I'm thinking about the Oscars and looking at Justin Bieber, and his new film “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.” No doubt, you’ve heard of the film, and, even if you’re not suffering from Bieber Fever, you’ve heard of the young teen heart throb (or, in the very least, heard of his bangs).

Now, you might be wondering? what does Justin Bieber have to do with the Oscars? He’s never been nominated. He’s only ever appeared in one movie (his new documentary, out today), and that movie is not up for any Oscars at this time (though, who knows, it might be when the 2011 nominees are announced…the Beliebers can dream).

But regardless of whether his film wins any awards down the road, it can be used to demonstrate what a small world Hollywood truly is, and as we all know, getting along with others in that small world is what winning an Oscar is all about. Our demonstration will come in the form of something I call Six Degrees of Justin Bieber.

If you’ve ever played Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, you know how the game works. You name any actor, and within six degrees (represented through shared movie titles), you can link that actor to Kevin Bacon. With Bacon, it’s a fairly easy game, partly because he’s starred in dozens of movies over the past several decades, and partly because so many of his movies are large ensemble pieces (like “JFK”).

With Justin Bieber, it’s obviously going to be harder. Again, a reminder: he’s only ever appeared in one movie. But I have faith we can do it (maybe in even less than six degrees). Here we go:

Connection: Jack Nicholson (Oscar winner for “As Good As It Gets,” “Terms of Endearment,” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”)

1. Jack Nicholson stars opposite Morgan Freeman (also an Oscar winner) in “The Bucket List”
2. Morgan Freeman stars opposite Bruce Willis in the movie “Reds.”
3. Bruce Willis stars in “Surrogates,” a film in which Rick Malambri appears as a clerk.
4. Rick Malambri is the lead in “Step Up 3D.”
5. “Step Up 3D is directed by Jon Chu.
6. “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” is also directed by Jon Chu.

Connection: Katharine Hepburn (Oscar winner for “On Golden Pond,” “The Lion in Winter,” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” and “Morning Glory”)

1. Katherine Hepburn appears in “Love Affair,” alongside Annette Bening.
2. Annette Bening stars in “American Beauty” opposite Kevin Spacey (also an Oscar winner).
3. Kevin Spacey makes an appearance in “Heartburn,” which also features Stockard Channing.
4. Stockard Channing stars opposite Will Smith in “Six Degrees of Separation.”
5. Will Smith’s real live son Jaden Smith plays his big screen son in “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
6. Jaden Smith appears in “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.”

Connection: Denzel Washington (Oscar winner for “Training Day” and “Glory”)

1. Denzel Washington stars alongside Matthew Broderick in “Glory.”
2. Matthew Broderick stars with Uma Thurman in “The Producers.”
3. Uma Thurman stars with John Travolta in “Pulp Fiction.”
4. John Travolta and Miley Cyrus’s voices star in the animated film “Bolt.”
5. Miley Cyrus appears in “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.”

Connection: Meryl Streep (Oscar winner for “Sophie’s Choice” and “Kramer vs. Kramer”)

1. Meryl Streep stars with Diane Keaton (also an Oscar winner) in “Marvin’s Room.”
2. Diane Keaton stars in “The First Wives Club,” along with Marcia Gay Harden (also an Oscar winner).
3. Marcia Gay Harden and Vince Vaughn both star in “Into the Wild.”
4. Vince Vaughn stars in the title role in “Fred Claus,” with a supporting cast that includes Ludacris.
5. Ludacris appears in “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never”

Take that, Kevin Bacon.