S402 podcast: American Fiction arrives with TIFF winds blowing and Lily Gladstone throws a hand grenade into the Best Actress Oscars race
Lily Gladstone upends the Best Actress Oscars race and how will TIFF 2023 People’s Choice winner American Fiction challenge for Best Picture?
Plus award lenses applied to reviews of Past Lives, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Barbie
Oscars best bets to ride the new passion play
On the Golden Lion to Oscars trajectory, it’s noteworthy that Searchlight Pictures delivered wins at both film awards with Nomadland and The Shape of Water. This is a studio who rival A24 in filling the trophy cabinet.

Oh, Hi Best Bet!
In 2004, The Room was overlooked for Razzie honours. Twenty years later, Tommy Wiseau’s Big Shark will not be denied.
Emmys intel
With the Emmy markets finally open, here’s a few statistical reminders to help guide your punting.
Podcast S4 returns, Emmys primetime profits to be made
Season 4 returns, and Emmys betting prospects are put under the microscope
How to profit against overcooked Beef
The pricing of Beef as a 90% certainty or $1.10 odds to win Emmys Limited Series is obscene and must be punished with a contrarian bet.
2024 Oscars Best Picture best bet
Favour fortunes the early bet with a rising contender for the 2024 Oscars Best Picture.
3 reasons why Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will not see an Oscars Best Picture nomination
Oscars predictions pundits are frothing at the mouth at the prospects for the latest Spiderman instalment grabbing a Best Picture nomination. Here are 3 reasons why the frothiness presents a strong contrarian Oscars 2024 bet.
Cannes wrap: beware the post festival glow?
The 2023 Cannes Film Festival has concluded, leaving us with all sorts of optimistic opinions and pessimistic proclamations. But should we take heed of hot takes, or lean into the love?
Here are some early leans for Oscars 2024 bets.

Early mail: how to bet on the 2023 Emmy Awards
Here are some statistics, signs and suggestions for how to build a strong betting position on the 2023 Emmy Awards.
Plus 3 best bets when nominations are announced on 12 July.