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 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
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| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 9:51 AM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 2 |
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| 7 | NEW | |
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| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/22/2026 10:20 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | NEW |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | ||
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| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 10:20 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 2 |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 5 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | ||
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| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/26/2026 2:36 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–² 2 |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
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| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 3:35 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▼ 1 |
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| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 2:20 PM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
| 6 | ||
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| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 9:51 AM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/22/2026 12:36 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 5 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | â–¼ 1 | |
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| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/18/2026 5:05 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–² 3 |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 3 |
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| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/22/2026 10:20 AM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
| 6 | ||
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| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 1:51 AM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–² 2 |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 3 |
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| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/22/2026 12:06 PM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
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| 10 |
Last Updated:
| 1/23/2026 2:21 PM |