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Oscars Betting Odds
- Everything Everywhere All At Once received the most Oscar nominations with 11.
- The semi-autobiographical Fablemens directed by Steven Spielberg is nominated 7 times.
- Actor Brendan Fraser has the Oscar bookmakers running for cover for his performance in The Whale.
- The Best Actress category has Cate Blanchett (TAR) and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) heading the odds.
Betting on the Oscars (How to and Possible Markets)
- Did you know it was possible to make a bet on the leading Oscar categories?
- The best betting sites offer odds on which actor, actress, director and film will win an Oscar.
- So let's take a look at the type of bets you are likely to find when considering an Oscar bet.
The most popular betting market available for this would be to predict the winner of the Best Film, and then Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
The leading films are highlighted below and to place a bet just visit one of the leading betting sites on OLBG.
There may be some more diverse and strange Oscar betting markets available from time to time.
Last year the bookies created proposition markets, these are odds which relate to a category but are not directly associated with an individual outcome:
- "Will the Steven Spielberg movie win more than three Oscars"
- "Will a male or female win Best Director"
- "Will the host swear on stage"
- "Will someone replicate Will Smith and punch a presenter"
We will add the Oscar Proposition Bets for the 95th Academy Awards as soon as they are available.
Free Bets Page
Betting sites can be quite creative when coming up with markets for these betting specials and may even open a market if they have enough requests from customers for a market they hadn't already considered.
Both the leading bookmakers and betting exchanges have Oscar odds, prices vary between different firms as do who they have as the favourites.
It is advisable that you shop around amongst the best betting sites when you are ready to place a bet on the contender you favour.
How to Bet on the Oscars
There is nothing complicated about betting on the Oscars it is a betting market like a list of horses for the Grand National, or players in the US Masters.
You simply need to go to your favourite betting app and head to the TV & Specials section in the menu, select Oscars Betting or Academy Awards Betting
If you do not have an active online betting account, then head over to our betting sites section where you will see a list of bookmakers available in the UK.
We have in-depth reviews so you can see what other users think of them before deciding
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Select A Bookmaker to bet on The Oscars
- If you don't have a currently active online betting app on your phone, take a look at the list of available bookmakers. Betway, Paddy Power, Betfair and Smarkets all have Oscars betting available.
- Once at the bookmakers, you will see the option to look at the list of categories being offered as options to bet on.
- All you need do is click on your selection.
- This will open up the bet slip, at which point you will see confirmation of the betting odds being offered
- Now you choose your stake - most betting sites will show you how much you can expect to have returned if your prediction is correct.
- If you are happy, simply hit, PLACE BET, to confirm your selection, stake, and bet.
- You will be given a receipt for your bet and it will appear in your open bets in your account details.
- Then it's just a matter of waiting to see which films, actors and actresses win in 2023.
Academy Awards Betting News Diary Timeline
The betting odds for The Academy Awards are now available, we can expect lots of price changes in the run-up to Oscars night
Here is a round-up of the Oscar Betting News from our OLBG News feed.
14th August 2024
Oscars 2025 Host Betting Odds: Kevin Hart is the 5/1 favourite to host next year's Oscars ceremony with Jimmy Kimmel turning down a FIFTH YEAR of presenting!
8th July 2024
Oscars 2025 Betting Odds: Dune: Part Two is the CLEAR FAVOURITE at 2/1 to win Best Picture at next year's Oscars with bookies giving full odds!
23rd May 2024
2025 Oscars Betting Odds: American Drama Sing Sing is latest entry in Best Picture market for next year's Oscars with bookies offering odds!
27th March 2024
2025 Oscars Betting Odds: Bookies already offering odds on next year's Academy Awards with Emma Stone the early favourite to win back-to-back Best Actress awards!
16th February 2024
Oscars Betting Odds: Billie Eilish and brother Finneas are 1/7 FAVOURITES to win Best Original Song for SECOND TIME two years on from last win!
29th January 2024
Oscars 2024 Betting Odds: Cillian Murphy 4/11 FAVOURITE to win the prestigious Best Actor Oscar with Oppenheimer expected to have a big night!
24th October 2023
Oscars 2024 Betting Odds: Leonardo DiCaprio moves into 7/4 to win Best Actor following release of Killers of the Flower Moon this past weekend!
Oscars 2024 Betting Odds: Emma Stone now moves into FAVOURITE for the Best Actress award for her role in Poor Things after January release pencilled in!
14th July 2023
Oscars 2024 Betting Odds: Jack Black's Peaches from Super Mario Bros Movie is 4/1 to win Best Original Song at next year's Oscars as bookies offer various odds!
29th March 2023
Oscars 2024 Betting Odds: Martin Scorsese's The Killers of the Flower Moon the EARLY FAVOURITE to win Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars!
7th March 2023
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Everything Everywhere All At Once the 1/10 FAVOURITE to win Best Picture at the Oscars ahead of this weekend's ceremony!
Everything Everywhere All At Once is the heavy favourite at 1/10 to win Best Picture at this year's Oscars ahead of this weekend's ceremony. Bookies give the film a 90% chance of winning the award after it received 11 total nominations across this year's Oscars categories. Paddy Power put the movie as the favourite for Best Picture ahead of The Banshees of Inisherin in the betting market as the 10/1 second favourite.
28th February 2023
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert have 96% CHANCE of winning Best Director at this year's Oscars for Everything Everywhere All At Once according to the latest bookmaker odds!
This year's Oscars are fast approaching and bookmakers have shortened the odds of the Daniels to win Best Director at this year's ceremony. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert directed Everything Everywhere All At Once and are now 1/25 to win the Best Director award in only their second feature-length picture. Paddy Power gives the duo a 96% chance of winning the award according to the latest betting odds with legendary director Steven Spielberg the second favourite in the market.
14th February 2023
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Everything Everywhere All At Once the 4/11 FAVOURITE to win this year's Best Picture award at the 2023 Oscars!
Everything Everywhere All At Once is the 4/11 favourite to win the Best Picture award at this year's Oscars with bookies putting the film as the clear favourite to win. The movie was directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, or the "Daniels" as they are commonly known, and they are the favourites to win Best Director too. Paddy Power say there's a 73% chance of Everything Everywhere All At Once winning Best Picture ahead of The Banshees of Inisherin in the market.
3rd February 2023
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Everything Everywhere All At Once now given 73% CHANCE of winning Best Picture at this year's Oscars following nominations announcement!
With nominees being announced for this year's Oscars, bookies have updated their betting odds for who will win some of the key awards at the ceremony. Everything Everywhere All At Once is the early betting favourite at 4/11 to win Best Picture at the event after it received 11 total nominations for this year's Oscars. Paddy Power say there's a 73% chance of Everything Everywhere All At Once winning Best Picture ahead of The Banshees of Inisherin in the betting.
12th January 2023
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Everything Everywhere All At Once now into FAVOURITE for Best Picture at the Oscars following the Golden Globes!
Bookies have now made Everything Everywhere All At Once the outright favourite to win Best Picture at this year's Oscars following the Golden Globes earlier this week. Everything Everywhere All At Once won awards for Best Actress in a motion picture - musical or comedy and Best supporting actor in any motion picture at the Golden Globes. Despite being beaten by The Banshees of Inisherin for Best motion picture - musical or comedy, Paddy Power have moved EEAAO into favourite for the Best Picture award.
5th January 2023
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Will Smith 33/1 with bookies to attend this year's Oscars despite the Academy giving him 10 YEAR BAN!
Hype is slowly ramping up for the 2023 Oscars awards with bookies already giving a whole host of special markets for this year's show. It's likely there will be references towards Will Smith and Chris Rock after last year's Oscars where Smith attacked Rock on stage.
Star Sports make it 33/1 that Smith attends the Oscars this year despite having a 10-year ban from all its events by the Academy. In a statement last year, the Academy called Smith's actions “unacceptable and harmful” with Smith slapping Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
11th December 2022
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans now ODDS-ON at 5/6 to win Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars next March
The Fabelmans is now into odds-on at 5/6 with bookies to win Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars with the film already released in the United States. Steven Spielberg directs the movie in what is a semi-autobiography based on Spielberg's younger life growing up in Arizona. According to the latest odds from Paddy Power, The Fabelmans has a 50% chance of winning Best Picture at next year's Oscars.
25th November 2022
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds: Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans now the EVENS FAVOURITE with bookies to win Best Picture at next year's Oscars!
The Fabelmans is now the evens favourite with bookies to win Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars set to be held in March next year. Steven Spielberg directs the movie in what is a semi-autobiography based on Spielberg's younger life growing up in Arizona.
At the moment according to Paddy Power's odds The Fabelmans has a 50% chance of winning Best Picture at next year's Oscars.
21st September 2022
Oscars Best Actor Betting Odds: Brendan Fraser 8/13 with bookies to win Best Actor after FIVE MINUTE standing ovation for his role in The Whale!
Brendan Fraser looks set for a massive career comeback with bookies making him the heavy favourite to win Best Actor at the Oscars next year. Fraser stars as Charlie in film The Whale, a man with extreme obesity who struggles to connect with his 17 year old daughter. Paddy Power have instantly made Fraser the favourite to win Best Actor due to his critical acclaim so far for the role.
10th August 2022
Oscars 2023 Betting Odds - Austin Butler 15/8 FAVOURITE to win Best Actor at the 2023 Oscars!
Talk is ramping up already ahead of next year's Oscars Ceremony and the Best Actor award has already been priced up by bookmakers. Austin Butler is the 15/8 favourite in the betting market for the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in film Elvis.
Paddy Power have made Butler favourite for his performance of Elvis, with rave reviews given for Butler and the film in general.
Best Picture Betting Odds
The Oscar for Best Picture is the most prestigious of all the Academy Awards.
Bookmaker Favourite: Everything Everywhere All At Once
The original favourite was the coming-of-age story The Fablemans based loosely on the early years of Steven Spielberg. It stars Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, 12 Years A Slave) and Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman, Venom).
The film won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, however, Everything Everywhere Always at Once a comedy-drama directed by the Daniels, Klein and Scheinert has usurped the Spielberg film at the head of the betting.
Bookmaker Longshot: The Banshees of Inisherin
Irish actors Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell star in a dark comedy about friends falling out. Directed by Martin Mcdonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbings Missouri). Overall the film received nine Oscar nominations in 2023.
Last Year
The bookmakers had narrowed this down to Belfast, The Power Of The Dog or West Side Story,
However, in the final days, Bafta Winner CODA (Child Of Deaf Adults) saw the bookmakers slash the odds on that film, CODA duly won.
By IMP Awards / 2021 Movie Poster Gallery / CODA Poster, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68035183
Best Picture Oscar Winners
| Year of Film Release | Film | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (94th) | CODA | Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi, and Patrick Wachsberger |
| 2020 (93rd) | Nomadland | Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, and Chloé Zhao |
| 2019 (92nd) | Parasite | Kwak Sin-ae and Bong Joon-ho |
| 2018 (91st) | Green Book | Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga |
| 2017 (90th) | The Shape of Water | Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale |
| 2016 (89th) | Moonlight | Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner |
| 2015 (88th) | Spotlight | Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Michael Sugar |
| 2014 (87th) | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole |
| 2013 (86th) | 12 Years a Slave | Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, and Anthony Katagas |
| 2012 (85th) | Argo | Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney |
| 2011 (84th) | The Artist | Thomas Langmann |
| 2010 (83rd) | The King's Speech | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin |
| 2009 (82nd) | The Hurt Locker | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, and Greg Shapiro |
| 2008 (81st) | Slumdog Millionaire | Christian Colson |
| 2007 (80th) | No Country for Old Men | Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen |
| 2006 (79th) | The Departed | Graham King |
| 2005 (78th) | Crash | Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman |
| 2004 (77th) | Million Dollar Baby | Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, and Tom Rosenberg |
| 2003 (76th) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh |
| 2002 (75th) | Chicago | Martin Richards |
| 2001 (74th) | A Beautiful Mind | Brian Grazer and Ron Howard |
| 2000 (73rd) | Gladiator | Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, and Branko Lustig |
Best Director Oscar
Bookmaker Favourites: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert & Steven Spielberg
Critics have heavily praised Everything Everywhere Always at Once and its directors look the main rivals to Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg has won the Best Director statue twice before (Schindler's List in 1993 and Saving Private Ryan in 1998) as well as receiving 9 nominations over the years.
The bookmakers are finding it hard to split the favourites and we can expect plenty of movement in the odds as the awards ceremony comes closer.
Last Year
Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog was most tipsters favourite, the bookies looking at the Best Director Odds agreed.
Jane Campion won.
Best Director Oscar Winners
| Year | Director(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (94th) | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog |
| 2020/21 [note 3] (93rd) | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland |
| 2019 (92nd) | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite |
| 2018 (91st) | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma |
| 2017 (90th) | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water |
| 2016 (89th) | Damien Chazelle | La La Land |
| 2015 (88th) | Alejandro González Iñárritu | The Revenant |
| 2014 (87th) | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Birdman |
| 2013 (86th) | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity |
| 2012 (85th) | Ang Lee | Life of Pi |
| 2011 (84th) | Michel Hazanavicius | The Artist |
| 2010 (83rd) | Tom Hooper | The King's Speech |
| 2009 (82nd) | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
| 2008 (81st) | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 2007 (80th) | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | No Country for Old Men |
| 2006 (79th) | Martin Scorsese | The Departed |
| 2005 (78th) | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2004 (77th) | Clint Eastwood | Million Dollar Baby |
| 2003 (76th) | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2002 (75th) | Roman Polanski | The Pianist |
| 2001 (74th) | Ron Howard | A Beautiful Mind |
| 2000 (73rd) | Steven Soderbergh | Traffic |
Best Actor Oscar
Bookmaker Favourite: Brendan Fraser
Fraser the star of George of The Jungle and The Mummy brings a completely different performance in the Darren Aronofsky-directed The Whale
He plays an obese middle-aged man trying to reconnect with his daughter.
Image: shutterstock
Main Rival: Colin Farrell
The Irish actor is reunited with In Bruges co-star Brendan Gleeson for a story about friendship in The Banshees of Inisherin.
His 2022 Venice Film Festival award for the movie has propelled him into the Best Actor Oscar betting market.
Image: shutterstock
Last Year
Three real credible options in the Best Actor betting. Will Smith was in pole position after portraying Serena and Venus Williams's father in King Richard.
Ali and the Pursuit Of Happiness were the two previous Best Actor Academy Award nominations for Will Smith, he lost out to Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker.
Benedict Cumberbatch was gracious after losing the BAFTA to Will, he needed to be gracious again at the Oscars.
A value outsider was Andrew Garfield who played composer Jonathan Larson in tick, tick...BOOM.
Will Smith won.
Best Actor Oscar Winners
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (94th) | Will Smith | Richard Williams | King Richard |
| 2020/21 [103] (93rd) | Anthony Hopkins | Anthony | The Father |
| 2019 (92nd) | Joaquin Phoenix | Arthur Fleck / Joker | Joker |
| 2018 (91st) | Rami Malek | Freddie Mercury | Bohemian Rhapsody |
| 2017 (90th) | Gary Oldman | Winston Churchill | Darkest Hour |
| 2016 (89th) | Casey Affleck | Lee Chandler | Manchester by the Sea |
| 2015 (88th) | Leonardo DiCaprio | Hugh Glass | The Revenant |
| 2014 (87th) | Eddie Redmayne | Stephen Hawking | The Theory of Everything |
| 2013 (86th) | Matthew McConaughey | Ron Woodroof | Dallas Buyers Club |
| 2012 (85th) | Daniel Day-Lewis | Abraham Lincoln | Lincoln |
| 2011 (84th) | Jean Dujardin | George Valentin | The Artist |
| 2010 (83rd) | Colin Firth | King George VI | The King's Speech |
| 2009 (82nd) | Jeff Bridges | Otis "Bad" Blake | Crazy Heart |
| 2008 (81st) | Sean Penn | Harvey Milk | Milk |
| 2007 (80th) | Daniel Day-Lewis | Daniel Plainview | There Will Be Blood |
| 2006 (79th) | Forest Whitaker | Idi Amin | The Last King of Scotland |
| 2005 (78th) | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Truman Capote | Capote |
| 2004 (77th) | Jamie Foxx | Ray Charles | Ray |
| 2003 (76th) | Sean Penn | Jimmy Markum | Mystic River |
| 2002 (75th) | Adrien Brody | Władysław Szpilman | The Pianist |
| 2001 (74th) | Denzel Washington | Det. Sgt. Alonzo Harris | Training Day |
| 2000 (73rd) | Russell Crowe | Maximus Decimus Meridius | Gladiator |
Best Actress Oscar
Bookmaker Favourite:
Cate Blanchett has two Oscars, her first was for Best Supporting Actress in The Aviator (2004) and then in 2013 she won the Best Actress Oscar for Blue Jasmine.
Her short Oscar odds indicate that she is the actress to beat for her performance as a conductor of the Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra in the Psychological drama Tar.
There has been plenty of controversy in this category due to the nomination received by Andrea Risborough for her performance as a West Texas single mother in the low-budget To Leslie.
It seems that there was " PR campaigning" by some leading celebrity names to get her performance included, which led to other actresses missing out on a Best Actress nomination.
As we know it wouldn't be an award ceremony these days without some contention and squabbling!
| Year | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (94th) | Jessica Chastain | Tammy Faye Bakker | The Eyes of Tammy Faye |
| 2020/21 (93rd) | Frances McDormand | Fern | Nomadland |
| 2019 (92nd) | Renée Zellweger | Judy Garland | Judy |
| 2018 (91st) | Olivia Colman | Queen Anne | The Favourite |
| 2017 (90th) | Frances McDormand | Mildred Hayes | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| 2016 (89th) | Emma Stone | Mia Dolan | La La Land |
| 2015 (88th) | Brie Larson | Joy "Ma" Newsome | Room |
| 2014 (87th) | Julianne Moore | Alice Howland | Still Alice |
| 2013 (86th) | Cate Blanchett | Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis | Blue Jasmine |
| 2012 (85th) | Jennifer Lawrence | Tiffany Maxwell | Silver Linings Playbook |
| 2011 (84th) | Meryl Streep | Margaret Thatcher | The Iron Lady |
| 2010 (83rd) | Natalie Portman | Nina Sayers | Black Swan |
| 2009 (82nd) | Sandra Bullock | Leigh Anne Tuohy | The Blind Side |
| 2008 (81st) | Kate Winslet | Hanna Schmitz | The Reader |
| 2007 (80th) | Marion Cotillard | Édith Piaf | La Vie en Rose |
| 2006 (79th) | Helen Mirren | Queen Elizabeth II | The Queen |
| 2005 (78th) | Reese Witherspoon | June Carter Cash | Walk the Line |
| 2004 (77th) | Hilary Swank | Maggie Fitzgerald | Million Dollar Baby |
| 2003 (76th) | Charlize Theron | Aileen "Lee" Wuornos | Monster |
| 2002 (75th) | Nicole Kidman | Virginia Woolf | The Hours |
| 2001 (74th) | Halle Berry | Leticia Musgrove | Monster's Ball |
| 2000 (73rd) | Julia Roberts | Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich |
Last Year
The biopic The Eyes Of Tammy Faye which Jessica Chastain produced as well as acted in won her the Best Actress Oscar.
Best Supporting Actor Oscar
A very short price for Ke Huy Quan in the best supporting actor category.
Best Supporting Actor Winners
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (94th) | Troy Kotsur | Frank Rossi | CODA |
| 2020–21 (93rd) | Daniel Kaluuya | Fred Hampton | Judas and the Black Messiah |
| 2019 (92nd) | Brad Pitt | Cliff Booth | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| 2018 (91st) | Mahershala Ali | Don Shirley | Green Book |
| 2017 (90th) | Sam Rockwell | Officer Jason Dixon | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| 2016 (89th) | Mahershala Ali | Juan | Moonlight |
| 2015 (88th) | Mark Rylance | Rudolf Abel | Bridge of Spies |
| 2014 (87th) | J. K. Simmons | Terence Fletcher | Whiplash |
| 2013 (86th) | Jared Leto | Rayon | Dallas Buyers Club |
| 2012 (85th) | Christoph Waltz | Dr. King Schultz | Django Unchained |
| 2011 (84th) | Christopher Plummer | Hal Fields | Beginners |
| 2010 (83rd) | Christian Bale | Dicky Eklund | The Fighter |
| 2009 (82nd) | Christoph Waltz | SS Colonel Hans Landa | Inglourious Basterds |
| 2008 (81st) | Heath Ledger † (posthumous) | The Joker | The Dark Knight |
| 2007 (80th) | Javier Bardem | Anton Chigurh | No Country for Old Men |
| 2006 (79th) | Alan Arkin | Edwin Hoover | Little Miss Sunshine |
| 2005 (78th) | George Clooney | Bob Barnes | Syriana |
| 2004 (77th) | Morgan Freeman | Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris | Million Dollar Baby |
| 2003 (76th) | Tim Robbins | Dave Boyle | Mystic River |
| 2002 (75th) | Chris Cooper | John Laroche | Adaptation |
| 2001 (74th) | Jim Broadbent | John Bayley | Iris |
| 2000 (73rd) | Benicio del Toro | Javier Rodriguez | Traffic |
Last Year
The success of Troy Kotsur at the BAFTAS saw him become the new OSCAR favourite for his performance in CODA.
Troy Kotsur won.
Best Supporting Actress Oscar
The favourites are Angela Bassett and Kerry Condon although many would hope that Jamie Lee Curtis who has appeared in many of our all-time favourite movies but has never been nominated before could win Best Supporting Actress, her current odds look a bit big.
Best Supporting Actress Winners
| Year | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (94th) | Ariana DeBose | Anita | West Side Story |
| 2020 (93rd) | Youn Yuh-jung | Soon-ja | Minari |
| 2019 (92nd) | Laura Dern | Nora Fanshaw | Marriage Story |
| 2018 (91st) | Regina King | Sharon Rivers | If Beale Street Could Talk |
| 2017 (90th) | Allison Janney | LaVona Golden | I, Tonya |
| 2016 (89th) | Viola Davis | Rose Lee Maxson | Fences |
| 2015 (88th) | Alicia Vikander | Gerda Wegener | The Danish Girl |
| 2014 (87th) | Patricia Arquette | Olivia Evans | Boyhood |
| 2013 (86th) | Lupita Nyong'o | Patsey | 12 Years a Slave |
| 2012 (85th) | Anne Hathaway | Fantine | Les Misérables |
| 2011 (84th) | Octavia Spencer | Minny Jackson | The Help |
| 2010 (83rd) | Melissa Leo | Alice Eklund-Ward | The Fighter |
| 2009 (82nd) | Mo'Nique | Mary Lee Johnston | Precious |
| 2008 (81st) | Penélope Cruz | María Elena | Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
| 2007 (80th) | Tilda Swinton | Karen Crowder | Michael Clayton |
| 2006 (79th) | Jennifer Hudson | Effie White | Dreamgirls |
| 2005 (78th) | Rachel Weisz | Tessa Quayle | The Constant Gardener |
| 2004 (77th) | Cate Blanchett | Katharine Hepburn | The Aviator |
| 2003 (76th) | Renée Zellweger | Ruby Thewes | Cold Mountain |
| 2002 (75th) | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Velma Kelly | Chicago |
| 2001 (74th) | Jennifer Connelly | Alicia Nash | A Beautiful Mind |
| 2000 (73rd) | Marcia Gay Harden | Lee Krasner | Pollock |
Last Year
The Winner was Arianna DeBose who starred as Anita in the Steve Spielberg remake of West Side Story
In 1962 Rita Moreno won her Oscar for the same role in the original.
Oscar Critical Success
We all know a film that the critics love and the public hate, and vice versa.
When it comes to the Academy Awards we often see this manifest itself in films missing out on Oscar or sweeping the boards.
The first table shows only a 14% agreement on the film that won the Best Picture Oscar.
The 2nd and 3rd tables show which films the critics and cinema-goers most heavily disagreed on.
| Who agrees on the Oscar Winner? (91 ceremonies) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Critics Agree | Public Agree | Both Agree |
| 28 | 21 | 13 |
| 31% | 23% | 14% |
In recent years both coming of age films Boyhood and Moonlight were lauded by the critics, but many cinemagoers were not as enthusiastic, Boyhood lost out to Birdman at the 87th Oscars.
Moonlight many of you may remember was not originally called the winner at the Oscar Ceremony in 2016.
La La Land was incorrectly announced as the Best Picture winner after an envelope mix up, but the mistake was quickly rectified with the Barry Jenkins written and directed Moonlight winning the statue.
| Top 10 films critics loved that the public didn't | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Critic Score | User Score | Disparity |
| 2016 | Moonlight | 99 | 71 | 28 |
| 2014 | Boyhood | 100 | 74 | 26 |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | 95 | 69 | 26 |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | 92 | 66 | 26 |
| 2018 | Black Panther | 88 | 63 | 25 |
| 2006 | The Queen | 91 | 67 | 24 |
| 2022 | Licorice Pizza | 90 | 66 | 24 |
| 2004 | Sideways | 94 | 71 | 23 |
| 2009 | The Hurt Locker | 95 | 73 | 22 |
| 1973 | American Graffiti | 97 | 76 | 21 |
Ghost, Field Of Dreams, The Sixth Sense are part of a stellar list of films many have grown to love.
However, the critics were not as taken with them, none of these popular films won a Best Picture Oscar.
The most recent movie on our list The Joker missed out in 2019 losing to Parasite.
| Top 10 films that critics snubbed but the public loved | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Critic Score | User Score | Disparity |
| 1970 | Airport | 42 | 77 | 35 |
| 1990 | Ghost | 52 | 84 | 32 |
| 2019 | Joker | 59 | 90 | 31 |
| 1986 | The Mission | 55 | 86 | 31 |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | 57 | 85 | 28 |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 49 | 77 | 28 |
| 1992 | Scent of a Woman | 59 | 85 | 26 |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense | 64 | 88 | 24 |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | 60 | 84 | 24 |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | 51 | 75 | 24 |
Academy Award Categories
| Year introduced | Category | Betting in 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1927/28 | Best Picture | Yes |
| 1927/28 | Best Director | Yes |
| 1927/28 | Best Actor | Yes |
| 1927/28 | Best Actress | Yes |
| 1927/28 | Best Cinematography | Sometimes |
| 1927/28 | Best Production Design | Sometimes |
| 1927/28 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Sometimes |
| 1929/30 | Best Sound | Rarely |
| 1930 | Best Animated Short Film | Rarely |
| 1931/32 | Best Live Action Short Film | Rarely |
| 1934 | Best Film Editing | Rarely |
| 1934 | Best Original Score | Sometimes |
| 1934 | Best Original Song | Sometimes |
| 1936 | Best Supporting Actor | Yes |
| 1936 | Best Supporting Actress | Yes |
| 1939 | Best Visual Effects | Sometimes |
| 1940 | Best Original Screenplay | Sometimes |
| 1941 | Best Documentary Short Film | Rarely |
| 1943 | Best Documentary Feature Film | Rarely |
| 1947 | Best International Feature Film | Rarely |
| 1948 | Best Costume Design | Rarely |
| 1981 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Rarely |
| 2001 | Best Animated Feature Film | Yes |
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