It has been said that Brad Pitt is a great character actor cursed with a leading man's good looks. While Pitt found fame playing romantic roles and action heroes, his most critically acclaimed work as an actor has come from playing off-beat characters, such as Jeffrey Goines in Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. While having won several awards for his acting, Pitt's only Oscar to date is for his work as a producer on the film 12 Years A Slave.
Pitt's acting did however earn him a dishonorable accolade at the 1995 Razzie Awards. It was here that Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were named that year's Worst Screen Couple, for their performances as the vampires Lestat and Louis in Interview with the Vampire.