What are the best Emmy bets? Plus the Oscars race before Venice, TIFF and Telluride Film Festivals arrive

The new Oscar race accelerates with fall film festivals upon coming soon

Season seven returns with the expert betting trio comprising Tony Coca-Cola, Max Renn and The Professor.

The window of betting value is wide with opportunity, as many Oscar contenders are mispriced by sportsbooks.

First Cut Emmys Expert Betting Tips plus hidden gems for the 2027 Oscars

The Professor

78th Primetime Emmy Awards  - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Keri Russell 

A play against Rhea Seehorn, who has been nominated three times with zero wins. The Seehorn narrative is strong, but don’t overlook Russell’s narrative too. The Diplomat actress has been Emmys nominated on four occasions, with zero wins.

Russell beat Seehorn at the Screen Actor Guild Awards. I’m backing a repeat upset win.

$7.00 Sportsbet

78th Primetime Emmy Awards  - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Paul W. Downs

The Hacks star is underrated by betting markets.

$11.00 TAB

78th Primetime Emmy Awards  - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series - DTF St. Louis

It will be a strong showing for the St. Louis team, with many acting prizes highly likely to salute.

$1.83 Sportsbet

78th Primetime Emmy Awards  - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie - Carey Mulligan

Sarah Snook is grossly mispriced as the favourite for a hammed up performance in All Her Fault. Mulligan wins this.

$2.75 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Picture - La Bola Negra

Is this the film that will break through for Netflix, snaring the streamer’s first ever Best Picture? While betting markets are frothing over The Odyssey, La Bola Negra is quietly positioned and underrated as the main challenger.

Get on before the temperature changes when the Spanish drama is next seen at the Toronto International Film Festival.

$15 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Actor - Tom Cruise

Digger is a wild swing. Even if Iñárritu’s latest slightly misfires, the narrative of Tom Cruise could be enough to power the veteran actor to the winning stage in March 2027.

$4.33 Sportsbet

Max Renn

99th Academy Awards  - Best Picture  - Project Hail Mary

The populist appeal should play well to AMPAS voters.

$10 TAB

78th Primetime Emmy Awards  - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie - Carey Mulligan

Good value for the veteran English actress.

$2.75 TAB

Tony Coca-Cola

99th Academy Awards  - Best Picture nomination - The Social Reckoning

This new instalment may not hit the heights of The Social Network, however, the film’s tech themes should resonate with Oscar voters. And if Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, which was also a courtroom drama, grabbed a Best Picture nomination, surely history can repeat.

$4.50 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Picture nomination - Being Heumann

A close watch on the premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month.

$3.25 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Picture nomination - Josephine

Winner of both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and the Audience Award at Sundance, Jospehine has opened to crtical praise and is one to watch for Best Picture nomination contention.

$6.00 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Actor nomination - Andrew Scott

The Irish actor has been building a quality body of work, and could finally break through for a nomination with a revelatory performance based on the true story of Ian Charleson, who starred as Eric Liddell in the 1981 classic Chariots of Fire.

$1.60 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Actor nomination - John Turturro

Maybe this is the year to recognise the career of the veteran American actor.

$6.00 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Actress nomination - Ruth Madeley

Sian Hader’s return after CODA’s Oscar glory could propel Ruth Madeley to a nomination.

$3.50 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Actress nomination - Sandra Hüller

Take your pick for the German actress, who has both Fatherland and Rose as lead actress Oscar contending roles.

$1.65 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - Best Actress nomination - Cynthia Erivo

Prima Facie is highly topical and could land another Oscar nomination for the British actress.

$3.50 TAB

99th Academy Awards  - The Odyssey over 2 acting nominations

Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Morton and John Leguizamo are all in the mix for Oscar acting nominations.

$2.15 Sportsbet

99th Academy Awards  - Project Hail Mary, no Best Picture nomination

Worth a small play, there are so many Oscar contending titles coming down the pipe, that Project Hail Mary could get knocked out of the ten.

$5.00 Sportsbet

99th Academy Awards  - Project Hail Mary, under 7.5 total nominations

Another contrarian play.

$1.65 Sportsbet