Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron (L-R) pose with their Oscars for achievement in visual effects for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-BACKSTAGE) 

Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron (L-R) pose with their Oscars for achievement in visual effects for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-BACKSTAGE) 

Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron (L-R) pose with their Oscars for achievement in visual effects for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-BACKSTAGE) 

Presenter Will Smith (L) shakes hands with visual effect winner Eric Barba for his work in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" during the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-SHOW) 

Eric Barba and Edson Williams pose with the award for Special Visual Effects for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" during the 2009 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 8, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN)