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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
· Movie
· 166 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #771
- IMDb #514
- Google retired #87
- Rotten Tomatoes #1957
- Metacritic #1154
- Letterboxd #1478
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2591
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1617
- Metacritic Critics #1450
- Metacritic Audience #729
- Kinopoisk #195
- AlloCiné #316
- Trakt #415
Every rating
70–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 70, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A man is born under extraordinary circumstances: he ages in reverse, entering the world as an elderly infant and growing younger with each passing year. His unique condition takes him on an unusual journey through life, experiencing love and loss while always being physically out of sync with the world around him.
Details
- Director
- David Fincher
- Writer
- Eric Roth
- Based on
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Released
- 25 December 2008
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Russian, French
- Runtime
- 166 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $150.0M
- Box office
- $335.8M
- Awards
- 27 wins, 62 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 89 →3 major awards won · 27 wins from 89 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt ; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Makeup | Greg Cannom | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Visual Effects | Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Picture | Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Costume Design | Jacqueline West | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
13 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt ; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Greg Cannom | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron | Winner |
| Best Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Eric Roth and Robin Swicord | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline West | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Director - Motion Picture | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture Drama | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Roth | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | David Fincher | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Eric Roth Robin Swicord | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Eric Barba Lisa Beroud Steve Preeg Jonathan Litt for "Benjamin's Secret" | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Steve Preeg Matthias Wittmann Tom St. Amand David McLean for "Benjamin Button" | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Janelle Croshaw Paul Lambert Sonja Burchard Sarahjane Javelo for "Benjamin Comes Together" | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Eric Barba Edson Williams Nathan McGuinness Lisa Beroud | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Makeup & Hair | Jean Black Colleen Callaghan | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Donald Graham Burt Victor J. Zolfo | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Eric Barba Craig Barron Nathan McGuinness Edson Williams | Winner |
| Best Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Eric Roth | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline West | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Kirk Baxter Angus Wall | Nominee |
| Best Film | Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin | Nominee |
| Best Music | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Saturn Award
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Fantasy Film | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Winner |
| Best Make-Up | Greg Cannom | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Best Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Cate Blatchett | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Music | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Eric Roth | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline West | Winner |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Eric Roth | Winner |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Winner |
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Winner |
| Best Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Roth | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations, 2 won
| British Supporting Actress of the Year | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Director of the Year | David Fincher | Winner |
| Best Film | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Eric Roth | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | David Fincher | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
8 nominations
| Best Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
| Best Cast | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Best Composer | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Roth | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Fincher | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Eric Roth | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Eric Roth Robin Swicord | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Donald Graham Burt Tom Reta | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline West | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Claudio Miranda | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Female Performance | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
Scream Awards
1 nomination
| Best Fantasy Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominee |