Early 2026 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress & More
The 2026 Oscar race is already shaping up, with early predictions and Oscar odds highlighting major contenders across Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Actress categories. Hamnet leads the pack, while Die, My Love and Wicked: For Good emerge as intriguing betting options.
With Jennifer Lawrence and Colin Farrell generating awards buzz, and films like The Lost Bus and After the Hunt entering the awards conversation early, the Oscars betting market is heating up. Stay ahead with the latest Oscar predictions 2026 and insights into the Oscars betting market!
The final hurdle: a feast of best bets across the Oscars and 2023 SAG, PGA, AACTA Awards
On the back of Butler's BAFTA Best Actor win, the prospects for Fraser took a turn, and Farrell's chances have faded. All signs point to wins for Butler at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Oscars.
Meanwhile, bookmakers continue to serve up delicious prices for Baz Luhrmann and Elvis to dominate the AACTA International Awards.
Podcast S3 E11 2023 - a deep dive into the odds and best bets for the 2023 BAFTA, SAG, DGA and PGA Awards
Is a Field day on the cards?
The coming days will further shape the betting markets for the 2023 Academy Awards.
Bookmakers have underrated several contenders across the Guild awards.
In our latest podcast episode, we review A House Made of Splinters and All That Breathes.
2023 BAFTA, PGA best bets
Why it’s time to bet against the Everything Everywhere All at Once bubble. PGA Awards and BAFTA - 4 best bets
Podcast S3 E08 2023 Critics Choice Awards best bets
Ahead of the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, there is a smorgasbord of profits to be made.
Podcast S3 E07 2023 Golden Globes betting results, Best of 2022
In this episode, we review the beauty and the bloodshed of the 2023 Golden Globes. What new roads are emerging for the Academy Awards glory? Plus our Best of ‘22 lists for film and TV.
Also under the microscope: the contenders for the Oscar Best Documentary with reviews of Navalny, Descendant, Fire of Love and Moonage Daydream.
Podcast S3 E06 and best bets
In our final podcast episode for the year, we do a deep dive on the Golden Globes, together with betting insights for the 2023 Academy Awards and Critics Choice Awards.
We also review Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Bones and All, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and Aftersun.
Podcast S3 E05 and best bets
In this episode, we look at the betting angles for the 2023 Academy Awards and Golden Globes
We also review The Fabelmans, She Said, The Banshees of Inisherin, RRR and Triangle of Sadness.
Frontrunner Farrell?
After a handful of wins over the past few weeks, Colin Farrell might have overtaken Brendan Fraser as the Best Actor frontrunner.
He’s definitely locked for a top 3 finish, but I’m not ready to anoint Farrell (or dismiss Fraser) just yet.
My main issue is with Farrell’s performance, and its lack of traditional Oscar-friendly bells and whistles.