The nominations for the 2018 Academy Awards are out and the date for the biggest award show in entertainment is set for March 4th, 2018. If you’ve seen all the movies, watched the Golden Globes, SAGs and every other awards show leading up to the Oscars then you could be in a good position to lay down some bets on the awards.
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How To Bet On The Oscars
Betting on the Academy Awards is pretty easy and it is no different then betting on any other sport to be honest. You have to sign-up to an online sportsbook first and foremost and we will use our favorite for US players as an example, Bovada.
After signing up and entering all the standard info you will need to deposit into your account in order to have money to bet on the Academy Awards, on Bovada you can use a credit card, bitcoin or even a Visa gift card.
Next you just go to to their Entertainment Betting Odds Menu and from there you will be able to place all the bets you want on every category from Best Picture to Best Costume Design. This is an example of using Bovada but generally the same methods apply to all Sportsbooks.
Many people have The Shape of Water as running away with the best picture of the year and the runaway winner for Best Actor as Gary Oldman for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the Darkest Hour. He is listed at -1400 to win which is a huge favorite to try and go against.
Below we have compiled the current odds for some of the most popular categories as of February 2018 from our top Oscar betting sites. Odds may change by the time the actual show hits so if you like any of the odds right now jump on them before they go up or down.
Best Odds For Best Picture Category
The Shape Of Water, -150 at Bovada
Three Billboards Outside, +175 at Bovada
Lady Bird, +800 at TitanBet
Get Out, +2500 at Bovada
Dunkirk, +3300 at Bovada
The Post, +5000 at Bovada
Call Me By Your Name, +6600 at TitanBet
Darkest Hour, +10000 at TitanBet
Phantom Thread, +10000 at Bovada
Best Odds For Best Actor Category
Gary Oldman, -2000 at Bovada
Timothee Chalamet, +1400 at TitanBet
Daniel Kaluuya, +1800 at Bovada
Daniel Day Lewis, +2500 at TitanBet
Denzel Washington, +3300 at TitanBet
Best Odds For Best Actress Category
Frances McDormand, -600 at Bovada
Saoirse Ronan, +700 at TitanBet
Sally Hawkins, +1000 at TitanBet
Margot Robbie, +2500 at TitanBet
Meryl Streep, +5000 at TitanBet