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Oscars Season: Our 2017 Academy Award Picks and Predictions
Ahead of the Academy Awards this Sunday, GeekDad film writers Tony Nunes and Rob Huddleston make their picks and predictions for this year’s key Oscar races. Read More
A Virtual Reality ‘Pearl’ for Oscar
A virtual reality film has been nominated for an Academy Award for the first time this year. Read More
2017’s Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations are out. Check out which films made the list. Read More
Why Fury Road’s Director and Movie Losses Matter To Geeky Women
The Oscars may seem like a superficial award show, but the Mad Max: Fury Road Oscars hold significance for us geeky ladies. Read More
Weekly Poll: Which Is Your Favorite Pixar Oscar Winner?
This week, we want to find out which Pixar Academy Award winner is your favorite. Vote today! Read More
Oscars Season: Our Picks and Predictions
Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, GeekDad film writers Tony Nunes and Rob Huddleston make their picks and predictions for this year’s key Oscar races. Read More
Oscars Season: The Best Picture Fallacy
The Academy Awards are just 3 days away, so now is as good a time as any to debate the very idea of the “Oscar movie,” and why the Best Picture designation isn’t always the measure of true best. Here’s some historical context on why. Read More
Weekly Poll: 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture
This week’s poll: who will win Best Picture this year? Read More
Oscars Season: 'Star Wars' vs. 'Mad Max' in the Race for Best Visual Effects
The Oscars are on February 28th, and over the next month we’ll be providing a series of articles adding some context to some of the Oscar races and controversies of this, a roller-coaster year in film. In the first piece in the series, we keep it light with a look at the tight race for best visual effects. Read More
'The Revenant' Leads the Pack in 2016 Academy Award Nominations
The Oscars contest has some stiff competition this year with eight fantastic films in contention for the top honor of best film of the year. Revenant looks like the industry darling with the most nominations this year, but there’s a few geeky favorites in the mix too. Read More
Top 20 GeekMom Articles of 2015
What does this list tell us? That you are a diverse group of readers, interested in everything from creativity to conventions to coding to knitting to Lego to pop culture discussions. Read More
A GeekDad’s 2015 Oscar Picks
A GeekDad gives his top film picks for the winners of the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Read More
Join GeekMom for the Oscars Sunday Night
Join Rachel and Patricia for an Oscars chat this Sunday night! Read More
GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution — Daycare Was Mad
And the Daycare Was Mad goes to… Read More
GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Daycare Was Mad
Are you able to unscramble the recently announced Academy Award nominees? Read More
Dream Jobs You’ve Never Heard of: Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic
Jeff White and team at ILM, among others, worked tirelessly to bring The Avengers to life on the big screen, helping Joss Whedon realize his vision. Read about how he got into the special effects industry, the importance of computer science for the creative profession, and where the industry is headed. Read More
The Oscars’ Performance-Capture Problem
The industry’s biggest awards still won’t recognize the amazing work being done by actors and effects people who are changing the face of movies. Read More
Shaun Tan Astounds and Amazes (and Achieves Accolades) Plus Giveaway!
Sunday evening may have been the first time some people had heard the name Shaun Tan—when his animated short “The Lost Thing” won an Oscar—but those of us who are fans of Tan rejoiced to see his work recognized. And … Read More
And The Winner Is… 2010 Geek Oscar Results
I hope you got a chance to vote in our Geek Oscar poll. The votes were pretty close in several categories, and best actor and actress were both ties! Here are your picks, had the Oscars been run by geeks: … Read More
Cast Your Vote In the 2010 Geek Oscars
This Sunday, I’ll be in LA during the 83rd Academy Awards. Except I’m not going to be there for the gowns on the red carpet. I’ll be there for the Southern California Linux Expo. But that’s OK with me, since … Read More
