Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
2008 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has 13 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 3 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
2008 film yearAll 13 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year2008 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientBrad Pitt Benjamin Button | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Best Supporting Actress Credited nominee / recipientTaraji P. Henson Queenie | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientClaudio Miranda | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Costume Design Credited nominee / recipientJacqueline West | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientDavid Fincher | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientKirk Baxter and Angus Wall | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Makeup and Hairstyling Credited nominee / recipientGreg Cannom | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientAlexandre Desplat | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientDavid Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Visual Effects Credited nominee / recipientEric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Eric Roth; Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Actor 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
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Best Supporting Actress 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
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Art Direction 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- ChangelingNomineeArt Direction: James J. Murakami; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This film★ WinnerArt Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
- The Dark KnightNomineeArt Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Peter Lando
- The DuchessNomineeArt Direction: Michael Carlin; Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
- Revolutionary RoadNomineeArt Direction: Kristi Zea; Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Cinematography 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
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- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNominee
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- The ReaderNomineeChris Menges and Roger Deakins
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Costume Design 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
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- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNominee
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Best Director 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNominee
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Film Editing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNomineeKirk Baxter and Angus Wall
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- Frost/NixonNomineeMike Hill and Dan Hanley
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Makeup and Hairstyling 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This film★ Winner
- The Dark KnightNomineeJohn Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
- Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyNomineeMike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Original Score 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNominee
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Best Picture 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNomineeKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- Frost/NixonNomineeBrian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
- MilkNomineeDan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
- The ReaderNomineeAnthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
- Slumdog Millionaire★ WinnerChristian Colson, Producer
Sound Mixing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNomineeDavid Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
- The Dark KnightNomineeLora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
- Slumdog Millionaire★ WinnerIan Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
- WALL-ENomineeTom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
- WantedNomineeChris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Visual Effects 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This film★ WinnerEric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
- The Dark KnightNomineeNick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
- Iron ManNomineeJohn Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
Adapted Screenplay 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This filmNomineeScreenplay by Eric Roth; Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
- DoubtNomineeWritten by John Patrick Shanley
- Frost/NixonNomineeScreenplay by Peter Morgan
- The ReaderNomineeScreenplay by David Hare
- Slumdog Millionaire★ WinnerScreenplay by Simon Beaufoy
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