Oscars 2026 Best Actor Odds: Chalamet & Skarsgård Clear Favourites Ahead of Nominations

Timothée Chalamet is the odds-on favourite to win Best Actor at the 2026 Oscars, with Stellan Skarsgård leading Best Supporting Actor in a potentially history-making nomination.
Oscars 2026 Best Actor Odds: Chalamet & Skarsgård Clear Favourites Ahead of Nominations
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  • Timothée Chalamet is now 1/5 favourite to win Best Actor for Marty Supreme ahead of the 2026 Oscar nominations on January 22.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Wagner Moura trail behind in the Best Actor market at 11/2 and 7/1 respectively.
  • Stellan Skarsgård leads the Best Supporting Actor odds at 6/5 for his role in Sentimental Value.

Best Actor Market Dominated by Chalamet

All eyes are on the 2026 Oscars this week with nominations set to be announced on Thursday ahead of March's big show.

French-American actor Timothée Chalamet is odds-on favourite to win his first Best Actor Oscar for Marty Supreme. leading the market at 1/5 with bet365. 

He’s swept early awards this season and is expected to receive his third career nomination later this week.

His closest competitors in the betting are Leonardo DiCaprio (11/2) for One Battle After Another and Wagner Moura (7/1) for The Secret Agent.

Betting odds continue to be offered on the market, with the best entertainment betting sites the top place to check out a list of bookmakers who offer specials.

Best Actor Odds (via bet365)

ActorFilmOdds
Timothée ChalametMarty Supreme1/5
Leonardo DiCaprioOne Battle After Another11/2
Wagner MouraThe Secret Agent7/1
Ethan HawkeBlue Moon20/1
Michael B. JordanSinners20/1

Skarsgård Favourite to Make Supporting Actor History

In the Best Supporting Actor category, Stellan Skarsgård (6/5) is the market leader for his role in Sentimental Value. 

If nominated, he would be the first non-English language performer to ever be nominated in this category, despite the Academy previously recognising foreign-language performances in other acting awards.

The Swedish actor's performance has gained critical acclaim and he already took home the Golden Globe earlier this month.

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Best Supporting Actor Odds

ActorFilmOdds
Stellan SkarsgårdSentimental Value6/5
Benicio Del ToroOne Battle After Another11/5
Sean PennOne Battle After Another3/1
Jacob ElordiFrankenstein11/2
Paul MescalHamnet25/1
Miles CatonSinners50/1

Oscars 2026 – Key Dates

  • Nominations announced: Thursday January 22, 2026
  • Ceremony date: Sunday March 15, 2026
  • Host: Conan O’Brien (returning for second time)

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