The 2013 Sci-Tech Awards Honor 25 of Cinema’s Under-the-Radar Geniuses

Oscar night is rife with drama: red-carpet arrivals, teary-eyed acceptance speeches, shocking upsets, and the exultant moment when the team behind the Best Picture of the year rushes the stage. But two weeks before any of this occurs, there is a quieter event—the Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards—where many of the industry’s behind-the-scenes geniuses are recognized for their invaluable contributions to film.

They don’t deliver monologues, cry on command, or gain vast amounts of weight to play against type;