The day we have been waiting for has finally arrived. The nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) have been announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and thanks to online sportsbook Bodog (Bodoglife.com) , betting on your favorite film or actor can begin.
There is some question as to when and in what format the awards presentation will take place due to the striking members of the Writers-Guild. The awards presentation is scheduled for Sunday February 24, but that time might change. Organizers are promising the show will take place.
To begin with, the first set of odds are for the big prize; Best Picture.
Atonement 3/1
Juno 7/2
Michael Clayton 3/1
No Country for Old Men 5/6
There Will Be Blood 7/2
The nominees for Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson-There Will Be Blood 3/1
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen-No Country for Old Men 6/5
Tony Gilroy-Michael Clayton 11/4
Jason Reitman-Juno 5/2
Julian Schnabel-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 9/4
The nominees for Best Male Actor in a leading role
George Clooney-Michael Clayton 7/2
Daniel Day-Lewis-There Will Be Blood 1/7
Johnny Depp-Sweeney Todd 15/4
Tommy Lee Jones-In the Valley of Elah 17/4
Viggo Mortensen-Eastern Promises 6/1
The nominees for Best Female Actor in a leading role
Cate Blanchett-Elizabeth: The Golden Age 9/4
Julie Christie-Away From Her 11/10
Marion Cotillard-La vie en Rose 7/10
Laura Linney-Savages 4/1
Ellen Page-Juno 5/2
Nominees for best Supporting Actor by a Male
Casey Affleck- The Assination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 7/2
Javier Bardem- No Country for Old Men 1/5
Philip Seymour Hoffman- Charlie Wilson’s War 13/4
Hal Holbrook- Into the Wild 9/2
Nominees for Best Supporting Actor in Female role
Cate Blanchett- I’m Not There 10/11
Ruby Dee- American Gangster 5/1
Saoirse Ronan- Atonement 13/4
Amy Ryan- Gone Baby Gone 9/4
Tilda Swinton- Michael Clayton 3/1
