Its Oscar time as Hollywood’s best and brightest get to shine at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Sunday March 07. Many people try to predict the outcome or join office pools hoping to come out the winner. So why not try and make some cash while doing it. BODOG.com allows you to bet on the Academy Awards. Let’s take a look at the 82nd Academy Awards Betting Odds and the more popular categories that are bet on. Be sure to get your 82nd Academy Awards Betting Odds in early at BODOG.com
Odds to win Best Picture:
A Serious Man 75/1
An Education 75/1
Avatar 1/1
District 9 100/1
Inglourious Basterds 12/1
Precious 50/1
The Blind Side 50/1
The Hurt Locker 20/29
Up 75/1
Up in the Air 25/1
PICK: Avatar should win but The Hurt Locker could upset. The biggest grossing film against one of the least grossing films.
Odds to win Best Actor:
Colin Firth (A Single Man) 15/1
George Clooney (Up in the Air) 7/1
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) 1/8
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) 12/1
Morgan Freeman (Invictus) 12/1
PICK: Jeff Bridges has been a movie mainstay for years but has never won anything. He was brilliant in this movie and should be a lock. It looks like Hollywood has decided it’s finally time to give the guy his due.
Odds to win Best Actress:
Carey Mulligan (An Education) 10/1
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) 17/2
Helen Mirren (The Last Station) 40/1
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) 2/1
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) 2/5
PICK: Its between Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep. Hollywood loves Streep and she’s been rewarded many times over. Sandra could have her first Oscar. Gabourey Sidibe acted well but didn’t have a lot of verbal acting to do.
Odds to win Best Director:
James Cameron (Avatar) 3/1
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) 35/1
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) 2/9
Lee Daniels (Precious) 55/1
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) 22/1
PICK: James Cameron or his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow. But Hollywood loves Cameron and it should go to him.
Odds to win Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) -1800
Field (Any Other) +900
PICK: It’s so one sided that they aren’t even giving anybody else a chance. Christoph Waltz was phenomenal in Inglourious Basterds.
Odds to win Best Supporting Actress:
Mo'Nique (Precious) -1100
Field (Any Other) +650
PICK: Like Christoph Waltz in the supporting actor category, Mo’Nique is sure to add yet another trophy to her growing pile. She was great in this role, a sure lock.
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