Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actress

Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Supporting Actress. 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
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
4Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
5Jodie Foster (NYAD)
6Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
7Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
8Viola Davis (AIR)
9Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
10Juliette Binoche (THE TASTE OF THINGS)

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Dan Bayer
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Juliette Binoche (THE TASTE OF THINGS)
6Viola Davis (AIR)
7Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
8Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
9Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
10Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)

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Alyssa Christian
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
6Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
7Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
8Viola Davis (AIR)
9Juliette Binoche (THE TASTE OF THINGS)
10Rachel McAdams (ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.)

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Lauren Cohen
1Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
2Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
3Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
4Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
5Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
6Jodie Foster (NYAD)
7Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
8Viola Davis (AIR)
9Rachel McAdams (ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.)
10Niecy Nash-Betts (ORIGIN)

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Nadia Dalimonte
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
6Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
7Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
8Viola Davis (AIR)
9Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
10Vanessa Kirby (NAPOLEON)

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Cody Dericks
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
3Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
4Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
5Jodie Foster (NYAD)
6Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
7Vanessa Kirby (NAPOLEON)
8Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
9Viola Davis (AIR)
10Patti LuPone (BEAU IS AFRAID)

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Daniel Howat
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Jodie Foster (NYAD)
4Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
5Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
6Viola Davis (AIR)
7Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
8Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
9Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
10America Ferrera (BARBIE)

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Giovanni Lago
1Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
2Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
3Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
4Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
5Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
6Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
7Viola Davis (AIR)
8Jodie Foster (NYAD)
9America Ferrera (BARBIE)
10Rachel McAdams (ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.)

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Will Mavity
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
6Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
7Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
8Viola Davis (AIR)
9Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
10Rachel McAdams (ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.)

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Tom O'Brien
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
6Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
7Viola Davis (AIR)
8Rachel McAdams (ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.)
9Juliette Binoche (THE TASTE OF THINGS)
10Claire Foy (ALL OF US STRANGERS)

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Josh Parham
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
6Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
7Viola Davis (AIR)
8Rachel McAdams (ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.)
9Juliette Binoche (THE TASTE OF THINGS)
10Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)

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Ema Sasic
1Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
2Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
3Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4Jodie Foster (NYAD)
5Taraji P. Henson (THE COLOR PURPLE)
6Penelope Cruz (FERRARI)
7Viola Davis (AIR)
8Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER)
9Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN)
10Vanessa Kirby (NAPOLEON)

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