Oscar Predictions

Here are the 2022 Oscar Predictions from the NBP staff! Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the year. Accuracy will be calculated after the winners are announced at The 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:


Best Picture

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
2THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
3ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
4TOP GUN: MAVERICK
5THE FABELMANS
6ELVIS
7TÁR
8AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
9TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
10WOMEN TALKING


 
 
Time since change
3/6/2023 at 10:30PM EST


 

Best Director

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
2Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS)
3Todd Field (TÁR)
4Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
5Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS)


 
 
Time since change
2/15/2023 at 4:10AM EST


 

Best Actress

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
2Cate Blanchett (TÁR)
3Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS)
4Andrea Riseborough (TO LESLIE)
5Ana de Armas (BLONDE)


 
 
Time since change
3/5/2023 at 2:01PM EST


 

Best Actor

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Austin Butler (ELVIS)
2Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE)
3Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
4Bill Nighy (LIVING)
5Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN)


 
 
Time since change
3/1/2023 at 10:45PM EST


 

Best Supporting Actress

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Kerry Condon (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
2
Jamie Lee Curtis (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
3
Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER)
4
Stephanie Hsu (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
5Hong Chau (THE WHALE)


 
 
Time since change
3/9/2023 at 5:56PM EST


 

Best Supporting Actor

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
Ke Huy Quan (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
2Barry Keoghan (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
3Brendan Gleeson (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
4Judd Hirsch (THE FABELMANS)
5Brian Tyree Henry (CAUSEWAY)


 
 
Time since change
2/20/2023 at 4:09AM EST


 

Best Adapted Screenplay

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3
TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)


 
 
Time since change
3/10/2023 at 7:33AM EST


 

Best Original Screenplay

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert,)
2THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Martin McDonagh)
3TÁR (Todd Field)
4THE FABELMANS (Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner)
5TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Ruben Östlund)


 
 
Time since change
3/2/2023 at 11:46PM EST


 

Best Animated Feature

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO
2MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
3PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
4TURNING RED
5THE SEA BEAST


 
 
Time since change
1/27/2023 at 6:15PM EST


 

Best Documentary Feature

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1NAVALNY
2FIRE OF LOVE
3ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
4ALL THAT BREATHES
5A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS


 
 
Time since change
2/20/2023 at 6:16PM EST


 

Best International Feature

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
2ARGENTINA, 1985 (Argentina)
3CLOSE (Belgium)
4EO (Poland)
5THE QUIET GIRL (Ireland)


 
 
Time since change
1/24/2023 at 11:42PM EST


 

Best Cinematography

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (James Friend)
2ELVIS (Mandy Walker)
3TÁR (Florian Hoffmeister)
4BARDO (Darius Khondji)
5EMPIRE OF LIGHT (Roger Deakins)


 
 
Time since change
3/6/2023 at 6:42AM EST


 

Best Costume Design

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1ELVIS
2BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
3EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
4BABYLON
5MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS


 
 
Time since change
3/9/2023 at 11:35PM EST


 

Best Film Editing

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
2TOP GUN: MAVERICK
3ELVIS
4THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
5TÁR


 
 
Time since change
2/20/2023 at 4:11AM EST


 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1ELVIS
2THE WHALE
3ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
4THE BATMAN
5BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER


 
 
Time since change
3/7/2023 at 9:09AM EST


 

Best Production Design

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1BABYLON
2ELVIS
3AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
4ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
5THE FABELMANS


 
 
Time since change
3/10/2023 at 7:35AM EST


 

Best Original Score

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1BABYLON
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
3EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
4THE FABELMANS
5THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN


 
 
Time since change
3/5/2023 at 11:23AM EST


 

Best Original Song

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1RRR ("Naatu Naatu")
2TOP GUN: MAVERICK ("Hold My Hand")
3
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE ("This Is A Life")
4BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER ("Lift Me Up")
5TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN ("Applause")


 
 
Time since change
3/8/2023 at 8:09AM EST


 

Best Sound

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1TOP GUN: MAVERICK
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
3ELVIS
4AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
5THE BATMAN


 
 
Time since change
2/20/2023 at 6:03PM EST


 

Best Visual Effects

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
2TOP GUN: MAVERICK
3ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
4THE BATMAN
5BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER


 
 
Time since change
2/19/2023 at 4:16PM EST


 

Best Animated Short Film

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE
2MY YEAR OF DICKS
3ICE MERCHANTS
4
AN OSTRICH TOLD ME THE WORLD IS FAKE AND I THINK I BELIEVE IT
5THE FLYING SAILOR


 
 
Time since change
3/9/2023 at 6:55PM EST


 

Best Documentary Short Film

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1STRANGER AT THE GATE
2THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4HAULOUT
5THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT


 
 
Time since change
3/6/2023 at 9:43AM EST


 

Best Live Action Short Film

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1AN IRISH GOODBYE
2LE PUPILLE
3THE RED SUITCASE
4NIGHT RIDE
5IVALU


 
 
Time since change
3/9/2023 at 2:17PM EST