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Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Cinematography. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.

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NBP Staff Picks

	Matt Neglia
1	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 1
2	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 1
3	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 2
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/24/2026 10:35 AM

	Dan Bayer
1	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
2	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 2
3	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▼ 1
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)	▼ 1
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/1/2026 11:05 AM

	Alyssa Christian
1	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
2	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 1
3	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▼ 1
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/22/2026 5:20 PM

	Sara Clements
1	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
2	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 2
3	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▼ 1
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)	▼ 1
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)	▲ 1

Last Updated:

1/19/2026 7:05 PM

	Nadia Dalimonte
1	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 2
2	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)
3	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 2
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/27/2026 10:35 AM

	Cody Dericks
1	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 2
2	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)
3	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 2
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/23/2026 10:20 AM

	Daniel Howat
1	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 1
2	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 1
3	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/24/2026 3:35 PM

	Megan Lachinski
1	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 1
2	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 1
3	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 1
4	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)	▲ 1
5	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)	▼ 2

Last Updated:

2/7/2026 10:20 PM

	Giovanni Lago
1	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 2
2	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)
3	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 2
4	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)
5	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)

Last Updated:

2/24/2026 10:50 AM

	Will Mavity
1	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
2	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)
3	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 1
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)	▼ 1
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 4:06 PM

	Tom O'Brien
1	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 1
2	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 1
3	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 10:35 PM

	Josh Parham
1	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)	▲ 2
2	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▼ 1
3	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)	▼ 1
4	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)
5	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)

Last Updated:

2/22/2026 11:51 PM

	Ema Sasic
1	ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)
2	SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
3	TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)	▲ 2
4	FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)	▼ 1
5	MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)	▼ 1

Last Updated:

2/24/2026 11:36 AM

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