Pictured: Oppenheimer stars Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh John Phillips/Getty Images.

Oscar odds for best picture: 'Oppenheimer' favorite to win at Academy Awards

Originally posted on Action Network
By Collin Whitchurch | Last updated Mar 3, 2024 3:23 PM ET

Best Picture odds have been released after the announcement of the 2024 Academy Awards nominations. Ten films were nominated for Oscar Best Picture, and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer leads the way according to early odds posted by BetMGM.

The box office sensation is an early -1400 favorite to take the award, meaning a $100 wager on the film would net $7.14 should it take the prize.

Below, you'll find the full list of Best Picture nominees at the 2024 Oscars.

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Best Picture Odds

Nominee	Odds	Implied Prob.
Oppenheimer	-3000	96.77%
Poor Things	+1600	5.88%
Barbie	+2300	4.17%
The Zone of Interest	+2300	4.17%
Killers of the Flower Moon	+3400	2.86%
Anatomy of a Fall	+3400	2.86%
The Holdovers	+4200	2.33%
American Fiction	+6500	1.52%
Maestro	+10000	0.99%
Past Lives	+10000	0.99%

Best Picture odds via FanDuel and as of Sunday, March 3. Use our FanDuel Promo Code to get the most out of your Oscars betting action.

Best Picture odds have been released after the announcement of the 2024 Academy Awards nominations. Ten films were nominated for Oscar Best Picture, and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer leads the way according to oddmakers.

The box office sensation is a strong -3000 favorite to take the award, meaning a $100 wager on the film would net $3.33 should it take the prize.

Oddsmakers believe the biggest threat to a potential Oppenheimer coronation is Poor Things. It comes in as the second betting favorite at +1600, meaning a $100 wager would net $1,600.

Barbie, which was the highest-grossing film of 2023, is among the Best Picture contenders, too. The cultural phenomenon is listed with +2300 odds to be named Best Picture, meaning a $100 wager would bring in $2,300. It is tied at those odds with The Zone of Interest.

Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon is at +3400, which would bring in $3,400 for a $100 bet should it win. It is tied with Anatomy of a Fall.

The 2024 Academy Awards is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Jimmy Kimmel will host the 96th Academy Awards.

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