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From storyboarding to post-production, massive amounts of time and attention are put into the details of a film before it sees the big screen. But it's nearly impossible to get it all right all the time, and just about every movie has its share of incongruous costume details or scenes where a boom mic didn't quite make it out of the shot.

In this day and age of high-definition DVDs, crystal clear pausing and super-slow motion, it's tougher than ever to get these goofs past a keen-eyed viewer. Nominees for this year's Oscars, which will be awarded Sunday, may have displayed some top-notch filmmaking, but they were by no means perfect. Sharp-eyed moviegoers have pointed out all manner of technology missteps, scientific blunders and cameos by gadgets that didn't exist when their films were set.

Technology plays a starring role in Martin Scorsese's crime thriller The Departed, nominated for best picture, director, adapted screenplay, supporting actor and more. But IMBD has pointed out some little gaffes that the judges might have overlooked.

One problem, according to IMBD, is that the chips involved in a pivotal raid of stolen microprocessors are supposed to be made by a fictitious company called MASS Processor. But the ones shown clearly sport the logo of Italian chipmaker ST Microelectronics.