Chalamet remained a narrow favorite. But when his remarks seeming to deprecate ballet and opera started to draw backlash on March 6, he fell again. Since March 7, Jordan has been the frontrunner.
It makes little difference — to Kalshi users — that Oscar balloting had closed on March 5, meaning that the ballet controversy came too late to affect the outcome. The vibe had shifted — and the market corrected to meet it.
By March 10, traders had bought $48.4 million worth of Oscar contracts on Kalshi — far exceeding the $29.6 million total from 2025. And with activity expected to ramp up in the days before the Oscar show on Sunday, the final tally for 2026 is projected to run significantly higher.
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