Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Supporting Actor. 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 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | |
| 10 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 3:05 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 6 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 7 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | NEW |
| 9 | Sean Bean (ANEMONE) | |
| 10 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 5:50 PM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 10 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 2:20 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 5 |
| 3 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | NEW |
| 5 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▲ 3 |
| 7 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) | ▼ 4 |
| 9 | Sean Bean (ANEMONE) | NEW |
| 10 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 9/22/2025 11:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 6 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 10 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) |
Last Updated:
| 10/21/2025 1:20 AM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Jack O'Connell (SINNERS) |
Last Updated:
| 11/7/2025 11:20 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
| 7 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 8 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Jack O'Connell (SINNERS) |
Last Updated:
| 11/7/2025 7:05 PM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 8 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | Jude Law (THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN) | |
| 10 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
Last Updated:
| 11/9/2025 11:05 AM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 10 | Stephen Graham (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
Last Updated:
| 11/13/2025 9:21 PM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 5 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 6 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 1:06 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 7 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 8 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | NEW |
| 9 | William H. Macy (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
| 10 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 3:06 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 5 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | William H. Macy (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
| 8 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) |
Last Updated:
| 11/12/2025 4:50 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 5 |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
| 6 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 4 |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 10 | Jack O'Connell (SINNERS) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/5/2025 9:51 AM |
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 4 |
| 10 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) | NEW |
Last Updated:
| 11/3/2025 9:21 PM |