The props from the movie were also donated to the ward. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" explores a particular kind of transformation: aging.
"Best actress nominees are Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married," Angelina Jolie for "Changeling," Melissa Leo for "Frozen River," Meryl Streep for "Doubt" and Kate Winslet for "The Reader. Hannah Shaw-Williams Oct 12, 2016 2009 Scream Award Nominations The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life. On its Christmas day opening in America, the film opened in the number two position, behind Marley & Me, at the US box office. Yet I strongly admired The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The category also includes Josh Brolin's portrayal of a troubled San Francisco supervisor in "Milk," Robert Downey Jr.'s comic turn as a Method actor who switches races in "Tropic Thunder" and Michael Shannon's appearance as the slightly mad truth-teller in "Revolutionary Road. "Winslet's nomination for playing a former concentration camp guard in "The Reader" proved a particular surprise because the actress had been promoted in the lead actress slot for her performance in "Revolutionary Road," while it had been suggested to the Academy that it consider nominating her for a supporting role in "The Reader," even though her character is the dominant figure in that film.This year, all the best picture nominees also earned their respective directors best director noms. But Heath Ledger did receive a posthumous nom for his role as the Joker, and "Knight" picked up seven other nominations in the technical categories.The best actor nominees include Richard Jenkins for "The Visitor," Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon," Sean Penn for "Milk," Brad Pitt for "Button" and Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler. With 13 nominations, romantic fable "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led the parade as the nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning. This film is about a man named Benjamin Button who leads much of an ordinary life under not so ordinary circumstances. 1. Life isn’t measured in minutes, but in moments “I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time.
The place had a huge impact on Pitt, who bought a family home there and co-sponsored an eco-friendly housing development in the 9th Ward in an attempt to help rebuild one of the areas worst hit by the hurricane. "Although it did not earn any acting nominations for its cast of Indian actors, all of whom are relatively unknown to Western audiences, "Slumdog" still proved a hit with the Academy, which showered it with 10 nominations, including two for best song for its tunes "Jai Ho" and "O Saya," which should translate into a genuine Bollywood moment at the Academy Awards broadcast Feb. 22.Bollywood composer A.R. I am not particularly a fan of David Fincher and his work. The story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. Brad Pitt, who plays Benjamin, recently turned 45 and spoke to reporters at the Berlin premiere of the film. ... Golden Globe Awards for 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' 2009. "Along with "WALL-E," the nominees for original screenplay are "Frozen River," written by Courtney Hunt; "Happy-Go-Lucky," Mike Leigh; "In Bruges," Martin McDonagh; and "Milk," Dustin Lance Black.In the adapted category, the nominees are "Button," screenplay by Eric Roth, screen story by Roth and Robin Swicord; "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley; "Frost/Nixon," Peter Morgan; "The Reader," David Hare; and "Slumdog," Simon Beaufoy.The nominees for best documentary feature are "The Betrayal" (Nerakhoon), directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath; "Encounters at the End of the World," Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser; "The Garden," Scott Hamilton Kennedy; "Man on Wire," James Marsh and Simon Chinn; and "Trouble the Water," Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. Director David Fincher has worked with Brad Pitt twice before - on box office hits Seven and Fight Club (pic below).Filming started in New Orleans on 6 November 2006. First published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922, it was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories.. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy romantic drama film directed by David Fincher. There, it is up against Germany's "The Baader Meinhof Complex," France's "The Class," Japan's "Departures" and Austria's "Revanche.
Adapted from the 1920’s book by F Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button stars Brad Pitt in the leading role – a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards.2. Hear Brad talking about New Orleans below...7. Nominee. Check out the results on Brad in the picture gallery below.10.Cate Blanchett, who plays Daisy, and Brad played a couple once before in 2007's Babel.
The other animated short film nominees are Kunio Kato's "La Maison en Petits Cubes," Konstantin Bronzit's "Lavatory -- Lovestory," Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand's "Oktapodi" and Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes' "This Way Up. An early working of the script tipped John Travolta to play Benjamin.8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a near epic film in almost the same way Forrest Gump was.