Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best International Feature. 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 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | BELÉN (Argentina) | NEW |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 12/6/2025 2:05 AM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 4 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 7 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 8 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 9 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) |
Last Updated:
| 12/4/2025 12:20 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 2 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | NEW |
| 7 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | NEW |
| 9 | SIRĀT (Spain) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) |
Last Updated:
| 12/8/2025 4:05 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 5 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 7 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 8 | ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Jordan) | |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/29/2025 12:06 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | NEW |
| 6 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 9 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 10 | ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Jordan) |
Last Updated:
| 11/20/2025 9:05 AM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 6 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Spain) | ▲ 3 |
| 8 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | BELÉN (Argentina) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/8/2025 9:21 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 8 | BELÉN (Argentina) | NEW |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Jordan) |
Last Updated:
| 12/7/2025 12:35 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 3 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 4 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | NEW |
| 6 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 8 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▼ 4 |
| 10 | ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Jordan) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 10/27/2025 8:20 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | BELÉN (Argentina) | NEW |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 8 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 9 | HOMEBOUND (India) | |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) |
Last Updated:
| 12/7/2025 11:51 AM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Spain) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 9 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 10 | HOMEBOUND (India) |
Last Updated:
| 12/2/2025 4:50 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 7 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 8 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 9 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 10 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/3/2025 2:50 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 6 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 7 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 9 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 10 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) |
Last Updated:
| 12/5/2025 4:35 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 3 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | ▲ 5 |
| 4 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Spain) | NEW |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 10 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) |
Last Updated:
| 11/5/2025 10:06 AM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | NEW |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 9 | THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (Iceland) | |
| 10 | PALESTINE 36 (Palestine) |
Last Updated:
| 10/1/2025 11:51 AM |