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2026 archive · final odds, 14 March 2026

Oscar Whale

Oscars 2026 Prediction Signals

During the 2026 season this page followed large trades and breaking news on Oscar prediction markets: whale trades of $1,000 or more, shark trades of $500 or more, news signals and daily market summaries.

The live alert feed is not part of this frozen record: its alerts stayed in the site's database and are not copied here. The two lists below come from Kalshi's settled markets.

Biggest moves · nominations day to 14 March 2026

Last traded price on 22 January 2026, when the nominations were announced, against the last traded price on 14 March, the day before the ceremony.

Nominee22 Jan14 MarChangeResult
Sean PennBest Supporting Actor19%77%+58 ptsWon
One Battle after AnotherBest Cinematography26%78%+52 ptsDid not win
Michael B. JordanBest Actor8%54%+46 ptsWon
Stellan SkarsgårdBest Supporting Actor61%15%-46 ptsDid not win
Timothée ChalametBest Actor76%35%-41 ptsDid not win
Teyana TaylorBest Supporting Actress66%26%-40 ptsDid not win
Amy MadiganBest Supporting Actress17%53%+36 ptsWon
SinnersBest Cinematography56%21%-35 ptsWon
One Battle after AnotherBest Film Editing56%85%+29 ptsWon
Wunmi MosakuBest Supporting Actress6%20%+14 ptsDid not win

Most traded nominee markets

Contracts traded over the life of each market, as Kalshi counts volume: a count of contracts, not dollars. Each contract paid $1 if it won; the money paid for them was less.

NomineeContracts14 MarResult
Michael B. JordanBest Actor6.79M54%Won
SinnersBest Picture6.34M21%Did not win
Timothée ChalametBest Actor5.76M35%Did not win
One Battle after AnotherBest Picture5.04M77%Won
HamnetBest Picture4.96M3%Did not win
Leonardo DiCaprioBest Actor4.55M7%Did not win
Wagner MouraBest Actor4.08M6%Did not win
Ethan HawkeBest Actor3.37M2%Did not win
Marty SupremeBest Picture2.91M2%Did not win
Ryan CooglerBest Director2.89M9%Did not win

The 2026 archive · All 2026 winners

Sources: the Academy's results page (Internet Archive copy, 20 March 2026) · Kalshi's settled markets and daily prices · the site's own server record of ceremony day. Frozen on 30 September 2026.

A price is the last traded price on Kalshi, read as the market's implied chance: 77% means 77 cents for a contract that paid $1 if the nominee won. Market data, not advice.