Oscar Predictions – Best Sound
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Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Sound. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit ourOscar 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 | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 3 |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 9 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 10 | WARFARE |
Last Updated:
| 11/18/2025 2:35 PM |
| Dan Bayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 4 |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | WARFARE | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 5 |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | 28 YEARS LATER | |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING |
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| 10/21/2025 12:50 AM |
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | F1 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | WARFARE | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
| 9 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME |
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| 11/21/2025 12:35 PM |
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | WARFARE |
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| 9/22/2025 11:21 PM |
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
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| 10/17/2025 2:35 PM |
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | WARFARE | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE |
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| 10/27/2025 11:21 AM |
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME | ▲ 3 |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
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| 11/8/2025 1:05 AM |
| Megan Lachinski | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
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| 11/7/2025 5:35 PM |
| Giovanni Lago | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 9 | A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY | NEW |
| 10 | WARFARE |
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| 10/28/2025 1:50 AM |
| Will Mavity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | WARFARE | |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 9 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME | ▼ 1 |
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| 11/18/2025 1:06 PM |
| Tom O'Brien | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 9 | WARFARE | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME | NEW |
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| 9/15/2025 3:21 PM |
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 5 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | SUPERMAN | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | WARFARE | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
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| 11/23/2025 5:05 PM |
| Joselyn Safadi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | WARFARE | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | THE SMASHING MACHINE |
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| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | WARFARE | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE |
Last Updated:
| 11/7/2025 11:35 AM |