Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Original Screenplay. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
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NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 2 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 3 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 7 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
| 8 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr. & Michèle Pétin) |
| 9 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
| 10 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 2 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 3 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 4 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 6 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 7 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 9 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr. & Michèle Pétin) |
| 10 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 2 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 6 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 9 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 10 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
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| Sara Clements | |
|---|---|
| 1 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 2 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 3 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 7 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 8 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr. & Michèle Pétin) |
| 9 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
| 10 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 4 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 5 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 6 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 8 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
| 9 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 10 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 2 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 3 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 4 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 6 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 7 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 9 | ELLA MCCAY (James L. Brooks) |
| 10 | BLACK BAG (David Koepp) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 3 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 4 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 6 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 8 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 10 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
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| Megan Lachinski | |
|---|---|
| 1 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 3 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 6 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 9 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 10 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 5 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 6 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 8 | MATERIALISTS (Celine Song) |
| 9 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 10 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 2 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 6 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 7 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 8 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
| 9 | FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (Jim Jarmusch) |
| 10 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 3 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 4 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 6 | ELLA MCCAY (James L. Brooks) |
| 7 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 9 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
| 10 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 4 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 6 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 8 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
| 9 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 10 | ELLA MCCAY (James L. Brooks) |
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| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 2 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 5 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
| 6 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 7 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 8 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 10 | A HOUSE FULL OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 3 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 4 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 6 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 7 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr. & Michèle Pétin) |
| 8 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 9 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
| 10 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
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