| Outcome | Probability | Yes Bid | Yes Ask | 24h Change | Volume | |
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| Ballad of a Small Player | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Bugonia | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| No Other Choice | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| One Battle After Another | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Marty Supreme | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Train Dreams | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Sinners | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| 28 Years Later | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Nouvelle Vague | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Wicked: For Good | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Avatar: Fire and Ash | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Anemone | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| F1: The Movie | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Hamnet | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Tie | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Frankenstein | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
This market asks which film/cinematographer will win the Oscar for Best Cinematography and aggregates participant expectations about the award. It matters because it summarizes awards-season momentum and how industry and public signals are being interpreted.
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is decided by Academy voters, with nominations typically coming from the cinematographers' branch and the final winner chosen by the wider membership. Historically, winners reflect a mix of technical innovation, distinct visual style, and industry campaigning and are often influenced by guild awards and major festival premieres during awards season.
Market prices reflect collective sentiment and update as new information (nominations, guild awards, critical reception, studio campaigns) arrives; they are a dynamic snapshot of expectations rather than a statement of certainty.
The market will resolve to the official Academy-reported winner once the exchange sets the close and resolution rules; monitor the market page for the announced close time. Typically resolution follows the Academy's formal winner announcement at the Oscars or an official Academy statement.
Some markets list a broader field that includes official nominees plus additional contenders or longshots; after the Academy nominates, traders and prices often concentrate on the officially nominated items, but the listed 16 remain the resolution candidates unless the exchange modifies the outcome set.
Nominee announcements typically reframe expectations: outcomes that match official nominees usually attract greater trading and price movement, while non-nominated outcomes often decline. Check outcome labels to see which correspond to nominees once the Academy publishes the list.
Resolution in the event of co-winners depends on the exchange's posted resolution policy; the market will follow the exchange's rulebook and the official Academy statement, so consult the market's resolution FAQ for details on tie handling.
Key signals include ASC and other guild awards, BAFTA outcomes, major critics' prizes, trade coverage highlighting cinematographers or techniques, late-season festival/press screenings, and any notable technical endorsements from industry peers.