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 | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Zoe Rose Bryant | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Danilo Castro | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 3 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Will Mavity | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Josh Parham | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
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| Amy Smith | |
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| 1 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
| 5 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
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