How to Bet on Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, and Oppenheimer at the 2024 Oscars

How to Bet on Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, and Oppenheimer at the 2024 Oscars

Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, Oppenheimer received 13 nominations ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, and the film is expected to convert at least 8 of those nominations into wins. If they do that would be a haul we haven't seen since Slumdog Millionaire in 2009!

Generally speaking, if a film is put up for Best Picture, the Director is also shortlisted in the Best Director category, and more often than not they go hand in hand. Of the 95 films to win Best Picture in Oscars history, 68 have also won Best Director.

Six films in the history of the Oscars have been nominated for Best Picture and not Best Director, with Ben Affleck (Argo, 2012), Peter Farrelly (Green Book, 2018), and Sian Heder (CODA, 2021) the most recent examples.

Chances are then, that Christopher Nolan is going to pick up the award for both Best Picture and Best Director, and that is certainly what the latest Oscars odds suggest.

Then it will come down to whether Cillian Murphy can win the award for Best Actor. Critics loved his leading performance in the blockbuster, and he has long been considered the odds-on favorite for this award.

Let's look at the best ways to bet on each award below, including the best odds for each, and also some bonus bets you can use at the 2024 Oscars.

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Latest Oppenheimer Odds for Best Picture

We have compared the odds for Oppenheimer to win Best Picture so you don't have to.

Find out which sportsbook is offering the best odds on the favorite in this leading Oscars category.

• DraftKings (-5000)
• Bet365 (-5000)
• Caesars Sportsbook (-6000)
• FanDuel (-8000)
• BetRivers (-10000)

If you are looking to place a big bet on Oppenheimer to win, despite the film being massively odds-on to pick up the award, then you will want to bet on DraftKings Sportsbook or on Bet365.

With odds of -5000 from DraftKings, the implied probability of Oppenheimer winning Best Picture is a staggering 98%!

Latest Christopher Nolan Odds for Best Director

If Oppenheimer wins Best Picture which it is almost certainly going to, then the Best Director award will almost certainly follow.

See who is offering the best odds on Nolan winning the award this evening.

• FanDuel (-4000)
• Bet365 (-4000)
• DraftKings (-5000)
• BetRivers (-5000)
• Caesars Sportsbook (-8000)

It is Bet365 putting themselves on the line with the best odds in this market, alongside FanDuel Sportsbook, who were previously much shorter than the competition in the Best Picture market.

According to the -4000 odds set by FanDuel, there is a 97.6% chance Christopher Nolan wins Best Director.

Latest Cillian Muprhy Odds for Best Actor

This is the one where a possible upset could be on the cards. It still seems unlikely, but there is some talk about Paul Giamatti, for his role in The Holdovers.

Let's see if Cillian Murphy will play his part in a potential hat-trick for Oppenheimer. Below you can see the best odds for the former Peaky Blinders and Dark Knight actor.

• Caesars Sportsbook (-1000)
• Bet365 (-1200)
• DraftKings (-1200)
• FanDuel (-1600)
• BetRivers (-2000)

Caesars Sportsbook are taking the biggest risk on a Cillian Murphy win, but even they are -1000 on him. This suggests there is a 90.9% chance of Murphy winning the award.

Oscars 2024 Predictions

We are not exactly going out on a limb here, but it is clearly going to be a big night for Christopher Nolan and his latest masterpiece, Oppenheimer.

In addition to probably winning the three awards above, Robert Downey Jr. is expected to win Best Supporting Actor, and Oppenheimer is the frontrunner in the following technical categories as well, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Fim Editing and Best Cinematography.