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 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | "Drive" (F1) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | "Dying to Live" (BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 10:05 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 7 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 10 | "Drive" (F1) |
Last Updated:
| 12/27/2025 2:20 PM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 3 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 4 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 5 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | "Drive" (F1) | |
| 7 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/28/2025 2:50 AM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | NEW |
| 9 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 10 | "Dying to Live" (BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 11:50 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 8 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | NEW |
| 10 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▼ 6 |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 3:35 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 4 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 5 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | "Drive" (F1) | |
| 8 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 10 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/29/2025 6:05 PM |
| 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 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 10:50 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | "Drive" (F1) | |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | NEW |
| 8 | "Our Love" (THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND) | NEW |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 10 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 7:21 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 3 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 4 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 9 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/17/2025 8:20 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 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) | |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 3:36 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 10 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 3:51 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 4 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 7 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | "Our Love" (THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND) | NEW |
| 10 | "Drive" (F1) |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 5:21 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 7 | "Sweet Dreams of Joy" (VIVA VERDI!) | NEW |
| 8 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/29/2025 6:50 PM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | NEW |
| 9 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
| 10 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 5:50 PM |