Here are the 2025 Oscar Predictions from the NBP staff! Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the year. Accuracy will be calculated after the winners are announced at The 98th Annual Academy Awards.
Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:
Best Picture
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 6 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS | |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT | â–² 1 |
| 10 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/17/2025 at 12:07PM EST |
Best Director
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 5 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 9 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) | |
| 10 | Clint Bentley (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/23/2025 at 4:51PM EST |
Best Actress
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 5 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | |
| 8 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 9 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/19/2025 at 2:21PM EST |
Best Actor
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 3 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 4 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 5 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | |
| 8 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/16/2025 at 6:52PM EST |
Best Supporting Actress
| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | |
| 6 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 8 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 9 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 10 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/18/2025 at 4:21PM EST |
Best Supporting Actor
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
| 6 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | |
| 9 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 1 |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/23/2025 at 4:21PM EST |
Best Adapted Screenplay
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | |
| 5 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | |
| 9 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | |
| 10 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/14/2025 at 12:06PM EST |
Best Original Screenplay
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 6 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper, John Bishop) | |
| 10 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) |
| Last Updated |
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| 10/8/2025 at 10:21PM EST |
Best Animated Feature
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 7 | SCARLET | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | â–² 1 |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | â–¼ 1 |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/12/2025 at 7:21PM EST |
Best Documentary Feature
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 3 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | â–² 1 |
| 8 | ||
| 9 | SEEDS | |
| 10 | MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/23/2025 at 3:51PM EST |
Best International Feature
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | NEW |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | BELÉN (Argentina) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/16/2025 at 11:51PM EST |
Best Casting
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 8 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 9 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | NEW |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/16/2025 at 3:36PM EST |
Best Cinematography
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 5 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 7 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | |
| 8 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (David Chambille) | |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Fabian Gamper) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | BUGONIA (Robbie Ryan) | â–¼ 1 |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/21/2025 at 12:21AM EST |
Best Costume Design
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 6 | HEDDA | |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | â–² 1 |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | SNOW WHITE |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 2:06PM EST |
Best Film Editing
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | HAMNET | |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | â–² 1 |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | NO OTHER CHOICE | |
| 9 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 2:21PM EST |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | KOKUHO | |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 8 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER | |
| 9 | NUREMBERG | NEW |
| 10 | THE ALTO KNIGHTS |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/21/2025 at 12:21AM EST |
Best Production Design
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | SINNERS | |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 8 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | NEW |
| 9 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 10 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 2:21PM EST |
Best Original Score
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 6 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | |
| 7 | SIRÄ€T (Kangding Ray) | |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS (Bryce Dessner) | |
| 9 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 10 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/17/2025 at 8:21PM EST |
Best Original Song
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS ("Golden") | |
| 2 | SINNERS ("I Lied to You") | |
| 3 | WICKED FOR GOOD ("The Girl in the Bubble") | â–² 1 |
| 4 | DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS ("Dear Me") | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | TRAIN DREAMS ("Train Dreams") | |
| 6 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT ("Salt Then Sour Then Sweet") | |
| 7 | WICKED FOR GOOD ("No Place Like Home") | â–² 1 |
| 8 | SINNERS ("Last Time (I Seen the Sun)") | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | F1 ("Drive") | |
| 10 | HIGHEST 2 LOWEST ("Highest 2 Lowest") |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 2:21PM EST |
Best Sound
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 1 |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | SIRAT | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/16/2025 at 11:51PM EST |
Best Visual Effects
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 4 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 6 | SINNERS | |
| 7 | TRON: ARES | |
| 8 | THE LOST BUS | |
| 9 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | |
| 10 | THE ELECTRIC STATE |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/21/2025 at 12:51PM EST |
Best Animated Short Film
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNOW BEAR | |
| 2 | RETIREMENT PLAN | |
| 3 | ÉIRU | NEW |
| 4 | PLAYING GOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS | |
| 6 | AUTOKAR | |
| 7 | THE SHYNESS OF TREES | |
| 8 | BUTTERFLY | |
| 9 | THE NIGHT BOOTS | |
| 10 | THE QUINTA'S GHOST |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 5:36PM EST |
Best Documentary Short Film
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | |
| 2 | ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | |
| 3 | WE WERE THE SCENERY | |
| 4 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH | â–² 1 |
| 5 | ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN | â–² 2 |
| 6 | HEARTBEAT | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | â–² 1 |
| 8 | PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | CASHING OUT | |
| 10 | CHASING TIME |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 5:51PM EST |
Best Live Action Short Film
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS | |
| 2 | TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA | |
| 3 | JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA | |
| 4 | A FRIEND OF DOROTHY | â–² 1 |
| 5 | THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | ADO | â–² 1 |
| 7 | EXTREMIST | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | THE SINGERS | |
| 9 | AMARELA | |
| 10 | PANTYHOSE |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/22/2025 at 5:51PM EST |