We’re just a week and a half or so away from the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations, but there’s already some word on which technical awards Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen might have a shot at.

It’s one of the seven movies in the running for Best Visual Effects, a category which will eventually have three nominees.  Its competition includes Avatar, District 9, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, and 2012.

If I had to guess, it’ll make the list with Avatar and District 9, with 2012 as a potential spoiler.

Additionally, ROTF was just nominated for the Cinema Audio Society’s awards, which usually match up pretty closely with Best Sound Mixing nominees.  Other contenders in that field include Avatar, District 9, Star Trek, and The Hurt Locker.

Since it’s in consideration for Sound Mixing, a Sound Editing nomination probably isn’t far off.  And finally, its song “New Divide” is one of the dozens in consideration for Best Song.