The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
It was a clean sweep for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, with 13 nomination including Best Picture, Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), and Best Director (David Fincher) and Slumdog Millionaire with 10 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Danny Boyle), and Best Adapted Screenplay. Milk is a close third with 8 nominations and The Reader and Frost/Nixon nabbed 5 each to finish the category.
Oscar/2009 Oscar Nominees/Best Picture
2009 Oscar Nominees
With 13 nominations The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the field of Academy Award contenders announced this morning in Los Angeles. Slumdog Millionaire is not far behind. As expected it scored big too, picking up 10 nominations.

