The Oscar Narrative: Post Telluride/Toronto/Venice Predictions - Techincal Categories

Best Cinematography
Sean Bobbit "12 Years a Slave"
Barry Ackroyd "Captain Phillips"
Emmanuel Lubezki "Gravity"
Roger Deakins "Prisoners"
Anthony Don Mantle "Rush"

Other Contenders - American Hustle, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Monuments Men, The Wolf of Wall Street, Inside Llewyn Davis, All is Lost, Saving Mr. Banks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Nebraska, The Great Gatsby, Frances Ha, Lee Daniel's The Butler, August: Osage County, Pacific Rim, Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Philomena, To the Wonder

Best Costume Design
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave
The Great Gatsby
Lee Daniel's The Butler
The Monuments Men

Other Contenders - The Invisible Woman, Saving Mr. Banks, Oz the Great and Powerful, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Book Thief, Inside Llewyn Davis, August: Osage County, Philomena, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Thor: The Dark World.

Best Film Editing
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Rush

Other Contenders - The Monuments Men, The Wolf of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks, Nebraska, Prisoners, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Blue Jasmine, Inside Llewyn Davis, Prisoners, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, August: Osage County, Before Midnight, All is Lost, Fruitvale Station, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Labor Day, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Makeup and Hair
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lee Daniel's The Butler
Star Trek Into Darkness

Other Contenders - 12 Years a Slave, Rush, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Oz the Great and Powerful, Pacific Rim, The Lone Ranger, American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, August: Osage County, Warm Bodies, Saving Mr. Banks, Philomena, Thor: The Dark World, The Monuments Men


Best Original Score
Hans Zimmer "12 Years a Slave"
John Williams "The Book Thief"
Steven Price "Gravity"
Alexandre Desplat "The Monuments Men"
Thomas Newman "Saving Mr. Banks"

Other Contenders - Hans Zimmer "Rush", Henry Jackman "Rush", Randy Newman "Monsters University", Alexandre Desplat "Philomena", Howard Shore "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", Mark Orton "Nebraska", Carter Burwell "August: Osage County", Hans Zimmer "Man of Steel", Danny Elfman "Oz The Great and Powerful", Johan Johansson "Prisoners", Rachel Portman "Diana"

Best Production Design
12 Years a Slave
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Monuments Men
Oz The Great and Powerful

Other Contenders - Saving Mr. Banks, Gravity, Captain Phillips, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Inside Llewyn Davis, August: Osage County, Lee Daniel's The Butler, The Invisible Woman, Labor Day, Philomena, Pacific Rim, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Diana.

Best Sound Mixing
12 Years a Slave
All is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Rush

Other Contenders -  Pacific Rim, Inside Llewyn Davis, Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Lone Survivor, Monsters University, Elysium, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Thor: The Dark World, The Monuments Men, American Hustle, The Great Gatsby

Best Sound Editing
All is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Pacific Rim
Rush

Other Contenders - Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Star Trek Into Darkness, 12 Years a Slave, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Lone Survivor, Monsters University, Elysium, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Thor: The Dark World, The Monuments Men, American Hustle, The Great Gatsby

Best Visual Effects
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Pacific Rim
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Star Trek Into Darkness

Other Contenders - Rush, Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby, Elysium, Oz the Great and Powerful, Captain Phillips, Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, World War Z, Oblivion