Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Song. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
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NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 4 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 5 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 6 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 7 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 8 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 9 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 10 | "Love Is Not Love" (BROS) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 2 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 3 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 4 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 5 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 6 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 7 | "Love Is Not Love" (BROS) |
| 8 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 9 | "Carried Away" (LYLE LYLE CROCODILE) |
| 10 | "(You Made It Feel Like) Home" (BONES AND ALL) |
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| Zoe Rose Bryant | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 4 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 5 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 6 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 7 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 8 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 10 | "(You Made It Feel Like) Home" (BONES AND ALL) |
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| Danilo Castro | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 2 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 3 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 4 | "Heartbeat" (LYLE LYLE CROCODILE) |
| 5 | "Sunny Side Up Summer" (THE BOB'S BURGERS MOVIE) |
| 6 | "On My Way" (MARRY ME) |
| 7 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
| 8 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 9 | "Now We're Cookin'" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 10 | "Good Tonight" (THE BAD GUYS) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 2 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 3 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 4 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 5 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 6 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 7 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 8 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 9 | "Love Is Not Love" (BROS) |
| 10 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 4 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 5 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
| 6 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 7 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 8 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 9 | "Keep Rising" (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 10 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 4 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 5 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 6 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 7 | "Carried Away" (LYLE LYLE CROCODILE) |
| 8 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | "Keep Rising" (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 10 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 2 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 3 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 4 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
| 5 | "Untitled" (CARMEN) |
| 6 | "Keep Rising" (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 7 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 8 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 9 | "Good Tonight" (THE BAD GUYS) |
| 10 | "My Mind & Me" (SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND & ME) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 4 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 5 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 6 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 7 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 8 | "Love Is Not Love" (BROS) |
| 9 | "Stand Up" (TILL) |
| 10 | "Keep Rising" (THE WOMAN KING) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 4 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 5 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 6 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 7 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 8 | "Paper Airplanes" (A JAZZMAN'S BLUES) |
| 9 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
| 10 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 4 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 5 | "Keep Rising" (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 6 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 7 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 8 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
| 9 | "Marry Me" (MARRY ME) |
| 10 | "Good Tonight" (THE BAD GUYS) |
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| Amy Smith | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Lift Me Up" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 2 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 3 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 4 | "New Body Rhumba" (WHITE NOISE) |
| 5 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 6 | "Song Chord" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
| 7 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 8 | "On My Way" (MARRY ME) |
| 9 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 10 | "Ciao Papa" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
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