Awards season is now well underway, with The Brutalist and Emilia Perez the big winners at the Golden Globes earlier this month.
All eyes are now on the BAFTA Film Awards in February, with the shortlists released this week and the ceremony scheduled for Sunday, February 16.
Meanhile the Oscars, the world’s most prestigious film awards, will be held on Sunday, March 2, with the nominees announced on Thursday, January 23. They had originally been planned for Friday, January 17, but were delayed due to the LA fires.
Here are the bookies’ favourites for the Best Picture Oscar when it is presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
5. Sing Sing
With odds of 15/2, prison drama 'Sing Sing' is fifth favourite with the bookies for Best Picture. Directed by Greg Kwedar and starring Colman Domingo, it's based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, and features a cast of former prisoners. | Contributed
6. Wicked: Part One
Musical Wicked has been a huge box office hit and is 15/2 for the Oscar. If it doesn't win this year it'll have another chance in 2026 - part two is out in December. | Contributed
7. The Nickel Boys
Telling the devastating tale of a Florida reform school where teenage boys were abused and killed, The Nickel Boys is a 10/1 shot for Best Picture. Directed by RaMell Ross, it tells much of the story from the first person perspective of the characters. | Contributed
8. Dune: Part Two
The second part of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of epic scifi 'Dune' had been favourite for the Oscar when it was first released but has drifted out to odds of 10/1. | Contributed