Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Sound. 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 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | NEW |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 9 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 10 | WARFARE |
Last Updated:
| 10/21/2025 12:50 AM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 4 |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | WARFARE | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 5 |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | 28 YEARS LATER | |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING |
Last Updated:
| 10/21/2025 12:50 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 3 |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 8 | WARFARE | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME |
Last Updated:
| 10/27/2025 11:35 AM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | WARFARE |
Last Updated:
| 9/22/2025 11:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 10/17/2025 2:35 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | WARFARE | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE |
Last Updated:
| 10/27/2025 11:21 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 7 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME |
Last Updated:
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | SINNERS | |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 8 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | WARFARE | ▼ 4 |
Last Updated:
| 10/22/2025 12:21 AM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 9 | A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY | NEW |
| 10 | WARFARE |
Last Updated:
| 10/28/2025 1:50 AM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | F1 | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 8 | WARFARE | |
| 9 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME |
Last Updated:
| 9/27/2025 12:50 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 9 | WARFARE | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 9/15/2025 3:21 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 7 | WARFARE | |
| 8 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
| 9 | THE LOST BUS | NEW |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 9/18/2025 4:21 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | WARFARE | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | THE SMASHING MACHINE |
Last Updated:
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 3 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | WARFARE | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE |
Last Updated:
| 10/1/2025 12:06 PM |