Mike Leigh
Best Director contender · Tender Loving Care
To win Best Director
Number 15 of 33 by average priceKalshi1%Polymarketnot listed
To be nominated for Best Director
Number 12 of 33 by Kalshi pricePrice history
Market-implied chance to win, Kalshi at the end of each day.Prices at the end of each day, New York time. A day without a new price keeps the day before’s. On a day a Kalshi market ends thin (nobody bidding, or more than 10¢ between buy and sell offers), its close is the last traded price.Days before 2 October 2026 come from each platform’s published price history; later days from the prices this site records.Show the numbers
| Day | Kalshi |
|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 1% |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 1% |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 1% |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 2% |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 2% |
Podcast buzz
Named in 1 episode of awards podcasts in the last 30 days
Team Deakins · 16 Sep
Mike, Mike, and Oscar · 9 Sep
Telluride & Venice Open Up The Oscar Race - ORC 9/8/26 (opens in a new tab)
Prestige Junkie · 1 Sep
Prestige Junkie · 15 Aug
Kermode & Mayo’s Take · 18 Jun
Is playtime finally over for TOY STORY?(audio) (opens in a new tab)
From what is said on 28 film and awards podcasts (an episode’s title and show notes until it is transcribed), updated daily (last checked 6 Oct). A mention means the film or person is named, whatever the category or context. It is not a prediction or a recommendation.
The 28 podcasts
The Next Best Picture Podcast · Frontrunners and Challengers · The Awards Watch Podcast · Awards Circuit · Prestige Junkie · Little Gold Men · The Big Picture · Screen Talk · The Awardist · Awards Radar: The Podcast · Awards Central Podcast · Oscars Outsider · Awards Chatter · The Envelope · Doc Talk · Kermode & Mayo’s Take · The Film Comment Podcast · Filmspotting · Team Deakins · Art of the Cut · Soundtracking with Edith Bowman · Scriptnotes · Mike, Mike, and Oscar · Lights Camera What’s The Action? · The Rolling Tape · Circuit Gays · Academy Watch · The Town
All 33 contenders for Best Director
Market data, not advice.Prices are what traders paid on Kalshi and Polymarket, shown per platform or as their average; they are not predictions or recommendations.
