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 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 5 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 6 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 7 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 8 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 9 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 10 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 5 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 6 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 7 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 8 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | Christian Bale (AMSTERDAM) |
| 10 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
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| Zoe Rose Bryant | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 5 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 6 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 7 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 8 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 9 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 10 | Daniel Giménez Cacho (BARDO) |
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| Danilo Castro | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 6 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 7 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 8 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 10 | Christian Bale (AMSTERDAM) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 5 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 6 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 7 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 8 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 9 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 10 | Micheal Ward (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 6 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 7 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 8 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 9 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 10 | Kelvin Harrison Jr. (CHEVALIER) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 5 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 6 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 7 | Daniel Giménez Cacho (BARDO) |
| 8 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
| 10 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 5 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 6 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 7 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 8 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 9 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 10 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 5 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 6 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 7 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 8 | Christian Bale (THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER) |
| 9 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 10 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 3 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 4 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 5 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 6 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 7 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 8 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 9 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 10 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 6 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 7 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 8 | Song Kang-ho (BROKER) |
| 9 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
| 10 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
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| Amy Smith | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 2 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 5 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 6 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 7 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 8 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | Jeremy Pope (THE INSPECTION) |
| 10 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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