Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Actor. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
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NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 2 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 3 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 6 | Sebastian Stan (THE APPRENTICE) |
| 7 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 8 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 9 | Glen Powell (HIT MAN) |
| 10 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 2 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 3 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 4 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 5 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 6 | Sebastian Stan (THE APPRENTICE) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 9 | Tom Hanks (HERE) |
| 10 | Paul Walter Hauser (THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 3 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 5 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 6 | Sebastian Stan (THE APPRENTICE) |
| 7 | John David Washington (THE PIANO LESSON) |
| 8 | Paul Walter Hauser (THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA) |
| 9 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 10 | Andrew Garfield (WE LIVE IN TIME) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 3 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 5 | Sebastian Stan (THE APPRENTICE) |
| 6 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 9 | Glen Powell (HIT MAN) |
| 10 | Paul Walter Hauser (THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 2 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 3 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 5 | Harris Dickinson (BABYGIRL) |
| 6 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 7 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
| 8 | Ethan Herisse (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 9 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 10 | Gabriel Labelle (SATURDAY NIGHT) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 2 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 3 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 6 | Ethan Herisse (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 9 | Paul Bettany (THE COLLABORATION) |
| 10 | Gabriel Labelle (SATURDAY NIGHT) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 3 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
| 6 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | John David Washington (THE PIANO LESSON) |
| 9 | Gabriel Labelle (SATURDAY NIGHT) |
| 10 | Glen Powell (HIT MAN) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 2 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 3 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 6 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 7 | Sebastian Stan (THE APPRENTICE) |
| 8 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
| 9 | Gabriel Labelle (SATURDAY NIGHT) |
| 10 | Nicholas Hoult (JUROR NO. 2) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 3 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 4 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 5 | Sebastian Stan (THE APPRENTICE) |
| 6 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | Gabriel Labelle (SATURDAY NIGHT) |
| 9 | Glen Powell (HIT MAN) |
| 10 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 2 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 3 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 6 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | Glen Powell (HIT MAN) |
| 9 | Gabriel Labelle (SATURDAY NIGHT) |
| 10 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Colman Domingo (SING SING) |
| 2 | Timothee Chalamet (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 3 | Adrien Brody (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Daniel Craig (QUEER) |
| 6 | Sebastian Stan (A DIFFERENT MAN) |
| 7 | Joaquin Phoenix (JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX ) |
| 8 | Ethan Herisse (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 9 | Glen Powell (HIT MAN) |
| 10 | Paul Mescal (GLADIATOR II) |
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