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- Fantasia Barrino remains favourite to win Best Actress with Emma Stone's odds shortening
- Poor Things now the third favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars after Venice Film Festival success
- When will the 2024 Oscars take place and nominations be revealed?
Fantasia Barrino remains favourite to win Best Actress with Emma Stone's odds shortening
Betting remains available for the 2024 Oscars with UK Betting Sites offering odds on the key categories at the awards show including who will win Best Actress.
Fantasia Barrino has been the favourite for well over a month to win Best Actress and remains there for her performance in the upcoming musical drama The Color Purple.
The movie is set to to be released during the festive period and this may even see her odds shorten further once viewers get to see her performance in the film.
William Hill have Barrino clear above Emma Stone in the market who has moved into 11/8 to win Best Actress for her role in the movie Poor Things.
| Oscars 2024 Best Actress | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasia Barrino - The Color Purple | 11/10 | 47.6% |
| Emma Stone - Poor Things | 11/8 | 42.1% |
| Carey Mulligan - Maestro | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Margot Robbie - Barbie | 11/4 | 26.7% |
| Annette Bening - Nyad | 3/1 | 25.0% |
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Poor Things now the third favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars after Venice Film Festival success
The betting market for the Oscars Best Picture award has seen a recent change with Poor Things moving into third favourite to win the prestigious award.
This market change came after the movie won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month and bookies have shortened it to 6/1.
Oppenheimer remains the clear favourite to win the Best Picture Oscar with Killers of the Flower Moon just behind in the odds.
| Oscars 2024 Best Picture | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| Killers of the Flower Moon
|
7/4 | 36.4% |
| Poor Things | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Lee | 9/1 | 11.1% |
| Past Lives | 9/1 | 11.1% |
When will the 2024 Oscars take place and nominations be revealed?
The 2024 Oscars are set to take place on Sunday March 10 2024 and we should see that date a certainty unless Actors strikes continue.
Nominations for the Academy Awards take place a couple of months early with the final list expected to be announced on 23 January 2024.
The show will be held in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be the 96th Academy Awards.
