Oscar Predictions – Best Actor

Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Actor. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:


NBP Staff Picks

Matt Neglia
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 4
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
4Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)▼ 1
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)▼ 2
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
10George Clooney (JAY KELLY)


 
 

Last Updated:
9/18/2025 10:50 AM


 
 

Dan Bayer
1Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▲ 1
2Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)▼ 1
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 3
5Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
6Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
7Hugh Jackman (SONG SUNG BLUE)▼ 3
8Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
10Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)


 
 

Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:05 PM


 
 

Alyssa Christian
1Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)▲ 1
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
4Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
5Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)
6Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)▲ 3
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)▲ 1
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)▼ 2
9George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▲ 1
10Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)NEW


 
 

Last Updated:
10/3/2025 2:06 PM


 
 

Sara Clements
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 2
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
4Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)NEW
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)▲ 2
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)NEW
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)▲ 1
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)▼ 3
10George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▼ 7


 
 

Last Updated:
9/22/2025 11:21 PM


 
 

Nadia Dalimonte
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 7
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
4George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▼ 2
5Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
6Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
7Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)NEW
10Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)NEW


 
 

Last Updated:
9/19/2025 1:05 PM


 
 

Cody Dericks
1Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
3Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)▲ 1
4Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
5George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▲ 1
6Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)▼ 1
7Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
8Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
10Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE)


 
 

Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:05 AM


 
 

Daniel Howat
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 1
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
4Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
7George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
9Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)
10Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)


 
 

Last Updated:
9/29/2025 4:50 PM


 
 

Megan Lachinski
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▲ 1
3Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 2
4Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)▲ 1
6George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▼ 4
7Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
9Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST)
10Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)


 
 

Last Updated:
10/1/2025 10:06 PM


 
 

Giovanni Lago
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
4Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
5Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
6Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)NEW
7George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▼ 1
8Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)▲ 1
9Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)▼ 2
10Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)▼ 2


 
 

Last Updated:
10/9/2025 1:21 PM


 
 

Will Mavity
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
4Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)▲ 1
5Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)▲ 4
6Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)▼ 2
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)▼ 3
10George Clooney (JAY KELLY)


 
 

Last Updated:
10/8/2025 11:50 PM


 
 

Tom O'Brien
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 7
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
4Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)▲ 1
5George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▼ 2
6Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)▼ 4
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)▼ 1
10Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)


 
 

Last Updated:
9/19/2025 10:20 PM


 
 

Josh Parham
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
4George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)▲ 3
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)▼ 2
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)▼ 1
10Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)


 
 

Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:20 AM


 
 

Joselyn Safadi
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING)
7Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
8Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
9Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
10Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST)


 
 

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Ema Sasic
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)▲ 6
3Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)▼ 1
4George Clooney (JAY KELLY)▼ 1
5Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
6Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
7Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)▼ 3
8Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)▼ 1
9Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)▲ 1
10Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)▼ 1


 
 

Last Updated:
10/1/2025 11:51 AM