Oscar Predictions – Best Picture

Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Picture. 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
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 1
5MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
6FRANKENSTEIN
7THE SECRET AGENT
8TRAIN DREAMS
9BUGONIA
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
2/24/2026 10:35 AM


 
 

Dan Bayer
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREME
5FRANKENSTEIN
6SENTIMENTAL VALUE
7THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 3
8BUGONIA
9TRAIN DREAMS
10F1NEW


 
 

Last Updated:
1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Alyssa Christian
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREMEâ–² 1
5SENTIMENTAL VALUENEW
6FRANKENSTEIN
7THE SECRET AGENT
8TRAIN DREAMS
9BUGONIA
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
2/19/2026 3:21 PM


 
 

Sara Clements
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3HAMNETâ–¼ 1
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 1
5MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
6FRANKENSTEIN
7THE SECRET AGENT
8TRAIN DREAMS
9BUGONIA
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
3/2/2026 11:50 PM


 
 

Nadia Dalimonte
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 2
5MARTY SUPREME
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 2
7THE SECRET AGENT
8TRAIN DREAMSâ–² 1
9BUGONIAâ–¼ 1
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
1/23/2026 3:35 PM


 
 

Cody Dericks
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNETâ–² 1
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–¼ 1
5MARTY SUPREME
6THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 1
7FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
8TRAIN DREAMS
9F1
10BUGONIA


 
 

Last Updated:
3/5/2026 10:21 AM


 
 

Daniel Howat
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREME
5SENTIMENTAL VALUE
6FRANKENSTEIN
7F1NEW
8TRAIN DREAMS
9BUGONIA
10THE SECRET AGENT


 
 

Last Updated:
1/23/2026 12:21 PM


 
 

Megan Lachinski
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREME
5SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7BUGONIA
8F1â–² 2
9TRAIN DREAMS
10THE SECRET AGENTâ–¼ 2


 
 

Last Updated:
1/29/2026 6:21 PM


 
 

Giovanni Lago
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3MARTY SUPREME
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 2
5HAMNETâ–¼ 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 2
8TRAIN DREAMS
9BUGONIAâ–¼ 2
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
1/27/2026 4:05 PM


 
 

Will Mavity
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREME
5SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 3
8BUGONIAâ–¼ 1
9TRAIN DREAMS
10F1NEW


 
 

Last Updated:
1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Tom O'Brien
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 2
5MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 1
8TRAIN DREAMSâ–² 1
9BUGONIAâ–¼ 2
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
3/3/2026 2:21 AM


 
 

Josh Parham
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 2
5MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 1
8BUGONIAâ–¼ 1
9TRAIN DREAMS
10F1


 
 

Last Updated:
2/18/2026 6:05 PM


 
 

Ema Sasic
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4SENTIMENTAL VALUE
5MARTY SUPREME
6FRANKENSTEIN
7THE SECRET AGENT
8BUGONIA
9TRAIN DREAMS
10F1NEW


 
 

Last Updated:
1/23/2026 12:21 PM