State of the Race: October Oscar Predictions - Technicals

Best Production Design
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Lincoln

Other Contenders - Life of Pi, The Master, Prometheus, Moonrise Kingdom, The Dark Knight Rises, Django Unchained, A Royal Affair, Skyfall, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Mirror Mirror, Dark Shadows, Hitchcock, Snow White and the Huntsman, Hyde Park on Hudson

Best Cinematography
Django Unchained
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master

Other Contenders - Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Rises, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Anna Karenina, Argo, Skyfall, The Impossible, Prometheus, The Hunger Games, Moonrise Kingdom, Samsara

Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Mirror, Mirror

Other Contenders - The Dark Knight Rises, Great Expectations, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Django Unchained, Moonrise Kingdom, The Master, A Royal Affair, On the Road, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Hunger Games, Hyde Park on Hudson

Best Film Editing
Argo
Lincoln
The Master
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Other Contenders - Life of Pi, Django Unchained, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables, Anna Karenina, Flight, Skyfall, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Moonrise Kingdom, Looper, End of Watch, Promised Land, The Impossible

Best Hair and Makeup
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hitchcock

Other Contenders - Lincoln, Les Miserables, Anna Karenina, Men in Black III, Great Expectations, Django Unchained, The Impossible, Looper, Dark Shadows, A Royal Affair, Hyde Park on Hudson, The Hunger Games, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Holy Motors, Life of Pi

Best Sound Mixing
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Les Miserables
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

Other Contenders - Life of Pi, Django Unchained, Argo, Lincoln, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Flight, Cloud Atlas, The Impossible, Looper, The Bourne Legacy, The Hunger Games, The Master, Prometheus, Brave, Jack Reacher, Rock of Ages, The Amazing Spider-Man

Best Sound Editing
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

Other Contenders - Lincoln, Flight, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Impossible, Django Unchained, Cloud Atlas, Les Miserables, Prometheus, Looper, The Master, Brave, The Bourne Legacy, The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man

Best Visual Effects
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Impossible
Life of Pi

Other Contenders - The Avengers, Prometheus, John Carter, Flight, Snow White and the Huntsman, Dark Shadows, The Amazing Spider Man, Skyfall, Looper, The Hunger Games, Total Recall, Men in Black 3, The Cabin in the Woods, Flight.