“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is the Oscars heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman loomed large with the absence of “The Dark Knight” in the best-picture race and other major categories. The 81st annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 22. Here are the major nominations:

Best Motion Picture

* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

* “Frost/Nixon”

* “Milk”

* “The Reader”

* “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Actor

* Richard Jenkins

“The Visitor”

* Frank Langella

“Frost/Nixon”

* Sean Penn

“Milk”

* Brad Pitt

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

* Mickey Rourke

“The Wrestler”

Best Actress

* Anne Hathaway

“Rachel Getting Married”

* Angelina Jolie

“Changeling”

* Melissa Leo

“Frozen River”

* Meryl Streep

“Doubt”

* Kate Winslet

“The Reader”

Best Supporting Actor

* Josh Brolin

“Milk”

* Robert Downey Jr.

“Tropic Thunder”

* Philip Seymour Hoffman

“Doubt”

* Heath Ledger

“The Dark Knight”

* Michael Shannon

“Revolutionary Road”

Best Supporting Actress

* Amy Adams

“Doubt”

* Penelope Cruz

“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

* Viola Davis

“Doubt”

* Taraji P. Henson

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

* Marisa Tomei

“The Wrestler”

Razzie nominees

Voters for 2008’s worst movies loved Mike Myers’ comedy flop “The Love Guru,” which leads the field for the Razzie Awards with seven nominations. “Winners” of the Razzies will be announced Feb. 21, the day before the Oscars. Here are the major nominations:

Worst Picture

* “Disaster Movie”

* “Meet The Spartans”

* “The Happening”

* “The Hottie and the Nottie”

* “In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale”

* “The Love Guru”

Worst Actor

* Larry the Cable Guy

“Witless Protection”

* Eddie Murphy

“Meet Dave”

* Mike Myers

“The Love Guru”

* Al Pacino

“88 Minutes” and

“Righteous Kill”

* Mark Wahlberg

“The Happening” and “Max Payne”

Worst Actress

* Jessica Alba

“The Eye” and “The Love Guru”

* The cast of “The Women”

Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan

* Cameron Diaz

“What Happens in Vegas”

* Paris Hilton

“The Hottie and the Nottie”

* Kate Hudson

“Fools’ Gold” and “My Best Friend’s Girl”

See a complete list of the nominations at oscars.org

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