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)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
7Brendan Fraser (RENTAL FAMILY)
8Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
9Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
10Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)

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Dan Bayer
1George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
4Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
5Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
6Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
7Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER)
8Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
10Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)

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Alyssa Christian
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
5Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
6Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
7Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
8Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
10Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)

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Sara Clements
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
7Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
8Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
9Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
10Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER)

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Nadia Dalimonte
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
3Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
4Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
7Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
8Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME)
9Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
10Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)

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Cody Dericks
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
5Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
6Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
7Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST)
8Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
9Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING)
10Dylan O'Brien (TWINLESS)

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Daniel Howat
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
7Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)
8Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER)
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
10Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST)

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

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

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Will Mavity
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
6Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME)
7Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER)
8Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
10Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN)

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Tom O'Brien
1Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
2Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
3George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
4Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
5Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
6Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
7Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
8Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
9Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING)
10Collin Farrell (A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY)

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Josh Parham
1George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
4Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME)
5Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
6Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
7Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
8Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER)
9Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
10Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)

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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
1George Clooney (JAY KELLY)
2Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
3Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
4Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
5Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA)
6Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE)
7Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)
8Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
9Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS)
10Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST)

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