"Slumdog's" main competition, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, " won just three Oscars, all in minor categories.

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Digital Domain broke new ground last year with the Oscar-winning special effects in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leaves you colder than it should, and it shouldn't leave you cold at all.

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With films like The Social Network, Fight Club, The Game, and an academy Award for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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In third place behind Depp is Brad Pitt, who has two nominations: one for Twelve Monkeys and another for last year's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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The heartthrob actor proved he's more than just a pretty face when he earned a Best Actor nomination for his work in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a moody film about a man aging backwards that featured nary a car chase or shootout and clocked in at 2 hours and 48 minutes.

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