The Power of the Dog is the favorite for Best Picture, while Will Smith (King Richard) leads the way for Best Actor.
The 94th Academy Awards are on Sunday in Los Angeles, and movie fans attending Super Bowl-style watch parties and betting on award winners has become an annual tradition as synonymous with the evening as the Red Carpet and the who’s-wearing-what,.
While the illegal market is likely to be robust, there are four U.S. states where you can legally bet on the Oscars: Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan and New Jersey. As Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall host the event broadcast on ABC, betters from the Garden State to the Bayou will be focused on maximizing profits from those golden statues.
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Here are the lines for many of the major awards as of Thursday on FanDuel:
Best Picture
The Power of the Dog: -140
CODA: +105
Belfast: +1100
King Richard: +2300
Dune: +2800
West Side Story: +3500
Licorice Pizza: +5500
Don’t Look Up: +6500
Drive My Car: +6500
Nightmare Alley: +8000
Best Actor
Will Smith (King Richard): -600
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog): +550
Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick…Boom!): +1000
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of MacBeth): +2800
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos): +4100
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye): -140
Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos): +240
Kristen Stewart (Spencer): +500
Olivia Coleman (The Lost Daughter): +500
Penelope Cruz (Parellel Mothers): +1600
Best Director
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog): -2400
Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza): +2300
Stephen Spielberg (West Side Story): +2300
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast): +2300
Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car): +2900
Best Supporting Actor
Troy Kotsur (CODA): -350
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog): +230
Ciaran Hinds (Belfast): +1800
Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog): +2800
J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos): +3500
Best Original Screenplay
Licorice Pizza: -135
Belfast: +135
Don’t Look Up: +600
The Worst Person in the World: +1000
King Richard: +2900
Best Adapted Screenplay
CODA: -165
The Power of the Dog: +145
The Lost Daughter: +600
Drive My Car: +1600
Dune: +2400
Best Cinematography
Dune: -950
The Power of the Dog: +270
The Tragedy of MacBeth: +1600
West Side Story: +2300
Nightmare Alley: +2900
Best Film Editing
Dune: -105
King Richard: +200
The Power of the Dog: +300
Tick, Tick…Boom!: +1300
Don’t Look Up: +2100
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): -310
Flee: +260
Attica: +1600
Ascension: +3200
Writing with Fire: +3500
Best Animated Feature
Encanto: -1100
The Mitchells vs the Machines: +800
Flee: +1000
Luca: +1700
Raya and the Last Dragon: +3500
Best Original Song
No Time To Die- Billie Eilish (No Time to Die): -250
Dos Oruguitas- Lin Manuel Miranda (Encanto): +220
Be Alive- Beyonce & DIXSON (King Richard): +700
Down To Joy- Van Morrison (Belfast): +1800
Somehow You Do- Diane Warren (Four Good Days): +1800
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