The Oscar Narrative: Post Venice/Telluride/Toronto Predictions - The Techs Part 2

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat "The Danish Girl"
Michael Giacchino "Inside Out"
Johann Johannson "Sicario"
Thomas Newman "Bridge of Spies"
John Williams "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"

Other Contenders - Thomas Newman "Spectre", Harry Gregson-Williams "The Martian", Michael Brook "Brooklyn", James Horner "Southpaw", John Powell "Pan", Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL "Mad Max: Fury Road", Roque Banos "In the Heart of the Sea", Alexandre Desplat "Suffragette", Howard Shore "Spotlight", Alan Silvestri "The Walk", Dario Marianelli "Everest", Dan Romer "Beasts of No Nation", Craig Armstrong "Far From the Maddening Crowd", James Newton Howard "Concussion", Atticus Ross "Love & Mercy", Daniel Pemberton "Steve Jobs", Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna "The Good Dinosaur", Carter Burwell "Legend", Carter Burwell "Mr. Holmes", Fernando Velazquez "Crimson Peak", Hans Zimmer "Freeheld", Carter Burwell "Anomalisa", Michael Giacchino "Joy"

Best Sound Mixing
Jurassic Park
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Spectre
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Other Contenders - The Revenant, Inside Out, Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, In the Heart of the Sea, Everest, Steve Jobs, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay Part 2, The Hateful Eight, The Walk, Bridge of Spies, Black Mass, Furious 7, Tomorrowland, Macbeth, Crimson Peak, Creek, Ex Machina, Spotlight, Beasts of No Nation, Southpaw, Cinderella, Fantastic Four, The Last Witch Hunter, Pan, San Andreas, Ant-Man, Suffragette, Spy, Ricki and the Flash, Love & Mercy, I Saw the Light, Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation

Best Sound Editing
Jurassic Park
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Spectre
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Other Contenders - The Revenant, Inside Out, Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, In the Heart of the Sea, Everest, Steve Jobs, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay Part 2, The Hateful Eight, The Walk, Bridge of Spies, Black Mass, Furious 7, Tomorrowland, Macbeth, Crimson Peak, Creek, Ex Machina, Spotlight, Beasts of No Nation, Southpaw, Cinderella, Fantastic Four, The Last Witch Hunter, Pan, San Andreas, Ant-Man, Suffragette, Spy, Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation

Best Visual Effects
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
The Walk

Other Contenders - Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Pan, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay Part 2, Cinderella, In the Heart of the Sea, Spectre, Ex Machina, Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, Everest, Terminator Genisys, San Andreas, Tomorrowland, The Last Witch Hunter, Crimson Peak, Fantastic Four, Victor Frankenstein