Aw, I never remembered it like that. A lot of people dismissed Ben Button when it got good but not great reviews and then it became Slumdog vs. nothing for ages. Maybe getting nominated everywhere boosted Button a little bit in peoples minds but eh... That was a weak year anyway, like I said if Button couldn't come close to a win then (which I'm sure it didn't. Tally up the votes that year and MILK was probably in second place) it would never had had a chance in any year.