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 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 6 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 7 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 8 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
| 9 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 10 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 2 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 3 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 4 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 5 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 6 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 7 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 8 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 9 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
| 10 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 7 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 8 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 9 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
| 10 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
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| Lauren Cohen | |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 2 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 3 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
| 4 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 7 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 8 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 9 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
| 10 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 3 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 4 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 5 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 6 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 7 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 8 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 9 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
| 10 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 3 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 7 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 8 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 9 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 10 | ORIGIN (Ava DuVernay) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 3 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 7 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 8 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 9 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
| 10 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 3 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 6 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 8 | THE BOY AND THE HERON (Hayao Miyazaki) |
| 9 | ABOUT DRY GRASSES (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Akin Aksu) |
| 10 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 2 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 7 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
| 8 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 9 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
| 10 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 8 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 9 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
| 10 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 7 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
| 8 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 9 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
| 10 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 3 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 6 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 7 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 8 | FAIR PLAY (Chloe Domont) |
| 9 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
| 10 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
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