"Forrest Gump" "Benjamin Button" rakes in the Oscar nominations
Last month, we discussed the curious similarities between "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Forrest Gump," which both just happened to have been scripted by Eric Roth. Roth won an Oscar for his "Gump" screenplay, and he was nominated for another today for "Button," so it only makes sense that he'll win, given that it's basically the same movie only not as whimsical. (Unless that pesky "Slumdog Millionaire" - which offers a genuinely original story - manages to prevail.)
To celebrate "Benjamin Button's" 13 Oscar nominations, here's a televisual complement to our earlier "Gump"/"Button" compare/contrast:
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