“‘Button’ nosed out its rivals Thursday morning by scoring 13 nominations for the 81st Academy Awards. Paramount-Warner Bros.’ ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ got the most noms, including best pic. Other best pic contenders are Universal’s ‘Frost/Nixon,’ Focus Features’ ‘Milk,’ the Weinstein Co.’s ‘The Reader,’ and Fox Searchlight’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire.'”