Awards season is in full swing and, as always, the Academy Awards are the crown jewel. Oscars odds are available to bet on now at top sportsbooks. The 2023 Academy Awards ceremony will go down on March 12 and the fifth year of legal US Oscars betting will be even bigger than the last four. With more books than ever following Hollywood’s biggest night, let’s run down how Oscars betting works, where you can bet on them, what the odds are, and how to place your best Academy Awards bets.
Oscars odds
Oscars odds for 2023 have been posted by top sportsbooks. Here are the Academy Awards odds for this year:
Best Motion Picture
As of Tuesday morning, Everything Everywhere All At Once was the heavy favorite to win Best Picture with -1100 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Everything Everywhere All At Once | Bet now -1100 | Bet now -700 | Bet now -2000 | Bet now -1600 |
All Quiet on the Western Front | Bet now +1000 | Bet now +1400 | Bet now - | Bet now +1000 |
The Banshees of Inisherin | Bet now +1400 | Bet now +1100 | Bet now +1600 | Bet now +1500 |
Top Gun Maverick | Bet now +1600 | Bet now +2900 | Bet now +2000 | Bet now +2000 |
The Fabelmans | Bet now +3000 | Bet now +2900 | Bet now +4000 | Bet now +3000 |
Tar | Bet now +5000 | Bet now +6500 | Bet now +5000 | Bet now +7500 |
Elvis | Bet now +6500 | Bet now +8000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +5000 |
Avatar: The Way of Water | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +15000 |
Women Talking | Bet now +20000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +15000 |
Triangle of Sadness | Bet now +20000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now - | Bet now +15000 |
Best Actress
The Academy Award odds for Best Actress is shaping up to be a tight race based on the Tuesday morning lines from DraftKings Sportsbook. Michelle Yeoh from Everything Everywhere All At Once (-140) was a slight favorite over Cate Blanchett from Tar (+100).
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere) | Bet now -140 | Bet now -140 | Bet now -125 | Bet now -140 |
Cate Blanchett (Tar) | Bet now +100 | Bet now +115 | Bet now -106 | Bet now +100 |
Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie) | Bet now +2500 | Bet now +2900 | Bet now - | Bet now +2500 |
Ana de Armas (Aftersun) | Bet now +5000 | Bet now +6500 | Bet now +5000 | Bet now +4000 |
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans) | Bet now +2800 | Bet now +3400 | Bet now +6600 | Bet now +5000 |
Best Actor
As of Tuesday morning, the DraftKings Sportsbook Oscar odds for Best Actor were Brendan Fraser from The Whale listed at -190 followed by Austin Butler from Elvis at +135.
Brendan Fraser (The Whale) | Bet now -190 | Bet now -180 | Bet now -143 | Bet now -170 |
Austin Butler (Elvis) | Bet now +135 | Bet now +120 | Bet now +100 | Bet now +120 |
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) | Bet now +1400 | Bet now +1400 | Bet now +1600 | Bet now +1400 |
Paul Mescal (Aftersun) | Bet now +5000 | Bet now +4100 | Bet now - | Bet now +5000 |
Bill Nighy (Living) | Bet now +6500 | Bet now +8000 | Bet now +10000 | Bet now +5000 |
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Best Director
As of Tuesday morning, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert from Everything Everywhere All At Once were the heavy favorite to win the Best Director Oscar with -1200 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything...) | Bet now -1200 | Bet now -1800 | Bet now -1250 | Bet now -2000 |
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) | Bet now +600 | Bet now +850 | Bet now +650 | Bet now +650 |
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) | Bet now +2000 | Bet now +3500 | Bet now +2500 | Bet now +1600 |
Todd Field (Tar) | Bet now +2200 | Bet now +2900 | Bet now +2500 | Bet now +2500 |
Ruben Ostlund (Triangle of Sadness) | Bet now +5000 | Bet now +6500 | Bet now - | Bet now +6000 |
Best Supporting Actor
As of Tuesday morning, Ke Huy Quan from Everything Everywhere All At Once was the heavy favorite to win the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award with -1200 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Ke Huy Quan (Everything...) | Bet now -5000 | Bet now -2000 | Bet now -4000 |
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) | Bet now +1400 | Bet now +1400 | Bet now +1500 |
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees...) | Bet now +1600 | Bet now +1800 | Bet now +1500 |
Judd Hirsch (The Fablemans) | Bet now +3500 | Bet now +3400 | Bet now +4000 |
Brian Tyree (Causeway) | Bet now +4000 | Bet now +4200 | Bet now +4000 |
Best Supporting Actress
The DraftKings Sportsbook Oscar odds for Best Supporting Actress were showing a tight very tight betting market as of Tuesday morning between Jamie Lee Curtis from Everything Everywhere All At Once (+125) and Angela Bassett from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (+130).
Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Bet now +130 | Bet now +130 | Bet now +120 |
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything...) | Bet now +125 | Bet now +165 | Bet now +150 |
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) | Bet now +225 | Bet now +175 | Bet now +240 |
Stephanie Hsu (Everything...) | Bet now +2000 | Bet now +3400 | Bet now +4000 |
Hong Chau (The Whale) | Bet now +4000 | Bet now +3400 | Bet now +4000 |
When is the 2023 Oscars ceremony?
The 95th Academy Awards will air on ABC and ABC streaming services on Sunday, March 12 at 8 p.m. ET.
Oscars categories and eligibility
While it is the 2023 Oscars, the films up for the honors are those that were released from March 1, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2022.
There are 24 competitive Oscars categories. Some books will offer wagering on every category, but others will limit themselves to what is considered the Big Six. These categories are:
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
These six categories are the focus of most of the media coverage and public interest around the awards. If you are interested in maximizing what you can win on Oscars night though, it is the smaller markets where inefficiencies and mispricing are more prevalent.
What types of Oscars bets are available?
All Oscars wagers are moneyline bets. These are the most straight-forward, simple types of wagers. There are no point spreads to consider.
It’s important to note: while typically all favorites are priced around the same on most sites, you can often find a wide range of pricing for underdog moneyline wagers. We encourage you to explore your options on all legal sportsbooks.
Where can I bet on the Oscars?
FanDuel Canada
FanDuel Ontario allows you to bet on the Oscars.
Michigan sportsbooks
Michigan sportsbooks have been approved to allow for Academy Awards wagering on several categories. Sportsbooks with odds posted in the Great Lakes state include:
Colorado sportsbooks
- DraftKings Sportsbook
- PointsBet
New Jersey sportsbooks
New Jersey sportsbooks have been approved to offer Oscars betting. The sportsbooks that offer betting in every category are:
- DraftKings
- Caesars
- BetRivers
- FanDuel
Indiana sportsbooks
- DraftKings Sportsbook
- PointsBet
European sportsbooks
Most operators in Europe (like bet365 and betway) have been taking bets on the Academy Awards for years.
Where can I find Oscars betting predictions and tips?
If this is your first time betting the Oscars, it helps to read as much information as possible so you can confidently place your wagers.
You may have heard certain awards such as the SAGs or Producer’s Guild are good indicators as to how the Academy will vote. There are sites that track these awards and offer predictions for winners, such as Awards Watch and Golden Derby.