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Winner-take-all answer·7 source contracts·Kalshi 7·refreshed just now·Closes Dec 31, 2027 · 467d

2027 Best Music (Original Score) Oscar nominations

Leader sits at 80% across 7 bound outcomes, runner-up at 49%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

80%

The Odyssey

runner-up 49¢leader 80¢

Outcomes

7

winner-take-all

Runner-up

49¢

Behemoth!

Spread

31pp

contested

24h volume

$0

thin orderbook

Closes

Dec 31, 2027

467 days

Venue

Kalshi

7 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayThe Odyssey: 80% (16 days, 6 points)The Odyssey: 80% on 2026-09-18Behemoth!: 51% (16 days, 13 points)Behemoth!: 51% on 2026-09-18The Black Ball: 41% (16 days, 10 points)The Black Ball: 41% on 2026-09-19
The Odyssey80¢Behemoth!51¢The Black Ball41¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 16d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

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Analysis

This represents the likelihood that 'The Odyssey' will receive a nomination for Best Original Score at the 2027 Academy Awards ceremony. The high 94-cent pricing reflects strong early confidence in this film's musical composition earning Academy recognition. The main drivers are the film's critical reception upon wider release, the composer's track record and industry standing, and how the score compares to competing films expected to be in contention. The Oscar nomination voting window—typically held in early 2027—will be the key resolution event, though pre-release screenings and film festival showings over the next months will significantly influence industry perception of the score's quality and its competitive position relative to other nominees.

  • 'The Odyssey' score has generated sufficient early critical or festival buzz to command a 94-cent probability, suggesting backing from informed market participants
  • The runner-up contract 'Behemoth!' trades at 72 cents, indicating substantial uncertainty about whether 'The Odyssey' will be the nominated film from this selection
  • Zero 24-hour trading volume on most contracts suggests these prices may reflect stale information rather than recent market repricing
  • Oscar original score nominations are determined by a voting body with established preferences; the composer's prior nominations and wins, if any, are a measurable factor
  • The selection of five specific films in this market implies external expectation of competition among these titles; the presence of alternative 48-61 cent contracts indicates material probability mass on other outcomes

What moved the line

  • Sep 19The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth31pp354¢ · Kalshi
  • Sep 17Project Hail Mary28pp5426¢ · Kalshi
  • Sep 17The Black Ball28pp6840¢ · Kalshi
  • Sep 19Project Hail Mary20pp3515¢ · Kalshi
  • Sep 18The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth19pp1635¢ · Kalshi

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