Resolution criteria

This market resolves YES if Leonardo DiCaprio wins the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Resolution will be determined by the official Academy Awards announcement and broadcast. The winner will be announced live during the ceremony and confirmed via the official Oscars website at https://www.oscars.org/.

Background

DiCaprio won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in the 2015 film The Revenant, making that his only Oscar win to date. DiCaprio currently leads the Best Actor race, even as many consider Timothée Chalamet's performance to be a career best. DiCaprio is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2026 Actor Awards for "One Battle After Another", directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Top contenders in the Best Actor category include Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Wagner Moura, Michael B. Jordan, and Ethan Hawke.