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.
9. A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet has been getting rave reviews for his starring role in James Mangold's film about Bob Dylan. He's one of the favourites for Best Actor at the Academy Award and the film is an 18/1 shot for the Best Picture gong. | Contributed
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10. A Real Pain
A Real Pain sees Jessie Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin srat as a pair of cousins who travel to Poland to to honor their late grandmother. It's priced at 20/1 for the Oscar. | Contributed
11. The Substance
A horror film hasn't won the Best Picture Oscar since The Silence of the Lambs. Demi Moore has already won a Golden Globe for her performance in The Substance and the gory shocker is 25/1 for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. | Contributed
12. All We Imagine As Light
Indian drama 'All We Imagine As Light' is also priced at 25/1 to become the first foreign language film to triumph since 'Parasite'. It's about the stuggle to make ends meet in Mumbai when you're a single woman. | Contributed