In the contest for the 81st Oscar Awards, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” received 13 nominations.  In Oscar's entire history, onlky two movies have received 14 nominations: All About Eve in 1950 and Titanic in 1997. “Benjamin Button” is only the ninth film in 80 years to ever score that many nominations.

In Oscar’s entire history, only two movies have received 14 nominations: All About Eve in 1950 and Titanic in 1997.

“I didn’t sleep all night. I screamed in my husband’s ear and drank some champagne. When you’re acknowledged like this, you feel confident that you’ve reached people and you’re on the right path. That’s a basic need of any human being, expecially when you’re living out a dream like I am.”
— Viola Davis, supporting actress, “Doubt”

“The best thing is that it was my best friend from New York who called and told me. She was so happy, she was crying and I’m like, ‘What has happened’ I didn’t think it was something horrible, and then she told me. The beauty of the whole thing is that it wasn’t my publicist who called.”
— Marisa Tomei, supporting actress, “The Wrestler”

“I watched the announcements on TV and I was rooting for Gus (Van Sant) and Josh (Brolin) and everyone. Then I was about to turn the TV off and go back to bed and my brother called and was the first to tell me. It's so wonderful, because working on this story with Sean (Penn) and with Gus were high points in my career. And to have this recognition makes me think I didn't screw it up.
— Danny Glicker, costume design, “Milk”