Oscars Best Director Odds

Find the latest Oscars Best Director betting odds from UK bookmakers.

The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Oscars Best Director Odds

Oscars Best Director Betting Odds (2025)

Sean Baker - Anora Show all Show less
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5/4
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5/4
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8/11
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4/7
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4/7
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist Show all Show less
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11/8
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11/8
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5/4
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5/4
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11/10
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Perez Show all Show less
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16/1
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16/1
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14/1
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14/1
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9/1
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance Show all Show less
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25/1
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25/1
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25/1
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22/1
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20/1
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown Show all Show less
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25/1
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25/1
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25/1
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25/1
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20/1

The Favourites To Win Best Director at the 2025 Oscars

  1. Sean Baker - Anora with odds 5/4 on Unibet
  2. Brady Corbet - The Brutalist with odds 11/8 on bet365
  3. Jacques Audiard - Emilia Perez with odds 16/1 on bet365
  4. Coralie Fargeat - The Substance with odds 25/1 on bet365
  5. James Mangold - A Complete Unknown with odds 25/1 on bet365

Probability to Win Best Director

With the outright odds, we can easily calculate the probability of winning Best Director at the Oscars, according to the bookmakers.

Actor Odds Probability
Sean Baker - Anora 5/4 44.44%
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist 11/8 42.11%
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Perez 16/1 5.88%
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance 25/1 3.85%
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown 25/1 3.85%

Who is the Favourite to Win Best Director at the Oscars?

As of 11 February 2025, according to the odds, the favourite to win Best Director is Sean Baker - Anora, best priced at 5/4 with Unibet.

The odds mean that the probability for Sean Baker - Anora to win Best Director at the 2025 Oscars is 44.44%.

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Former Oscar Winners

Year Best Actor Best Actress Best Director Best Picture
2023 Brendan Fraser (The Whale) Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 Will Smith (King Richard) Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) CODA
2021 Anthony Hopkins (The Father) Frances McDormand (Nomadland) Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) Nomadland
2020 Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) Renée Zellweger (Judy) Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) Parasite
2019 Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) Olivia Colman (The Favourite) Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Green Book
2018 Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) The Shape of Water
2017 Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) Emma Stone (La La Land) Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Moonlight
2016 Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) Brie Larson (Room) Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant) Spotlight
2015 Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) Julianne Moore (Still Alice) Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman) Birdman
2014 Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) 12 Years a Slave
2013 Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) Ang Lee (Life of Pi) Argo
2012 Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) The Artist
2011 Colin Firth (The King's Speech) Natalie Portman (Black Swan) Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) The King's Speech
2010 Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) The Hurt Locker
2009 Sean Penn (Milk) Kate Winslet (The Reader) Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) Slumdog Millionaire
2008 Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) No Country for Old Men
2007 Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) Helen Mirren (The Queen) Martin Scorsese (The Departed) The Departed
2006 Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) Crash
2005 Jamie Foxx (Ray) Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) Million Dollar Baby
2004 Sean Penn (Mystic River) Charlize Theron (Monster) Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 Adrien Brody (The Pianist) Nicole Kidman (The Hours) Roman Polanski (The Pianist) Chicago
2002 Denzel Washington (Training Day) Halle Berry (Monster's Ball) Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) A Beautiful Mind
2001 Russell Crowe (Gladiator) Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich) Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) Gladiator
2000 Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) Sam Mendes (American Beauty) American Beauty
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