The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CONGRATULATES ALL OF OUR NOMINEES FOR THE 81ST ACADEMY AWARDS(R)

Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
* Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

Best animated feature film of the year
* "Kung Fu Panda" (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne

Achievement in art direction
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
* "The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
* "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda

Achievement in costume design
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
* "The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O'Connor
* "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher

Achievement in film editing
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall

Achievement in makeup
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.),Alexandre Desplat
* "Defiance" (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard

Best motion picture of the year
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers

Achievement in sound editing
* "Iron Man" (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes

Achievement in sound mixing
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten

Achievement in visual effects
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
* "Iron Man" (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay
* "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord