This is a very up-in-the-air category, and the MPSE Golden Reel Awards didn't do a lot to clear it up. "Life of Pi" or "Skyfall," the big winners with MPSE. Take your pick. Logic might dictate that the Best Picture nominee with 11 overall nominations wins it. But then there is something like "Argo" in the fray, which the Academy could choose if they get real sweep happy with it. - Kristopher Tapley

Good Bets

• "Life of Pi"
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• "Skyfall"
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• "Argo"
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• "Zero Dark Thirty"
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• "Django Unchained"
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Other Possibilities

Dark Horses

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