Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Score. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
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NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
| 4 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 5 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 6 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 8 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 9 | CARMEN (Nicholas Britell) |
| 10 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 4 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 5 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 6 | CARMEN (Nicholas Britell) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 8 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 9 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| 10 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 4 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
| 5 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| 6 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 7 | NEXT GOAL WINS (Michael Giacchino) |
| 8 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 9 | CARMEN (Nicholas Britell) |
| 10 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
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| Lauren Cohen | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DUNE: PART TWO (Hans Zimmer) |
| 2 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 3 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 4 | PRISCILLA ( Phoenix) |
| 5 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 6 | LEE (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 7 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 8 | THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Mica Levi) |
| 9 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 10 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 4 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
| 5 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| 6 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 8 | CARMEN (Nicholas Britell) |
| 9 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 10 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 3 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 4 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 5 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
| 6 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 7 | ONE LIFE (Volker Bertelmann) |
| 8 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 9 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 10 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 4 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 5 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 6 | ONE LIFE (Volker Bertelmann) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 8 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 9 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 10 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 3 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 4 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 5 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 6 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 7 | THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Mica Levi) |
| 8 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 9 | PRISCILLA ( Phoenix) |
| 10 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | ONE LIFE (Volker Bertelmann) |
| 4 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 5 | LEE (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 6 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 7 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 8 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
| 9 | ORIGIN (Kris Bowers) |
| 10 | NYAD (Alexandre Desplat) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 3 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 4 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 5 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 6 | WONKA (Joby Talbot) |
| 7 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| 8 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 9 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 10 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | ORIGIN (Kris Bowers) |
| 4 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 5 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 6 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 7 | WONKA (Joby Talbot) |
| 8 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 9 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 10 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 4 | ONE LIFE (Volker Bertelmann) |
| 5 | THE NICKEL BOYS (Alex Somers) |
| 6 | LEE (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 7 | NAPOLEON (Martin Phipps) |
| 8 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Joe Hisaishi) |
| 9 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 10 | BARBIE (Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt) |
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| Isaiah Washington | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 4 | ONE LIFE (Volker Bertelmann) |
| 5 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 6 | INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams) |
| 7 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 8 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 9 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
| 10 | WONKA (Joby Talbot) |
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