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Winner-take-all answer·12 source contracts·Kalshi 12·refreshed just now·Closes Dec 31, 2027 · 574d

2027 Achievement in Casting Oscar nominations

Leader sits at 61% across 12 bound outcomes, runner-up at 51%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

61%

The Black Ball

runner-up 51¢leader 61¢

Outcomes

12

winner-take-all

Runner-up

51¢

The Odyssey

Spread

10pp

contested

24h volume

$0

thin orderbook

Closes

Dec 31, 2027

574 days

Venue

Kalshi

12 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayThe Black Ball: 61% (18 days, 3 points)The Black Ball: 61% on 2026-05-29The Odyssey: 51% (18 days, 11 points)The Odyssey: 51% on 2026-06-01Wild Horse Nine: 47% (18 days, 10 points)Wild Horse Nine: 47% on 2026-06-02
The Black Ball61¢The Odyssey51¢Wild Horse Nine47¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 18d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.

Analysis

This probability reflects market expectations for casting recognition at the 2027 Academy Awards, with the leading contract suggesting a 52% chance that specific casting announcements will meet certain criteria. The market is concentrated on individual actor nominations—particularly Ryan Gosling at 51¢—rather than ensemble outcomes. Movement in this probability would depend on confirmed film projects entering production, release schedules being announced, and industry award recognition patterns. The main catalyst is the announcement of major 2027 film releases with star-studded casts in late 2026 and early 2027. Oscar eligibility voting occurs in early 2027, with nominations announced in January 2027, providing a fixed resolution date. Current trading volume remains modest across most outcomes, suggesting limited consensus on secondary casting possibilities.

  • Ryan Gosling contract trades at 51¢ while other major actors (Jaafar Jackson at 15¢, others at 3¢), indicating concentrated market focus on specific casting outcomes
  • Limited 24-hour trading volume ($180-$700 across contracts) suggests modest conviction or liquidity, with no outcome showing dominant market consensus
  • Oscar eligibility and voting deadlines occur in January 2027, providing a hard constraint on when films must complete production and be submitted
  • The contract structure covers multiple distinct outcomes with winner-take-all terms, meaning market probability allocates ~37% to all non-leader scenarios combined
  • Film production announcements and release schedule confirmations between May 2026 and December 2026 will determine which projects qualify for the 2027 awards cycle

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For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.

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