The Oscar Narrative: July Nomination Predictions - Technical Categories

Best Cinematography
James Laxton "If Beale Street Could Talk"
Rachel Morrison "Black Panther"
Dick Pope "Peterloo"
Rodrigo Prieto "The Irishman"
Linus Sandgren "First Man"

Other Contenders - Sean Bobbitt "Widows", Hoyte Van Hoytema "Ad Astra", Matthew Libatique "A Star is Born", Greig Fraser "Backseat", Janusz Kaminski "Ready Player One", Bradford Young "Solo: A Star Wars Story", Dariusz Wolski "Sicaro: Day of the Soldado", Sayombhu Mukdeeprom "Suspiria", Diego Garcia "Wildlife", Charlotte Bruus Christensen "A Quiet Place", Shane F. Kelly "Where'd You Go Bernadette?", Robbie Ryan "The Favourite", John Mathieson "Mary, Queen of Scots", Ruben Impens "Beautiful Boy", Eduard Grau "Boy Erased", Dion Beebe "Mary Poppins Returns", Rob Hardy "Annihilation", Joshua James Richards "The Rider"

Best Costume Design
Black Panther
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary, Queen of Scots
Peterloo

Other Contenders - The Irishman, The Favourite, On the Basis of Sex, First Man, A Wrinkle in Time, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Colette, BlacKKKlansman, Judy, In Beale Street Could Talk, Wildlife, Backseat, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Avengers: Infinity War, Aquaman, Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Film Editing
Backseat
Beautiful Boy
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Widows

Other Contenders - Boy Erased, Black Panther, Wendy, A Quiet Place, Hereditary, Mary Queen of Scots, A Star is Born, BlacKKKLansman, Mid '90s, The Favourite, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Peterloo, The Front Runner, Bohemian Rhapsody, On the Basis of Sex, The Other Side of the Wind, Welcome to Marwen, The Rider, Wildlife, Life Itself

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Black Panther
Mary, Queen of Scots
Peterloo

Other Contenders - Avengers: Infinity War, Beautiful Boy, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star is Born, On the Basis of Sex, First Man, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Judy, The Irishman, Ready Player One, Mary Poppins Returns, Suspiria, Avengers: Infinity War

Best Original Score
Nichaols Britell "Backseat"
Nicholas Britell "If Beale Street Could Talk"
Alexandre Desplat "Isle of Dogs"
Justin Hurwitz "First Man"
Gary Yershon "Peterloo"

Other Contenders - Alexandre Desplat "The Sisters Brothers", James Newton Howard "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms", John Powell "Solo: A Star Wars Story", Michael Giacchino "Incredibles 2", Max Richter "Mary, Queen of Scots", Terence Blanchard "BlacKKKlansman", Alberto Iglesias "Everybody Knows", Ludwig Göransson "Black Panther", Alan Silverstri "Avengers: Infinity War"

Best Original Song
TBA

Best Production Design
Black Panther
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary, Queen of Scots
Peterloo

Other Contenders - Ready Player One, The Irishman, The Favourite, BlacKKKlansman, First Man, A Star is Born, A Wrinkle in Time, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Colette, A Quiet Place, On the Basis of Sex, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Bohemian Rhapsody, Backseat, If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
First Man
Incredibles 2
Mary Poppins Returns
A Star is Born

Other Contenders - Bohemian Rhapsody, Avengers: Infinity War, The Irishman, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Backseat, Judy, Ready Player One, Sicaro Day of the Soldado, Ant-Man and Wasp, Deadpool 2, A Wrinkle in Time, Mission: Impossible - Fallout", Widows, Peterloo, Mowgli, Annihilation, Bumblebee

Best Sound Editing
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Incredibles 2
Ready Player One

Other Contenders - Bohemian Rhapsody, The Irishman, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Backseat, Judy, A Star is Born, Sicaro Day of the Soldado, Ant-Man and Wasp, Deadpool 2, A Wrinkle in Time, Mission: Impossible - Fallout", Widows, Peterloo, Mowgli, Annihilation, Bumblebee

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Mowgli
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Other Contenders - Annihilation, A Wrinkle in Time, Ant-Man and Wasp, Deadpool 2, First Man, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Mary Poppins Returns, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Rampage, Skyscraper, Bumblebee, Venom