Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Original Song. 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 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 3 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 9 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 2:35 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 3 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
| 7 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
| 8 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 9 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | |
| 10 | "Waiting on a Wish" (SNOW WHITE) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 5:50 PM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 5 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 6 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 8 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | NEW |
| 9 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 2:50 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | NEW |
| 7 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
| 8 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | "What It Sounds Like" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 10 | "My Sweet Beth" (THE NAKED GUN) |
Last Updated:
| 9/22/2025 11:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 5 |
| 4 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 5 |
| 7 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 8 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 9 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | "Relentless" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) |
Last Updated:
| 10/29/2025 12:20 AM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 9:20 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 10 | "Lose My Mind" (F1) |
Last Updated:
| 11/9/2025 11:35 AM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 3 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | "Drive" (F1) | |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | "Your Idol" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 8 | "Give Your Love" (THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND) | |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 10 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) |
Last Updated:
| 11/9/2025 10:50 AM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 6 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 7 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 8 | "DOA " (DEATH OF A UNICORN) | |
| 9 | "Lose My Mind" (F1) | |
| 10 | "Through the Long and Lonely Night" (THE LEGEND OF OCHI) |
Last Updated:
| 10/9/2025 1:36 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 3 |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | |
| 10 | "Lose My Mind" (F1) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 1:06 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
Last Updated:
| 11/7/2025 12:05 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 3 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/12/2025 5:20 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 8 |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 3 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 7 | "Lose My Mind" (F1) | |
| 8 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 8 |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 11/5/2025 10:21 AM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 3 |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 4 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 8 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | "Your Idol" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | NEW |
| 10 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 11/7/2025 11:50 AM |