Next Bond Girl Odds: Jessie Buckley New Favourite After Awards Season Success
James Bond fans finally had some exciting news to get their teeth into last year when Amazon MGM Studios took creative control of the franchise.
Denis Villeneuve was revealed as the director of the next film, and Steven Knight was confirmed to pen the script.
Several leading men continue to be linked to the suave spy role on betting sites, and speculation about the movie's leading lady has also been rife.
The term "Bond Girl" does appear to be fading out nowadays, but there will certainly be at least one female lead in the next movie.
For now, it is awards season in Hollywood, where a few actresses have been dominating their categories.
From The Bard To Bond
Jessie Buckley has had a great start to 2026, having won a Best Actress accolade at the Golden Globe Awards and repeated the feat at the Critics' Choice Awards.
The Irish actress triumphed for her leading role in Hamnet - in which she plays William Shakespeare's wife - and she is widely tipped to win this year's Best Actress prize at the Oscars.
Buckley also tops the Next Bond Girl market at 6/4 on betting apps, and she once appeared alongside the favourite to be the next 007.
Next Bond Girl Odds:
Actress | Odds | Probability |
Jessie Buckley | 6/4 | 40% |
Sydney Sweeney | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Erin Doherty | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Florence Pugh | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Teyana Taylor | 3/1 | 25% |
Zendaya | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Ana de Armas | 4/1 | 20% |
Michelle Williams | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Margot Robbie | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Annabelle Wallis | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Zoe Kravitz | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Saoirse Ronan | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Callum Turner is the latest frontrunner to don the suave spy's tuxedo, but that market lead has changed hands several times since Daniel Craig departed the role in 2021's No Time To Die.
If Turner and Buckley do land the main roles, it wouldn't be the first time they have co-starred in a project.
The pair appeared in the BBC 2016 drama series War & Peace, which also featured the likes of Brian Cox and Gillian Anderson.
Another 2026 awards season success story is Erin Doherty.
The Adolescence star has started this year as she ended the last, winning countless prizes for her portrayal of forensic psychologist Briony Ariston in the hard-hitting Netflix miniseries.
Erin is just 2/1 to be the next Bond Girl, but she and Jessie face stiff competition from several other awards season powerhouses.
Taylor's Bond Battle
One Battle After Another has been one of the big movie winners so far this year, and it is odds-on to scoop the coveted Best Picture prize at the 2026 Academy Awards.
Teyana Taylor recently won Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, and she is just 3/1 to land a Bond role in the near future.
Michelle Williams also triumphed at the Globes, winning Best Actress in a Limited Series for FX miniseries Dying for Sex.
She recently signed up for a role in Damien Chazelle's as-yet untitled next movie, which just happens to star former James Bond actor Craig.
Williams certainly has the calibre to portray the next Bond Girl, and if Craig puts in a good word for her, then she may outdo her 9/2 odds.
While Amazon MGM Studios now have creative control of the franchise, if they are looking for a safe pair of hands to be the next 007 movie's leading lady, then they could do far worse than Ana de Armas.
She is just 4/1 to reprise her role as Paloma in the movie series.
Sweeney's Bond Success?
One star who shouldn't be forgotten about in the Next Bond Girl race is Sydney Sweeney.
The actress was snubbed in both the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice nominations, following her portrayal of former professional boxer Christy Martin in the film "Christy" last year.
However, she could still have some success with the next Bond movie.
Sweeney is known to be friends with Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez, and she also knows director Villeneuve, who is said to be eyeing her for a possible part in the next 007 motion picture.
A movie source recently told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "Sydney is the top name on the casting sheet for Bond.
"Denis believes she is hugely talented, as well as having an alluring appeal to younger generations, vital in modernising the franchise.
"They’ve hung out together a lot, and he has admired her stratospheric rise."
The Euphoria actress is a 13/8 chance to appear in the next Bond film, just ahead of Florence Pugh (5/2) and Zendaya (7/2).
Another star who shouldn't be completely ruled out is Saoirse Ronan (10/1), who has previously stated that she is open to being in a Bond film, but would prefer a villain role.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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