  In this work we present the computation of so-called oriented event-shape
distributions for massive quarks up to $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s)$, along with the
total oriented cross section in which one does not look at the geometric
properties of the momentum distribution for particles in the final state. We
consider the vector and axial-vector currents, and for the former, we find a
non-vanishing result at $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s^0)$ that translates into a
significant enhancement as compared to the massless approximation. Our results
are an important ingredient for analyses that aim to determine the strong
coupling with high accuracy.
