2024 Oscars odds: Robert Downey Jr. is the frontrunner in Best Supporting Actor
Oppenheimer is the favorite in multiple categories, but nominations for Poor Things also loom.
The nominees have been announced and the table is officially set for the 2024 Academy Awards.
Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations and looks like the lead contender in a host of categories, including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Picture. In Best Actress, Margot Robbie was snubbed for her performance in Barbie, and the race now looks like a head-to-head showdown between Emma Stone for her performance in Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone.
In addition to the snubs for Barbie, we’re all a bit mystified that Charles Melton (May December) and Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon) didn’t earn nominations for their acting performances. And it remains wild that The Iron Claw, Asteroid City, and The Super Mario Bros Movie were totally blanked. The Academy continues to not understand Wes Anderson’s greatness and continues to overlook great sports biopics that aren’t boxing or baseball. And it makes little sense as to why the Oscars – which is ultimately a television show – would pass up on the opportunity to have Jack Black dress up as Bowser and perform Peaches live.
Anyways.
Sportsbooks are offering betting lines on the 96th Academy Awards, which means you can place your cold hard cash on who you think will win some of the major awards.
Here’s what the favorites look like for Best Picture, Best Director and each of the four acting categories, via DraftKings.