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Betting Odds on the 79th Annual Academy Awards |
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Written by Chatty Kathy
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Friday, 23 February 2007
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 The 79th Annual Academy Awards, the Oscars, will air live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday, February 25th, 2007. The Oscars will be hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres this year. As the popularity of online betting grows, so does betting on such things at the Academy Awards.
“We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards, said BetUS.com spokesperson, Reed Richards. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
All eyes will be on director Martin Scorsese as he tries to win his first Oscar as the Best Director for his mob hit “The Departed”. Scorsese has been nominated a total of five other times but has gone home empty handed in each of those years. BetUS.com has made Martin Scorsese the favorite at 2 to 17 (Bet $17.00 to win $2.00) to win the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing so it is no wonder that everyone in Hollywood believes this will be his year.
Winning an Oscar can increase a movie’s gross revenue by $10 to $50 million dollars. Hence the reason that the big studios spend millions of dollars to touting their films nominations.
BetUS.com has posted the following betting odds on the 79th Annual Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Oscar for the Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11 to 4
"The Departed": 1 to 2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15 to 2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17 to 10
"The Queen": 20 to 1
Odds to win the Oscar for the Best Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8 to 1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2 to 17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4 to 1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12 to 1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15 to 1
Odds to win the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11 to 1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20 to 1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16 to 5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16 to 1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1 to 11
Odds to win the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18 to 1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15 to 1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1 to 50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10 to 1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20 to 1
Odds to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1 to 3
"Happy Feet": 2 to 1
"Monster House": 20 to 1
Odds to win the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22 to 1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7 to 2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24 to 1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23 to 1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1 to 10
Odds to win the Oscar for the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6 to 5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7 to 2
"Helmer & Son": 5 to 2
"The Saviour": 6 to 1
"West Bank Story": 7 to 2
Odds to win the Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7 to 4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3 to 1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21 to 20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11 to 4
"The Queen": 5 to 4
Odds to win the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11 to 10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10 to 1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9 to 1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2 to 5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5 to 1
Odds to win the Oscar for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14 to 1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11 to 1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2 to 1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1 to 8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11 to 1
Which Film will win the Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2 to 3
Pans Labyrinth: 6 to 5
The Departed: 6 to 1
The Queen: 11 to 1
Babel: 15 to 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11 to 1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15 to 1
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 February 2007 )
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