Like any major event, the 2016 Oscars are not free of gamblers placing bets to profit off the outcome.
The bookies have spoken, and here are the odds amongst the biggest categories. Unsurprisingly, Leonardo DiCaprio and his film The Revenant are expected to take Best Actor and Best Picture respectively. Brie Larson is poised to win Best Actress after a series of other award season wins, and Best Director is expected to go to George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road.
Odds to win Best Picture
- 3/1: The Revenant
- 7/2: Spotlight
- 7/1: The Big Short [Up from 8/1; won Best Picture at the Producers Guild Awards]
- 9/1: Mad Max: Fury Road [Up from 12/1; won the AACTA Award for Best Film and the Critics Choice Award for Best Action Film]
- 11/1: Room [Up from 12/1; won the BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film]
- 12/1: The Martian [Down from 9/2 due to late surges by The Big Short, Mad Max, and Room]
- 13/1: Brooklyn [Down from 7/1 due to late surges by The Big Short, Mad Max, and Room]
- 14/1: Bridge of Spies [Down from 7/1 due to late surges by The Big Short, Mad Max, and Room]
Odds to win Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 1/3: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) [Up from 3/2; won the AACTA, SAG, Golden Globe for Best Actor]
- 9/1: Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) [Down from 4/1 due to surge by DiCaprio]
- 14/1: Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs) [Down from 10/1 due to surge by Dicaprio]
- 19/1: Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) [Down from 8/1 due to surge by DiCaprio]
- 29/1: Matt Damon (The Martian) [Down from 4/1 due to surge by DiCaprio and general apathy for The Martian at other awards shows]
Odds to win Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 1/1: Brie Larson (Room) [Up from 5/1; won the SAG, Golden Globe, CCMA, BAFTA for Best Actress]
- 2/1: Cate Blanchett (Carol)
- 11/1: Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) [Down from 5/2 due to surge by Brie Larson]
- 20/1: Jennifer Lawrence (Joy) [Down from 7/1 due to surge by Brie Larson]
- 25/1: Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) [Down from 5/1 due to surge by Brie Larson]
Odds to win Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2/1: Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
- 4/1: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) [Up from 9/1; won the BAFTA and AACTA awards for Best Supporting Actor)
- 5/1: Tom Hardy (The Revenant) [Up from 7/1 due to surge in online betting]
- 5/1: Christian Bale (The Big Short) [Down from 5/2 due to surge by Rylance]
- 7/1: Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) [Down from 5/1 due to surge by Rylance]
Odds to win Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 2/1: Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs) [Up from 5/1; won the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for Best Supporting Actress]
- 3/1: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
- 3/1: Rooney Mara (Carol)
- 22/3: Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) [Down from 9/2 due to surge by Winslet]
- 20/1: Rachel McAdams (Spotlight) [Down from 6/1 due to surge by Winslet]
Odds to win Best Director
- 9/5: Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant)
- 4/1: George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) [Up from 12/1; won the AACTA and Critics Choice Awards for best director]
- 17/3: Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) [Down from 4/1 due to surge by Miller]
- 6/1: Lenny Abrahamson (Room) [Down from 3/1 due to surge by Miller and lack of success at other awards shows]
- 6/1: Adam McKay (The Big Short)
Odds to win Best Animated Feature
- 1/2: Inside Out (Up from 7/5; won the Golden Globe, BAFTA, PGA, Critics Choice awards for Best Animated Feature)
- 4/1: Anomalisa
- 14/1: Shaun the Sheep [Down from 5/1 due to surge by Inside Out]
- 24/1: Boy and the World [Down from 6/1 due to big surge of Inside Out]
- 35/1: When Marnie Was There [Down from 10/1 due to surge by Inside Out]
Odds to win Best Foreign Language Film
- 2/7: Son of Saul
- 6/1: Mustang
- 15/1: Embrace of the Serpent
- 18/1: A War
- 20/1: Theeb
Odds to win Best Original Screenplay
- 1/3: Spotlight
- 5/1: Inside Out
- 8/1: Bridge of Spies
- 10/1: Straight Outta Compton
- 15/1: Ex Machina
Odds to win Best Adapted Screenplay
- 5/2: The Big Short
- 3/1: The Martian [Up from 8/1; won the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy]
- 4/1: Room
- 17/3: Brooklyn [Down from 6/1 due to surge by The Martian]
- 8/1: Carol [Down from 5/2 due surge by The Martian and lack of momentum]
Odds to win Best Visual Effects
- 11/5: Mad Max: Fury Road
- 11/5: Stars Wars: The Force Awakens
- 4/1: The Revenant
- 6/1: The Martian
- 12/1: Ex Machina
Odds to win Best Original Score
- 2/1: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
- 3/1: John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- 4/1: Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies
- 6/1: Carter Burwell, Carol
- 11/1: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario
Odds to win Best Original Song
- 5/2: Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith, “Writing’s on the Wall” (Spectre)
- 5/2: David Lang “Simple Song #3” (Youth)
- 4/1: Lady Gaga and Diane Warren, “‘Til it Happens to You” (The Hunting)
- 6/1: Belly, Stephan Moccio, Jason Daheala Quenneville, and The Weeknd, “Earned It” (Fifty Shades of Gray)
- 9/1: J. Ralph and Antony Hegarty, “Manta Ray” (Racing Extinction)
The Oscars with host Chris Rock will air this Sunday, February 28.
Source: OnlineGambling.lv
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