Academy Award Predictions - Continued

Here are another set of nomination predictions for this year's Oscars -

Best Original Score (5 Nominations)

LOCKS

• Michael Giacchino - Up
  
• James Horner - Avatar
  

STRONG CONTENDERS

• Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man
  
• Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant!
  
• Karen Orzolek, Carter Burwell - Where the Wild Things Are
  
• Alexandre Desplat - Fantastic Mr. Fox
  
• T-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton - Crazy Heart
  
• Chaz Jankel - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
  

LONG SHOT

• Thomas Newman - Brothers
  
• Michael Giacchino, Varèse Sarabande - Star Trek
  

Best Cinematography (5 Nominations)

LOCKS

• Barry Ackroyd - The Hurt Locker
• Robert Richardson - Inglorius Basterds
  

STRONG CONTENDERS

• Christian Berger - The White Ribbon
• Mauro Fiore - Avatar
• Lance Acord - Where the Wild Things Are
• Roger Deakins - A Serious Man
• Trent Opaloch - District 9
  
• Greig Fraser - Bright Star

LONG SHOT

• Bruno Delbonnel - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Dione Beebe - Nine

Best Production Design (5 Nominations)

LOCKS

• Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg - Avatar
• David Wasco - Inglorius Basterds

STRONG CONTENDERS

• Terry Gilliam, Dave Warren, Anastasia Masaro- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Nathan Crowley - Public Enemies
• Philip Ivey - District 9
• Stuart Craig - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• K.K. Barrett - Where the Wild Things Are
• Sarah Greenwood - Sherlock Holmes

LONG SHOT

• Scott Chambliss - Star Trek
• Naomi Shohan - The Lovely Bones

Best Visual Effects (3 Nominations)
LOCKS

• John Bruno, Joe Letteri, Stephen Sosenbaum - Avatar

• Matt Aitken, Keegan Douglas, Jason Gross - District 9

STRONG CONTENDERS

• Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton - Star Trek
• Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vezina - 2012
• Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Wayne Billheimer, John Frazier - Transfomers : Revenge of the fallen

LONG SHOT

• Craig Barron, Phil Brennan, John Dietz, John Fragomeni - Terminator Salvation
• Tim Burke, John Richardson, Tim Alexander, Nicholas Aithadi - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So, this is it for nomination predictions. I don't have any opinion for Makeup/hair, Sound Editing/Mixing and Original Song, so won't predict any nominations for it. Academy will announce the nominations on 2nd February, 2010.