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Oscars 2025 odds and predictions: what do the bookies say about the favorites to win?

Big-name stars including Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore are hoping to take home Academy Awards. What are there chances of doing so?

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Update: Mar 2nd, 2025 10:36 EST

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The 97th Academy Awards, AKA the 2025 Oscars, are just around the corner, with the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles ready to welcome the biggest names from the world of cinema on Sunday (March 2).

As tends to be the case each year, much of the pre-ceremony speculation and predictions focus on the “main” categories, particularly Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

The controversial “Emilia Pérez” leads the way in terms of nominations with 13, while big names actors and actresses Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore are all hoping to take home a statuette.

But what are their chances of doing so? This is how the bookmakers sees things playing out, according to comparison site Oddschecker.

Oscars 2025 main category favorites

Best Picture

There appears to be relatively little doubt that “Anora,” a comedy drama directed by Sean Baker, will be named Best Picture. It has odds of -190, with “The Brutalist” its nearest challenger at +650.

"Dune: Part 2"
"I'm Still Here"
"Anora" - FAVORITE
"The Brutalist"
"Conclave"
"A Complete Unknown"
"Wicked"
"The Substance"
"Emilia Pérez"
"Nickel Boys"

Best Director

Baker could be set to do the Best Picture-Best Director double, although his odds of -175 in the latter category don’t put him all that far ahead of “The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet (+145).

Sean Baker - "Anora" - FAVORITE
Brady Corbet - "The Brutalist"
James Mangold - "A Complete Unknown"
Jacques Audiard - "Emilia Pérez"
Coralie Fargeat - "The Substance"

Best Actor

Adrien Brody (-167) is being tipped to win his second Oscar for Best Actor, 23 years after his first. However, “The Brutalist” star could be challenged by Timothée Chalamet (+185), who has some hope of claiming a first Academy Award.

Adrien Brody - "The Brutalist" - FAVORITE
Timothée Chalamet - "A Complete Unknown"
Colman Domingo - "Sing Sing"
Ralph Fiennes - "Conclave"
Sebastian Stan - "The Apprentice"

Best Actress

Although plenty of critics have tipped “Anora” star Mikey Maddison (+225) to take home the Best Actress prize, veteran A-lister Demi Moore (-240) is the bookies' favourite for her performance in “The Substance”.

Cynthia Erivo - "Wicked"
Karla Sofía Gascón - "Emilia Pérez"
Mikey Madison - "Anora"
Demi Moore - "The Substance" - FAVORITE
Fernanda Torres - "I'm Still Here"

Best Supporting Actor

This one appears to be a one-horse race, which will be won by Kieran Culkin (-1667) for “A Real Pain”. The second “favorite,” if we can call him that, is Edward Norton, all the way back at +1600.

Yura Borisov - "Anora"
Kieran Culkin - "A Real Pain" - FAVORITE
Edward Norton - "A Complete Unknown"
Guy Pearce - "The Brutalist"
Jeremy Strong - "The Apprentice"

Best Supporting Actress

“Emilia Pérez” actress Zoe Saldana (-1100) isn’t quite as big a favorite to win an Oscar as Culkin, but is the red-hot favorite to do so ahead of “Wicked” singer-turned-actress Ariana Grande (+1000).

Monica Barbaro - "A Complete Unknown"
Ariana Grande - "Wicked"
Felicity Jones - "The Brutalist"
Isabella Rossellini - "Conclave"
Zoe Saldaña - "Emilia Pérez" - FAVORITE