Four of the leading contenders for the Best Actor Oscar.Four of the leading contenders for the Best Actor Oscar.
Four of the leading contenders for the Best Actor Oscar. | Getty Images

Oscar Best Actor Odds: Here are the 12 favourites for the 2025 acting Academy Award - including Daniel Craig

It’s not long until the stars take to the red carpet for the biggest night of the film industry’s year.

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 Actor Oscar when it is presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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