Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Actress. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 3 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 4 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 5 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 6 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 7 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 8 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 9 | Emma Thompson (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE) |
| 10 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 2 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 3 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 4 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 5 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 6 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 7 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 8 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 9 | Carey Mulligan (SHE SAID) |
| 10 | Emma Thompson (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE) |
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| Zoe Rose Bryant | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 4 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 5 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 6 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 7 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 8 | Emma Thompson (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE) |
| 9 | Carey Mulligan (SHE SAID) |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
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| Danilo Castro | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 3 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 4 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 5 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 6 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 7 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 8 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 9 | Emma Thompson (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE) |
| 10 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 2 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 4 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 5 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 6 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 7 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 8 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 9 | Emma Thompson (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE) |
| 10 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 2 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 4 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 5 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 6 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 7 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 8 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 9 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 10 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 3 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 4 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 5 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 6 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 7 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 8 | Carey Mulligan (SHE SAID) |
| 9 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 2 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 3 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 4 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 5 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 6 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 7 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 8 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 9 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 10 | Carey Mulligan (SHE SAID) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 2 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 3 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 4 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 5 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 6 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 7 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 8 | Emma Thompson (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE) |
| 9 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 10 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 3 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 4 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 5 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 6 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 7 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 8 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 10 | Carey Mulligan (SHE SAID) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 2 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 3 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 4 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 5 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 6 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 7 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 8 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 9 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
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| Amy Smith | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 3 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 4 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 5 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 6 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 7 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 8 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
| 9 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 10 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
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