For many years, it was generally a given that whoever won Best Director would also win Best Picture. In the 93 years of the Academy Awards, the awards matched 70% of the time. However, of the 27 times the two awards split, five of them have come in the past seven years. Since 2000, there has been a split between the awards 45% of the time.
Academy Awards Betting At NJ Online Sports Betting Sites
A complete guide to betting on the 2020 Oscars in New Jersey
In New Jersey, you can now bet on the Academy Awards.
In fact, the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement gave retail and online sportsbooks in the Garden State approval to start taking bets on the Oscars.
This means, if you feel strongly about the chances of one particular Best Picture nominee or are pretty sure you know who will take home the Oscar for Best Actress, you can now put some money on it.
Of course, you still need to be 21 or older and within New Jersey state lines to turn your Academy Award predictions into Oscar bets.
However, as long as that’s the case, some NJ online sports betting sites will be happy to take your Oscars action.
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2021 Oscar odds
Here is a look at the NJ sportsbook odds for the six biggest categories at this year’s Oscars.
Last updated April 5
Best Picture
| Nominee | DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Nomadland | -670 |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | +650 |
| Promising Young Woman | +1400 |
| Minari | +1400 |
| Mank | +2800 |
| Judas and the Black Messiah | +3000 |
| Sound of Metal | +5000 |
| The Father | +8000 |
Best Director
| Nominees | DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) | -2500 |
| David Fincher (Mank) | +1000 |
| Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) | +1400 |
| Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) | +1700 |
| Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)) | +2000 |
Best Actor
| Nominees | DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) | -2500 |
| Anthony Hopkins (The Father) | +800 |
| Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) | +1400 |
| Gary Oldman (Mank) | +2000 |
| Steven Yeun (Minari) | +2500 |
Best Actress
| Nominees | DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Carey Mulligan (Pretty Young Woman) | +125 |
| Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) | +180 |
| Francis McDormand (Nomadland) | +350 |
| Andra Day (United States vs. Billie Holiday) | +600 |
| Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman) | +1400 |
Best Supporting Actor
| Nominees | DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) | -2000 |
| Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of he Chicago 7) | +900 |
| Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) | +1200 |
| Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami) | +1400 |
| LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah) | +2500 |
Best Supporting Actress
| Nominees | DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Yuh-jung Youn (Minari) | -500 |
| Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) | +300 |
| Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy) | +650 |
| Olivia Colman (The Father) | +1000 |
| Amanda Seyfried (Mank) | +1700 |
When is the 2021 Oscars ceremony?
The 93rd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, April 25. As usual, the event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
ABC will broadcast the ceremony as well as have it available for streaming on all of ABC’s streaming services.
Key dates for awards season
The ceremony is not the only important date in Oscars betting. There are several awards ceremonies in January and February that serve as good indicators of which nominees are the favorites to win an Oscar. The Producers Guild of America (PGA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), Writers Guild of America (WGA), and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) all have good track records of predicting the big winners.
If the calendar feels fast-paced, you are not wrong. The movie awards season is roughly two weeks shorter than normal, with less than a month between the Oscar nominations and the ceremony. With less time for backlashes to rise up against the frontrunners, we are going to guess it is a pretty chalky awards season.
Here is a look at the important days on the calendar:
March 21: WGA Awards
April 11: BAFTA Awards
View the 2021 Oscars Nominees
2021 Academy Awards nominees
Best Picture
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun- Minari
Best Actress
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
LaKeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
Emerald Fennell- Promising Young Woman
Best Adapted Screenplay
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The White Tiger
Best Original Screenplay
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Animated Feature
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Wolfwalkers
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
Trial of the Chicago 7
Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet
Best Foreign Film
Another Round
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vidas, Aida?
Best Original Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Best Original Song
“Fight For You,” Judas and the Black Messiah
“Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik,” Eurovision Song Contest
“Io Sì,” The Life Ahead
“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami
Best Makeup and Hair
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
Pinocchio
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette
A Concerto in Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song For LaTasha
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Oscars Betting Tips
Best Picture and Best Director Are Not The Same
Imitation is the sincerest way to win an Oscar
If you want to win an acting Oscar, find a real person to play. Since 2000, 12 of the 19 Best Actor winners won for playing real people. Ten of the Best Actress winners were in biographical roles. This year, nine of the 20 acting nominees played real people.
The Write stuff
If a Best Picture nominee does not score a screenplay nomination, it faces a serious uphill battle to win the Oscar. Since 1936, there have only been four Best Pictures with a screenplay nod, and one of them was Hamlet. The last film to accomplish the feat was Titanic in 1997.
Ignore the Golden Globes
While the Golden Globes are considered the first big predictor of Oscars success, its track record for Best Picture is not great, especially considering they have two film winners in the Drama and Musical or Comedy categories. Still, since 2000, the Globes have not anointed an eventual Best Picture winner over half of the time.
This year women and AAPCs could make history
So far, Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to win the Best Director Oscar. However, this year, there are two female nominees, Emerald Fenell and Chloe Zhao. Zhao is considered the frontrunner for her film, Nomadland. Zhao and Minari director Lee Isaac-Chung are only the sixth and seventh individuals of Asian descent to be nominated in the category. However, since 2005, Asian directors have won three times. Ang Lee won twice, in 2005 and 2012. Bong Joon-Ho won last year for Parasite.
Repeat acting wins are tough
Only 43 people have won multiple acting Oscars. Of those, 32 of them won these awards in the past century. Christoph Waltz and Mahershela Ali have managed to pull it off recently, but they are the exception, not the rule. Viola Davis could mark a trend this year if she wins for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. There are five acting nominees who could become repeat winners this year.
Major Awards: Nominees and Winners
Golden Globes
Best Motion Picture – Drama:
Winner: Nomadland
The Father
Mank
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Winner: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Winner: Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Winner: Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Tahar Rahim – The Mauritanian
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Winner: Rosamund Pike – I Care A Lot
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Kae Hudson – Music
Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit
Anya Taylor-Joy – Emma.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Winner: Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
James Corden – The Prom
Lin -Manuel Miranda- Hamilton
Dev Patel – The Personal History of David Copperfield
Andy Samberg – Palm Springs
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture:
Winner: Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Helena Zengel – News of the World
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture:
Winner: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Jared Leto – The Little Things
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Best Director – Motion Picture:
Winner: Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Regina King – Once Night in Miami
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
Winner: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
One Night in Miami
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Winner: Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Winner: Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand -Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Winner: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of The Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Jared Leto – The Little Things
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Winner: Yuh-Jung Youn -Minari
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olvia Colman – The Father
Helena Zengel – News of the World
Producers Guild of America Awards
Winner: Nomadland
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Judas and the Black Messiah
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Minari
One Night in Miami
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Promising Young Woman
Directors Guild of America Awards
Winner: Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
BAFTA Awards
Best Film:
Winner: Nomadland
The Father
The Mauritanian
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Director:
Winner: Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
Shannon Murphy – Babyteeth
Lee Isaac Chung- Minari
Sarah Gavron- Rocks
Jasmila Zbanic – Quo Vadis, Aida?
Leading Actress:
Winner: Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Bukky Bakray – Rocks
Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Wunmi Mosaku – His House
Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Leading Actor:
Winner: Anthony Hopkins- The Father
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Adarsh Gourav – The White Tiger
Mads Mikkelsen – Another Round
Tahar Rahim – The Mauritanian
Supporting Actor:
Winner: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Barry Keoghan – Calm with Horses
Alan Kim – Minari
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Clarke Peters – Da 5 Bloods
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Supporting Actress:
Winner: Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari
Niamh Algar – Calm with Horses
Kosar Ali – Rocks
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah
Ashley Madekwe – County Lines
Writers Guild of America Awards
Best Original Screenplay:
Winner: Promising Young Woman
Judas and the Black Messiah
Palm Springs
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Winner: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
News of the World
One Night in Miami
The White Tiger
How to bet on the Oscars
Betting on the Oscars through any of the NJ sportsbook apps offering Oscars betting could not be easier.
The sportsbooks will each have an award category posted with a full list of nominees under it.
Beside each nominee is a number. Think of this number like the moneyline for a sporting event. If the number is negative (-), that nominee is a favorite to win. In fact, the number represents how much you will need to bet to win $100 plus your bet back.
For example, say DraftKings Sportsbook has The Trial of the Chicago 7 as the favorite to win Best Picture in 2021. If the number beside The The Trial of the Chicago 7 on the site is -175 that means you’ll need to bet $175 to win $100, plus your $175 back.
However, if the number is positive (+), that nominee is an underdog to win and the number represents how much you will win for every $100 you bet.
For example, DraftKings has The Father as a big underdog to win the Best Picture Oscar. The number beside The Father on the site is a whopping +8000. That means a $100 bet will pay out a stellar $8,100 if it wins Best Picture.
Just pick the winners
It’s simple; all you need to do is pick the winners. And, if you’re right, you’ll get paid according to the posted odds at the time you made a bet, which you will find under your current bets on your account.
DraftKings is taking bets on almost every category so that you can bet on everything from best film editing and best song to best foreign language film as well.
Top NJ sportsbooks to bet on the Oscars
In previous years, several online and mobile NJ sportsbooks offered odds on the Oscars. As of April 1, DraftKings is the only one offering Oscar odds. Just put a toe in New Jersey and the app will allow you to place bets on the Oscars.
However, you’ll need to sign up for an account first.
DraftKings Sportsbook
DraftKings Sportsbook is taking bets on all of the Oscar categories.
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