Sci-fi fares poorly at Oscars, but Benjamin Button got some

It wasn't a big night for SF&F; movies at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday, but there were some significant wins, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , which took home three awards. The film, which stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages backward, garnered 13 nominations but walked away with three Oscars: art direction, visual effects and makeup. The Dark Knight , which snagged eight nominations, won two, for supporting actor and sound mixing. WALL-E won best animated feature after getting six nominations. Iron Man, Hell Boy II: The Golden Army, Kung Fu Panda and Bolt , all nominated, won nothing. (link)