Oscars Odds: Jessica Chastain has a 46% Chance to Win Best Actress

Oddsmakers and bettors have some very different opinions on who will win the Academy Award for Best Actress. That starts right at the top with the favorite to take home the award.

Kyle Newman

Mon, March 21, 2:03 PM EDT | 5 min read

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Oscars Odds: Jessica Chastain has a 46% Chance to Win Best Actress

Oddsmakers and bettors have some very different opinions on who will win the Academy Award for Best Actress. That starts right at the top with the favorite to take home the award. The Oscars best actress odds go to Jessica Chastain.

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Jessica Chastain Oscars Best Actress Odds

Bettors are backing Jessica Chastain to win Best Actress. Over the last 7 days, 45.8% of bets have been placed on Chastain. Oddsmakers aren’t as big on Chastain, who they have given +650 odds to win the award. Her biggest rival is Penelope Cruz who’s seen 23.6% of bets placed on her. Again, oddsmakers aren’t as big on Cruz, who they’ve given +2000 odds, the worst on the market.

Meanwhile, oddsmakers are backing Nicole Kidman, giving her +350 odds to take home the award. Bettors don’t like her chances, with only 8.3% of bets placed on her, worst on the market.

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The Oscars best actress odds have seen huge changes over the last month. When the nominations were first announced, Chastain was 4th on the Oscars best actress betting market with just 7% of bets, she’s now the favorite with 45.8%. Penelope Cruz was dead last with just 3% of bets, she’s now second with 23.6%. The biggest fall belongs to Kristen Stewart who had 52% of bets placed on her but is now down to 13.9%. There may not be a more wide-open award at the Oscars this year. Let's take a look at the Oscars best actress odds.