Mr. Wonderful Reveals $1,000 Bet on Timothée Chalamet to Win Oscar for Best Actor

BlockBeats News, March 16th, on the red carpet of the Oscars, Kevin O'Leary, a regular investor on the reality show "Shark Tank" (Mr. Wonderful), revealed that he has placed a $1,000 bet on Timothée Chalamet to win Best Actor on Kalshi.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, the probability on the prediction market Polymarket for "Timothée Chalamet to win Best Actor at the 98th Oscars" is currently 31%.

The 98th Academy Awards ceremony is currently underway. Timothée Chalamet has been nominated for Best Actor this year for his role as table tennis player Marty Mauser in the biographical film "Marty Supreme," directed by Josh Safdie. If he wins, the 30-year-old will become the second youngest Best Actor winner in Oscar history.

Chalamet's main competitors include Michael B. Jordan, nominated for "Sinners," Leonardo DiCaprio, nominated for "One Battle After Another," and other nominees such as Ethan Hawke ("Blue Moon") and Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent").

Industry analysis and public opinion generally point out that in recent years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has increasingly emphasized DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) principles in major awards selections. This politically correct trend favoring racial minorities has also made the market pay more attention to Jordan's chances of winning, although some critics believe that these standards are relatively lenient in practice and may be more of a formality.