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 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 7 | Brendan Fraser (RENTAL FAMILY) |
| 8 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 9 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 4 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 5 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 6 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 7 | Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER) |
| 8 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 9 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 5 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 6 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 9 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 10 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
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| Sara Clements | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 10 | Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 3 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 4 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME) |
| 9 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 10 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 5 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 6 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
| 7 | Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
| 8 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 9 | Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING) |
| 10 | Dylan O'Brien (TWINLESS) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER) |
| 9 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 10 | Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
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| Megan Lachinski | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 3 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 4 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 5 | Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME) |
| 6 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 9 | Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
| 10 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 3 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 5 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 6 | Brendan Fraser (RENTAL FAMILY) |
| 7 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 9 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME) |
| 7 | Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER) |
| 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 9 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 10 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 2 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 5 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 6 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 7 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
| 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 9 | Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING) |
| 10 | Collin Farrell (A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 4 | Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME) |
| 5 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 6 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
| 7 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 8 | Colin Farrell (THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER) |
| 9 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 10 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
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| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 10 | Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 4 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 5 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 6 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
| 7 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 8 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 9 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
| 10 | Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
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