13 nominations go to an unusual case...

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON receives 13 Oscar nominations. This movie received some of the most nominations ever received for the Oscar, Slumdog Millionaire also received 10. The Curious case of Benjamin Button tells the tall tale of an infant who is born as an old man—tiny but suffering all the infirmities of an 80-year-old—who lives his life in reverse, becoming younger with each passing year until he achieves real infancy at the end of his life.