel (2006)
Shared with:
200
7
Won
Ensemble Cast Award
Cate Blanchett
Adriana Barraza
Rinko Kikuchi
Gael García Bernal
Kôji Yakusho
Said Tarchani
Boubker Ait El Caid
People's Choice Awards, USA
201
4
Nominated
201
0
Nominated
200
9
Won
200
8
People's Choice Award
People's Choice Award
People's Choice Award
Won
People's Choice Award
Favorite Action Movie Star
Favorite Movie Actor
Favorite Leading Man
Favorite On Screen Match-up
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Shared with:
George Clooney
200
7
Nominated
People's Choice Award
Won
People's Choice Award
Favorite Leading Man
Favorite Leading Man
Favorite Male Action Star
200
6
Nominated
People's Choice Award
Favorite On-Screen Match-Up
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
200
5
Won
People's Choice Award
Favorite Leading Man
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
201
1
Nominated
200
9
Won
PFCS Award
PFCS Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Moneyball (2011)
Best Acting Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Shared with:
Daniel Brühl
August Diehl
Julie Dreyfus
Michael Fassbender
Sylvester Groth
Jacky Ido
Diane Kruger
Mélanie Laurent
Denis Ménochet
Mike Myers
Eli Roth
Til Schweiger
Rod Taylor
Christoph Waltz
Martin Wuttke
Best Acting Ensemble
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Shared with:
200
2
Nominated
PFCS Award
Casey Affleck
Scott Caan
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Andy Garcia
Elliott Gould
Bernie Mac
Carl Reiner
Julia Roberts
Razzie Awards
Worst Screen Couple
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)
199
5
Won
Razzie Award
Shared with:
Tom Cruise
Tied with Stallone/Stone in The Specialist.
Rembrandt Awards
201
2
Nominated
201
0
Won
199
8
Won
Rembrandt Award
Rembrandt Award
Audience Award
Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur)
Moneyball (2011)
Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Best Actor
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
201
1
Nominated
SDFCS Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Best Ensemble Performance
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Shared with:
200
9
Won
SDFCS Award
Daniel Brühl
August Diehl
Julie Dreyfus
Michael Fassbender
Sylvester Groth
Jacky Ido
Diane Kruger
Mélanie Laurent
Denis Ménochet
Mike Myers
Eli Roth
Til Schweiger
Rod Taylor
Christoph Waltz
Martin Wuttke
Best Ensemble Performance
Babel (2006)
Shared with:
200
6
Won
SDFCS Award
Adriana Barraza
Cate Blanchett
Gael García Bernal
Rinko Kikuchi
Kôji Yakusho
Satellite Awards
201
1
Nominated
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture
Moneyball (2011)
200
6
Nominated
200
1
Nominated
Satellite Award
Golden Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Babel (2006)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role,
Comedy or Musical
Snatch. (2000)
Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA
199
6
Won
Universe Reader's
Choice Award
Best Supporting Actor in a Genre Motion Picture
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
201
2
Nominated
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading
Role
Moneyball (2011)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Shared with:
201
0
Won
Actor
Daniel Brühl
August Diehl
Julie Dreyfus
Michael Fassbender
Sylvester Groth
Jacky Ido
Diane Kruger
Mélanie Laurent
Denis Ménochet
Mike Myers
Eli Roth
Til Schweiger
Rod Taylor
Christoph Waltz
Martin Wuttke
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading
Role
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
200
9
Shared with:
Nominated
Actor
Mahershala Ali
Cate Blanchett
Jason Flemyng
Jared Harris
Taraji P. Henson
Elias Koteas
Julia Ormond
Phyllis Somerville
Tilda Swinton
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Babel (2006)
Shared with:
200
7
Nominated
Actor
Adriana Barraza
Cate Blanchett
Gael García Bernal
Rinko Kikuchi
Kôji Yakusho
ShoWest Convention, USA
199
3
Won
ShoWest Award
Male Star of Tomorrow
Teen Choice Awards
200
9
Nominated
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
George Clooney
Casey Affleck
Scott Caan
Don Cheadle
Matt Damon
Elliott Gould
Eddie Jemison
Bernie Mac
Shaobo Qin
Carl Reiner
Eddie Izzard
Andy Garcia
Choice Movie Rumble
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
Nominated
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure/Thriller
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Choice Movie Liar
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Choice Movie Liplock
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
Choice Movie Chemistry
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
Choice Movie Dance Scene
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Shared with:
Angelina Jolie
For John and Jane's tango.
200
4
Won
200
2
Nominated
200
1
Teen Choice Award
Teen Choice Award
Nominated
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure
Troy (2004)
Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Film - Choice Chemistry
The Mexican (2001)
Shared with:
Julia Roberts
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
200
7
Nominated
VFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Babel (2006)
Venice Film Festival
200
7
Won
Volpi Cup
Best Actor
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert
Ford (2007)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
201
1
Nominated
WAFCA Award
Best Actor
Moneyball (2011)
Western Heritage Awards
Theatrical Motion Picture
Legends of the Fall (1994)
199
5
Won
Bronze Wrangler
Shared with:
Edward Zwick (director)
William D. Wittliff (writer/producer)
Anthony Hopkins (principal actor)
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