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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 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
| 4 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
Last Updated:
| 1/20/2026 3:05 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 3 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 4 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 2:20 PM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 1/20/2026 10:20 AM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 12/30/2025 6:05 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | NEW |
| 5 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 2:20 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | #REF! | |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 5 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 7 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | NEW |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 9 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 1/19/2026 4:05 PM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 8 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 2:05 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 7 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 8 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 4 |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/20/2026 10:20 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | NEW |
| 8 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | |
| 10 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 2:05 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 8 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/19/2026 3:20 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 2:36 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 9 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 2:21 PM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
| 1/15/2026 11:06 PM |














