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Fancy a bet on the Oscars this Sunday?

The late Chadwick Boseman (1.05 odds) is currently listed on PlayNow.com as the clear favourite to posthumously win Best Actor
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The Oscars take centre stage on TV this Sunday

We maybe didn’t get to the cinema all that much over the last year, but the Oscars will still take centre stage for many this Sunday.

And if you want a little extra skin in the game, BCLC’s PlayNow.com betting site has compiled some odds for you to stake your fancies for the big awards.

This year was the first time in Oscars history that the Best Actor category featured a majority of actors of colour.

And the late Chadwick Boseman (1.05 odds) is currently listed on PlayNow.com as the clear favourite to posthumously win, taking 31 per cent of bets placed so far on the BCLC site for Best Actor for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Boseman’s stiffest competition includes Anthony Hopkins (8.00) for his performance in The Father, and Riz Ahmed (15.00), who made history this year as being the first-ever Muslim actor to be nominated in this category for his role in Sound of Metal.

Steven Yeun (29.00) also became the first Asian-American actor to receive a Best Actor nomination for his performance in Minari.

Viola Davis (2.75) is once again making her mark this year, up for Best Actress for her performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Of the bets placed on this category, 38 per cent are on Davis to win. In fact, this is the fourth Oscar nomination for Davis, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2008, for Best Actress in 2011, and won the honour in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress.

Carey Mulligan (2.25) is the one who stands in her way to win her first-ever Best Actress award, for her powerful performance in Promising Young Woman.

Nomadland (1.14) has six nominations this year, and is currently the undisputed betting favourite to win Best Picture.

Of the bets placed on this category, 28 per cent are on Nomadland to win Best Picture.

The Netflix-powered hit The Trial of Chicago (6.50), however, also has six nominations this year, with 16 per cent of the bets for Best Picture. Also in the running are Minari (16.00) and Promising Young Woman (19.00).