Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Original Score. 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 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) |
Last Updated:
| 10/21/2025 12:50 AM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | NEW |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) |
Last Updated:
| 10/21/2025 12:50 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 7 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | NEW |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 10 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 2:50 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 5 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | NEW |
| 9 | ANEMONE (Bobby Krlic) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) |
Last Updated:
| 10/7/2025 9:36 AM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | NEW |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | |
| 8 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 9 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | |
| 10 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) |
Last Updated:
| 10/7/2025 9:21 AM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | |
| 7 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | |
| 9 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | NEW |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 11/9/2025 10:50 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | NEW |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | ▼ 5 |
Last Updated:
| 11/9/2025 11:35 AM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 6 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 9 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | |
| 10 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) |
Last Updated:
| 11/9/2025 10:50 AM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | ▲ 3 |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 8 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) |
Last Updated:
| 10/9/2025 1:36 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | NEW |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS (Bryce Dessner) | NEW |
| 9 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | |
| 10 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 1:06 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | NEW |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | NEW |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 10 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) |
Last Updated:
| 10/7/2025 9:36 AM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | NEW |
| 10 | TRAIN DREAMS (Bryce Dessner) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/12/2025 5:20 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 4 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 6 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | NEW |
| 7 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | |
| 9 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/5/2025 10:06 AM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | ▲ 6 |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | |
| 8 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 9 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/7/2025 11:50 AM |