The Curious Case of Benjamin Button grabs 13 Oscar nominations.
January 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA. - The nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles, California. The film Benjamin Button lead the pack with 13 nominations including Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Director (David Fincher), Best Supporting Actress(Taraj Henson) and Best Picture. While the movie Milk, starring Sean Penn also received Best Actor, Director and Screenplay Nomination. Slumdog Millionaire, the winner of best picture at the Golden Globe Awards a few weeks ago, garnered 8 nominations. Unfortunately, the blockbuster hit and well reviewed film, “The Dark Knight” only received one nomination, which is from Heath Ledger as Best Supporting Actor.
The Academy Awards show will be held on February 22 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. For a complete list of nominees, please visit www.oscar.com.