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- Cynthia Erivo tops the betting odds for the 2026 Best Actress Oscar
- Erivo looking for the Oscar to complete the EGOT
- Odds also given on the Best Actor category
Cynthia Erivo tops the betting odds for the 2026 Best Actress Oscar
Betting odds are now given on the Oscars 2026 with the full market now here with Betting Sites for the Best Actress category.
Cynthia Erivo sits at the top of the betting odds to win Best Actress for her role in the second Wicked movie, Wicked: For Good, set to release later this year.
Erivo was nominated for her performance as Elphaba in the first Wicked movie released last November and she may well be nominated once again at next year's Oscars for the sequel.
Massive names follow Erivo in the market including Jennifer Lawrence, who won the Best Actress award for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook back in 2013.
| 2026 Oscars Best Actress | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Jennifer Lawrence - Die, My Love | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Jessica Lange - Long Day's Journey Into Night | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Jessie Buckley - Hamnet | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Emma Stone - Bugonia | 9/1 | 10.0% |
Erivo looking for the Oscar to complete the EGOT
Cynthia Erivo is now just an Oscar away from winning an EGOT after winning a Tony, a Grammy, and a Daytime Emmy for her role as Celie Harris Johnson on Broadway's The Color Purple.
EGOT is the acronym given for winning the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards with 27 people achieving the feat with 21 competitive and 6 with noncompetitive or honorary awards.
Previous odds have placed Erivo as the 5/4 favourite to be the next to achieve the EGOT, with Lin-Manuel Miranda following just behind in the market.
Who will be the next person to achieve EGOT status? Cynthia Erivo now 5/4 FAVOURITE with bookmakers!
Odds also given on the Best Actor category
Robert Pattinson and Timothée Chalamet both share joint-favouritism in the betting market to win the 2026 Best Actor award at next year's Oscars.
Chalamet was nominated for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown and he could well go one better with a win in 2026.
The market puts Chalamet at 2/1 to win the award for his role as Marty Mauser in the movie Marty Supreme which is pencilled in for a January release.
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Where to Bet on the Oscars 2026?
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