Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actor

Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Supporting Actor. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.

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NBP Staff Picks

Matt Neglia
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Peter Sarsgaard (MEMORY)
9Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
10Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)

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Dan Bayer
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
7Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
8Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
9John Magaro (PAST LIVES)
10Peter Sarsgaard (MEMORY)

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Alyssa Christian
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
8Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
9Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
10Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER)

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Lauren Cohen
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
5Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
9John Magaro (PAST LIVES)
10Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER)

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Nadia Dalimonte
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
6Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
9Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
10Peter Sarsgaard (MEMORY)

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Cody Dericks
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
9Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
10John Magaro (PAST LIVES)

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Daniel Howat
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
9Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER)
10John Magaro (PAST LIVES)

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Giovanni Lago
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7John Magaro (PAST LIVES)
8Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER)
9Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
10Jacob Elordi (PRISCILLA)

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Will Mavity
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
8Peter Sarsgaard (MEMORY)
9Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
10Jacob Elordi (PRISCILLA)

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Tom O'Brien
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE)
9Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
10Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER)

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Josh Parham
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER)
9Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
10John Magaro (PAST LIVES)

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Ema Sasic
1Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
5Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
6Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)
7Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
8John Magaro (PAST LIVES)
9Glenn Howerton (BLACKBERRY)
10Jacob Elordi (PRISCILLA)

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