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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 2025 Academy Awards ceremony is taking place on March 2, and the seventh year of legal US Oscars betting will be even bigger than the last six. 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.

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Oscars odds

Oscars odds for 2025 have been posted by top sportsbooks. Before placing those bets on the Academy Awards, check out our expert picks for 2025 Oscars odds.

Here are the Oscar odds for this year:

Best Motion Picture

Best Picture nominations have been announced, and Anora is the favorite to win Best Picture with -200 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook and -200 at FanDuel.

Best Actress

The Academy Award odds for Best Actress show a tight two-person race based on the latest lines from DraftKings Sportsbook. Following her SAG win, Demi Moore from The Substance is now a -250 favorite to win the Oscar over Mikey Madison from Anora (+175).

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Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
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Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
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Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
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Best Actor

Based on the DraftKings Sportsbook Oscar odds board for Best Actor, Adrien Brody (-250) from The Brutalist remains the favorite.

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Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
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Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
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Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
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Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
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Best Director

Sean Baker (-195) from Anora remains the slight favorite over Brady Corbet (+145) from The Brutalist to win the Best Director Oscar at FanDuel.

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Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
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Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
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James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
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Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
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Best Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin from A Royal Pain is a strong favorite to win the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award with odds ranging between -1800 at -3500 at top sports betting sites.

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Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
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Yura Borisov (Anora)
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Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
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Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
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Best Supporting Actress

Zoe Saldaña from Emilia Pérez continues to be the heavy favorite to win the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award with odds ranging between -1100 and -2500 at top sportsbooks.

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Ariana Grande (Wicked)
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Isabella Rossellini, (Conclave)
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When is the 2025 Oscars ceremony?

The 97th Academy Awards will air on ABC and ABC streaming services on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET.

Oscars categories and eligibility

While it is the 2025 Oscars, the films up for the honors are those that were released from March 1, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2024.

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

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

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 on 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.

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