Award season is heating up, and the Oscar race is narrowing. While most of the attention is on the big categories like Best Picture, Director, and the various acting races, the technical awards are starting to take shape. The shortlist for the upcoming 98th Academy Awards includes 12 categories: best documentary and international feature, song, score, visual effects, cinematography, sound, makeup and hairstyling, animated, live-action, and documentary short films, and the new category of best casting.