Oscars 2022 Betting Odds: Will Smith HEAVY 1/8 favourite to win Best Actor after BAFTAs win!

Oscars 2022 Betting Odds: Will Smith HEAVY 1/8 favourite to win Best Actor after BAFTAs win!
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  • Will Smith favourite for Best Actor at 1/8 after winning at the BAFTAs
  • The Power of the Dog is odds on favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars this year
  • Other popular categories include Best Animated Film where Disney mega hit Encanto is another heavy favourite to win an award

Will Smith favourite for Best Actor at this year's Oscars

Superstar actor Will Smith is a heavy 1/8 favourite with bookmakers to win Best Actor at this year's Oscars ceremony. 

Smith won the Leading Actor award at the BAFTAs last weekend for his role in movie King Richard. 

Best Actor at Oscars Odds Probability
Will Smith 1/8 88.9%
Benedict Cumberbatch 5/1 16.7%
Andrew Garfield 9/1 10%
Denzel Washington 25/1 3.8%


Benedict Cumberbatch was favourite to win the BAFTA for Leading Actor going into those awards, but was pipped by Smith. 

The Power of the Dog won numerous awards at the BAFTAs, showing that its popularity across the awards season has continued. 

Andrew Garfield is also nominated for this award for his role in autobiographical musical 'tick, tick... BOOM!' where he stars as playwright Jonathan Larson.

Will Smith is the heavy favourite for Best Actor at this year's Oscars ceremony after his win at the BAFTAs saw him backed further in the market.
Steve Madgwick - Entertainment Betting Specialist - OLBG.com

The Power of the Dog set to sweep another awards show

Jane Campion's western The Power of the Dog scooped two major prizes at the BAFTAs with Best Picture and Best Director both going towards them.

More of the same could happen here, with the Netflix distributed film 4/11 to win Best Picture at the Oscars this year. 

Jane Campion herself is also 1/40 to win Best Director, with that award seemingly already tied up according to bookmakers.

There are more categories that can be compared for this year's Oscars that you can check out in our blog here

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