Mavericks, multiverses and martial arts: can the geeksphere pull off an Oscar triumph? | Film
Awards season hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for geeky movies. Every now and then the Academy will pick out a film such as Joker, The Dark Knight or Black Panther for recognition but its top prizes are usually reserved for more esoteric fare. Not since Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004 has a fantasy film swept the board at the Oscars – and even then, voters were arguably rewarding the trilogy rather than its final instalment.This year looks a little different, however. And not…