2026 Oscar Payout Odds: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Production Design

It's a tough one to bet.  Best Visual Effects is most certainly going to Avatar: Fire and Ash.  Easy bet, yes, but the price is -1500.  One would have to wager $150 to win $10.  That $150 is refunded just as long as the film wins. You profit $10.  Savvy gamblers will place $150 bets at a few different books. 

Best Visual Effects Oscar Odds 2026

Avatar: Fire and Ash
-1500
F1
+1000
Sinners
+1800
The Lost Bus
+2700
Jurassic World Rebirth
+4000

Best Sound Oscar Odds 2026

The Best Sound category does feature better value. 

F1 is not a "lock" per se, but comes in priced at -450.  That's an 82% probability.  

You only have to bet $45 to win $10 and that $45 is refunded.  Your profit here is $10 for every $45 wagered. 

F1
-450
Sinners
+430
One Battle After Another
+1600
Sirat
+2200
Frankenstein
+2700

Best Production Design

Frankenstein requires a $60 bet to profit $10. 

Frankenstein
-600
Sinners
+500
Hamnet
+1600
One Battle After Another
+2200
Marty Supreme
+2200

• Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com