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 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | SIRAT | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
| 12/30/2025 2:20 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 4 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | SIRAT | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 9 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 9:20 PM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | F1 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | SIRAT | |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SUPERMAN | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 12/28/2025 2:50 AM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | SIRAT | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
| 12/30/2025 6:05 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 5 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
| 12/21/2025 12:50 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 6 | SIRAT | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
| 12/23/2025 3:50 PM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | NEW |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SUPERMAN | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 10:50 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 5 |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 6 |
| 8 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
| 10 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 7:21 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 6 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | NEW |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
| 10 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/17/2025 8:06 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 5 | SIRAT | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | SUPERMAN | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING |
Last Updated:
| 12/29/2025 3:21 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 6 | SUPERMAN | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | SIRAT | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | NEW |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 3:51 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 5 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | SUPERMAN | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 5:21 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | SIRAT | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
| 12/30/2025 4:06 PM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 4 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
| 9 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 10 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 12/16/2025 5:50 PM |