Geek's Guide to the Oscars

By Tony Kontzer on 2010-02-23

The upcoming Academy Awards should command interest among the IT crowd, even though the hardcore tech stuff is segregated from the big show. Movie buffs in the tech world will have a stake in the game when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its iconic statuettes on March 7. See also: Tech in the Movies, How Hollywood Sees Geeks.

Avatar vs. District 9

Up for Oscar's big prize, with Avatar the favorite but plenty of viewers who believe District 9 is the better film.

Geek's Guide to the Oscars - Business Intelligence

A New Spin on Downsizing?

George Clooney's corporate hit-man in Up in the Air is too familiar to IT, but his conflicted portrayal adds sympathy for the devil.

An Oscar for Sandra Bullock?

Unlikely as it seems to anyone who saw the less-than-classic Internet-paranoia flick The Net.

Animation is Hot

CGI and stop-motion 3-D technology in Up, Coraline, and Fantastic Mr. Fox make Best Animated Feature noms among the best ever.

A Harry Potter Sighting!

Admit it, you love him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is in the Best Cinematography category - against Avatar, of course.

The Star Trek Factor

A retooled version of Gene Roddenberry's universe thrilled Trekkies -and techies; 4 technical category noms

A Possibly Familiar Refrain

In the short film Instead of Abracadabra, a young magician's father wishes he'd get a job. Here's guessing a few IT dreamers out there faced similar pressures.

More Respect For Tech, Please!

Scientific and technical awards will get only a hasty mid-awards summary.

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