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- Benedict Cumberbatch is the favourite for Best Actor in a Leading Role at this year's BAFTA awards
- Lady Gaga is the 6/4 favourite for the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in House Of Gucci
- The Power Of The Dog still favourite in the Best Film category this year
Benedict Cumberbatch leads the way for Best Actor in a Leading Role
British Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is the 4/6 bookies favourite to win Best Actor in a Leading Role at this year's BAFTA's.
The Power Of The Dog star leads the way ahead of Will Smith and Stephen Graham to win this year's award.
| Best Actor in a Leading Role nominee
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Benedict Cumberbatch
|
4/6 | 60% |
| Will Smith
|
11/8 | 42.1% |
| Stephen Graham
|
16/1 | 5.9% |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| Mahershala Ali
|
20/1 | 4.8% |
| Adeel Akhtar
|
25/1 | 3.8% |
Will Smith has been touted for the top honours in this year's different award shows, but Benedict Cumberbatch is the favourite at the BAFTAs.
According to bookmakers though this award is a two horse race, with Stephen Graham and Leonardo DiCaprio both 16/1 joint third favourites.
That gives them both just a 5.9% chance of winning this award compared to the two favourites in the category.
Lady Gaga is the 6/4 favourite for the Best Actress in a Leading Role
Lady Gaga's role as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci has made bookmakers install her as 6/4 favourite in the market to win the Best Actress in a Leading Role award.
English actress Emilia Jones is the second favourite in the category at odds of 10/3 and the film CODA has had increasing praise and popularity in recent weeks.
Winning at the SAG Awards and then winning Best Picture at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards has seen more talk around CODA at the BAFTA's.
Gaga though has remained a consistent favourite in this category with bookmakers though since the odds have gone up.
The Power Of The Dog remains favourite in the Best Film category
Netflix distributed film The Power Of The Dog is still the odds on favourite for the Best Film category at this year's BAFTAs.
Belfast remains it's closest rival for the big award, just behind in the odds at 7/4 in comparison.
| Best Film nominee | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| The Power Of The Dog | 8/15 | 65.2% |
| Belfast | 7/4 | 36.4% |
| Dune | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Licorice Pizza | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Don't Look Up | 33/1 | 2.9% |
Don't Look Up is another Netflix distributed film that is nominated for the Best Film award in what has been a successful year for the streaming platform.
At odds of 33/1 though it remains an outsider to win this award at the BAFTAs.
