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Brad Pitt in “The Mysterious Case of Benjamin Button

The nominees for the 81st Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards were announced in Los Angeles this morning, and the romantic fantasy, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” became an early favorite in terms of total nominations with 13. “Slumdog Millionaire”, filmed in India by British director Danny Boyle, also continued it’s run of dominating awards programs by receiving seven Oscar nominations.

There were a few surprises as the nominations were called out, including that of Richard Jenkins, who was nominated in the best actor catagory for his work in “The Visitor”. The biggest snub had to be that of Clint Eastwood, who was not nominated as a best actor candidate for “Gran Torino”.

The Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie household came away as huge winners. Pitt earned a Best Actor nod for role as the backwards aging Benjamin Button, and Jolie has been nominated as Best Actress for Clint Eastwood’s “Changling”.

The most emotional nod went to the late Heath Ledger, who was nominated as Best Supporting Actor  for his work as Joker in “Dark Knight”. Many were surprised that the film was left off of the best movie and best director list.

The Acedemy Awards are scheduled for February 22nd. For a full list of nominees, visit Academy of Motion Picture Arts ands Sciences.