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 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT | |
| 9 | TRAIN DREAMS | |
| 10 | BUGONIA | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/7/2026 at 4:06PM 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 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 4 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 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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| 12/31/2025 at 11:21AM EST |
Best Actress
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 3 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 8 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 12:06AM EST |
Best Actor
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | NEW |
| 8 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 10 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 11:36AM EST |
Best Supporting Actress
| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 8 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | NEW |
| 9 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/7/2026 at 1:51PM 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 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 6 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | |
| 9 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | |
| 10 | Jacobi Jupe (HAMNET) | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:21PM 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) | |
| 7 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | |
| 8 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | |
| 9 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) | |
| 10 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 10:21AM EST |
Best Original Screenplay
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | â–² 1 |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 6 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 7 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | |
| 10 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper, John Bishop) |
| Last Updated |
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| 11/10/2025 at 4:51PM 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 | |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 4:22PM EST |
Best Documentary Feature
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 3 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | â–² 1 |
| 4 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | |
| 6 | COVER-UP | |
| 7 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | |
| 8 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | |
| 9 | SEEDS | |
| 10 | MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 10:36AM EST |
Best International Feature
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 8 | KOKUHO (Japan) | â–² 1 |
| 9 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:21PM 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 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 8 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 9 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/30/2025 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 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 5 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 7 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | |
| 8 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (David Chambille) | |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Fabian Gamper) | |
| 10 | SIRAT (Mauro Herce) | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 10:36AM EST |
Best Costume Design
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | HEDDA | |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 7 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 1 |
| 9 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | THE SECRET AGENT |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:36PM EST |
Best Film Editing
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–² 1 |
| 6 | HAMNET | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 8 | NO OTHER CHOICE | |
| 9 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 10 | SIRAT | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/7/2026 at 1:51PM 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 | |
| 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 | SINNERS | â–² 1 |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | HAMNET | |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 7 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
| 9 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 10 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:36PM 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 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | â–¼ 1 |
| Last Updated |
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| 12/29/2025 at 6:51PM EST |
Best Original Song
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS ("Golden") | |
| 2 | SINNERS ("I Lied to You") | |
| 3 | DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS ("Dear Me") | |
| 4 | WICKED FOR GOOD ("The Girl in the Bubble") | |
| 5 | TRAIN DREAMS ("Train Dreams") | |
| 6 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT ("Salt Then Sour Then Sweet") | |
| 7 | SINNERS ("Last Time (I Seen the Sun)") | â–² 1 |
| 8 | WICKED FOR GOOD ("No Place Like Home") | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | F1 ("Drive") | |
| 10 | HIGHEST 2 LOWEST ("Highest 2 Lowest") |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 10:36AM EST |
Best Sound
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | SIRAT | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SUPERMAN | â–² 1 |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | â–¼ 1 |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 10:36AM EST |
Best Visual Effects
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| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 4 | SUPERMAN | |
| 5 | SINNERS | â–² 1 |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | TRON: ARES | |
| 8 | THE LOST BUS | |
| 9 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | |
| 10 | THE ELECTRIC STATE |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/5/2026 at 4:36PM EST |
Best Animated Short Film
| Rank | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNOW BEAR | |
| 2 | RETIREMENT PLAN | |
| 3 | PLAYING GOD | |
| 4 | ÉIRU | |
| 5 | AUTOKAR | â–² 1 |
| 6 | THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | BUTTERFLY | â–² 1 |
| 8 | THE SHYNESS OF TREES | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | THE NIGHT BOOTS | |
| 10 | THE QUINTA'S GHOST | NEW |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:51PM 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 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | |
| 6 | HEARTBEAT | â–² 2 |
| 7 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | CASHING OUT | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN | |
| 10 | BAD HOSTAGE |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:51PM 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 | THE SINGERS | |
| 5 | THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN | |
| 6 | ADO | â–² 1 |
| 7 | A FRIEND OF DOROTHY | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | EXTREMIST | |
| 9 | BEYOND SILENCE | |
| 10 | AMARELA |
| Last Updated |
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| 1/8/2026 at 2:51PM EST |