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The Best Director and Best Actress categories at this year's Oscars Gambling911.com considers to be "locks".
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) would require a $1500 bet to win just $100 (the $1500 would be refunded). Most books do not even allow these high limits on the Oscars.
Thomas, also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation,[a] his accolades include two Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Critics Choice Awards, and nominations for fourteen Academy Awards, and a Grammy. He is the only person to have won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and the Silver and Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Best Director 2026 Oscars
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
-1500
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
+800
Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
+2000
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
+3300
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
+4500
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) is an even bigger favorite in her respective category of Best Actress, priced at -4000.
Buckley, who is nominated for Hamlet, is an Irish actress and singer. Her accolades include a British Academy Film Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Scottish BAFTA, and an Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.
Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second.
The film dramatises the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway[a] as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet.
Best Actress 2026 Oscars
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
-4000
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
+1200
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
+3300
Emma Stone (Bugonia)
+2000
Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
+3000
- Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com
