Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Casting. 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 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 5 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 6 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 9 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 10 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) |
Last Updated:
| 10/6/2025 11:50 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 6 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 9 | Isabella Odoffin (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 10 | Adam Caldwell & Tiffany Little Canfield (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) |
Last Updated:
| 10/21/2025 1:05 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 4 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 5 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 6 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 7 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 8 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 9 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 10 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 10/27/2025 10:50 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 7 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
| 8 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 5 |
| 10 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 9/22/2025 11:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 8 |
| 2 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 6 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | ▼ 4 |
| 8 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 9 | Isabella Odoffin (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | NEW |
| 10 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
Last Updated:
| 10/17/2025 2:20 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 6 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Susanne Scheel (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) | |
| 10 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
Last Updated:
| 10/7/2025 11:51 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 3 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | NEW |
| 4 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Jennifer Venditti (BUGONIA) | |
| 7 | Margery Simkin (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 9 | Anne McCarthy, Morgan Robbins & Kellie Roy (THE LIFE OF CHUCK) | |
| 10 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
Last Updated:
| 9/17/2025 2:35 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (BUGONIA) | |
| 5 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 6 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 8 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 9 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 10 | Anne McCarthy, Morgan Robbins & Kellie Roy (THE LIFE OF CHUCK) |
Last Updated:
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 5 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 6 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 7 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 8 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 9 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 10 | Jennifer Venditti (BUGONIA) |
Last Updated:
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 4 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Susanne Scheel (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) | ▼ 6 |
Last Updated:
| 9/29/2025 2:05 AM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 6 |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
| 9 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 10 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) |
Last Updated:
| 9/28/2025 1:35 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 6 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 7 | Aine O'Sullivan, Olivia Scott-Webb (BLUE MOON) | NEW |
| 8 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 9 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 10/28/2025 6:21 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 4 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 7 | Avy Kaufman & Tracy Kilpatrick (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING) | |
| 8 | Emily Brockmann & Lucy Bevan (F1) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 10 | Jennifer Venditti (BUGONIA) |
Last Updated:
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 5 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 6 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 7 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 8 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | NEW |
| 9 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
| 10 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 10/1/2025 12:06 PM |