USA,
2008, 166 min
Directed by:
David FincherScreenplay:
Eric RothCinematography:
Claudio MirandaComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mahershala Ali, Jared Harris, Elias Koteas, Phyllis Somerville, Tilda Swinton (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
"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. We follow his story, set in New Orleans, from the end of World War I in 1918 into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2009 - Donald Graham Burt (Best Achievement in Production Design)
- 2009 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- 2009 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 2009 - Ceán Chaffin, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2009 - David Fincher (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2009 - Brad Pitt (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2009 - Taraji P. Henson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2009 - Eric Roth, Robin Swicord (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2009 - Claudio Miranda (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2009 - Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter (Best Achievement in Film Editing)
- 2009 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 2009 - Jacqueline West (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
- 2009 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2009 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 2009 - Best Production Design
- 2009 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 2009 - Best Film
- 2009 - David Fincher (Best Director)
- 2009 - Brad Pitt (Best Leading Actor)
- 2009 - Eric Roth (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2009 - Claudio Miranda (Best Cinematography)
- 2009 - Best Editing
- 2009 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Music)
- 2009 - Best Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 2009 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2009 - David Fincher (Best Director)
- 2009 - Eric Roth (Best Screenplay)
- 2009 - Brad Pitt (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2009 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2009 - Best Picture
- 2009 - David Fincher (Best Director)
- 2009 - Brad Pitt (Best Actor)
- 2009 - Cate Blanchett (Best Actress)
- 2009 - Taraji P. Henson (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2009 - Best Acting Ensemble
- 2009 - Eric Roth (Best Writer)
- 2009 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Composer)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Music Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 - David Fincher (Best Director)
- 2008 - Claudio Miranda (Best Cinematographer)
The Saturn Awards
- 2009 - Best Fantasy Film
- 2009 - Tilda Swinton (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2009 - Greg Cannom (Best Make-Up)
- 2009 - David Fincher (Best Director)
- 2009 - Eric Roth (Best Writing)
- 2009 - Brad Pitt (Best Actor)
- 2009 - Cate Blanchett (Best Actress)
- 2009 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Music)
- 2009 - Burt Dalton, Craig Barron, Eric Barba, Steve Preeg (Best Special / Visual Effects)