The 82nd Oscars 2010: Betting Preview and Picks
ODDS UPDATE March 2, 2010 -- Online bettors have had a month to bet on The 82nd Annual Academy Awards Odds and online odds makers have adjusted their online academy odds to reflect the betting action. The Hurt Looker is now the favorite to win the Best Picture Award at -150 odds with Avatar second at +110 odds. The opening Oscar 2010 odds had Avatar opening as the favorite with the Hurt Locker a close second. KathrynBigelow (The Hurt Locker) is strong favorite now -500 odds to win the best director. Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) -180 odds is still asurprising favorite for Best Actress Award. Great betting value on James Cameron (Avatar) +300 odds Best Director Award and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) +160 odds for Best Actress Award.
Betting Odds Source: BetUS Sportsbook. For latest Oscar 2010 Odds check BetUS Sportsbook.
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February 3, 2010 - The 82nd Annual Academy Awards nominees are out and betting will be at a record high as the Oscars 2010 have increased the number of nominees and potential long shots. The 82nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, LA, CA and will be broadcast on ABC. The Oscar 2010 will have a shared host this year with Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Online Sportsbooks have released their early online Oscar betting odds on what is the 3rd most bet online event behind the Super Bowl and the Kentucky Derby. Avatar -250 odds is the front runner to win the Best Picture odds followed closely by The Hurt Locker +120 odds. JeffBridges (Crazy Heart) at -500 odds is a strong favorite to Best Actor Award. Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) at -170 odds is the surprising front runner to win Best Actress Award. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) -2500 odds is an overwhelming favorite to win Best Supporting Actor award and he should pre-order his trophy stand. So should Monique (Precious) -1500 odds for Best Supporting Actress as she is an overwhelming favorite to take the golden bald guy home.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: Best Picture Odds
A Serious Man +5000
An Education +5000
Avatar -250
District 9 +8000
Inglorious Basterds +1200
Precious +2500
The Blind Side +3000
The Hurt Locker +120
Up +5000
Up In The Air +850
Betting Odds Source: BetUS Sportsbook - February 3, 2010. $100 USD maximum bet - limits may rise closer to date of event.
Avatar is the early Oscar 2010 favorite for Best Picture at -250 odds meaning that for every $250 bet will payout $100. The odds are expressed as a moneyline odds and for help in understanding Oscar betting odds Moneyline Odds Explained. The Hurt Locker is a +120 odds and has the second best odds. Sci-fi fans have District 9 at +8000 odds with the longest odds to win Best Picture Oscar 2010. It is really a 2 film race this year with Avatar and The Hurt Locker.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: The Best Director Odds
James Cameron (Avatar) +120
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) +1500
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) -225
Lee Daniels (Precious) +3000
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) +2000
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) has the best odds to win the Best Director Oscars 2010 Awards at -225 odds. James Cameron (Avatar) is a close second at +120 odds. Avatar fans may even bet heavy onJC so might as well grab these odds early.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: Best Actor Odds
Colin Firth (A Single Man) +1500
George Clooney (Up in the Air) +350
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) -500
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) +1500
Morgan Freeman (Invictus) +2000
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) -500 odds is a strong favorite for this years Best Actor Award. George Clooney (Up In The Air) +350 odds has the second best odds and seems doomed to come up short again. Morgan Freeman (Invictus) +2000 odds is a long shot but he is Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela so never count out the demographics of the Oscar voters.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: Best Actress Odds
Carey Mulligan (An Education) +650
Gabby Sidibe (Precious) +1200
Helen Mirren (The Last Station) +2800
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) +150
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) -170
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) -170 odds is the early front runner for Best Actress Award. Unbelievably she is favored over MerylStreep (Julie & Julia) +150 odds. Smart money would lay some money on 'the cook' vs 'the football mom'. Helen Mirren (The Last Station) +2800 odds offers great bet value as there have been some upsets in the Best Actress category.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: Best Supporting Actor Odds
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) -2500
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station) +2500
Matt Damon (Invictus) +1800
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) +1000
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) +900
Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds) -2500 odds is an overwhelming favorite to take home the golden statue. He should get a professional speech writer as it is almost in the bag. Matt Damon (Invictus) +1800 odds provides some value for his second shot at Golden glory and a feel good historical story. Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) +900 odds has the second best odds but will voters ever get by his Cheers days.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: Best Supporting Actress
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) +800
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) +3000
Monique (Precious) -1500
Penelope Cruz (Nine) +1200
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) +1200
Monique (Precious) -1500 odds is the strong favorite for her searing performance in Precious. Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz (Nine) +1200 odds offers great bet value as she has one of the golden beauties and voters are more likely to see the musical Nine than Precious - remember Chicago cleaning house at the Oscars.
The 82nd Oscars 2010: Most Awards Avatar vs The Hurt Locker Betting Odds
Avatar -400
The Hurt Locker +200
A lot of pre-Oscar hype will be the battle of exes as James Cameron (Avatar) tries to terminate his ex wife Kathry Bigelow (Hurt Locker) in the awards total. You can bet on which film will win more Oscars. Avatar at -400 odds seems a sure thing as the film is up for more awards especially in the special effects categories. Lay the wood on this betting option before they close the betting lines due to too much betting action.
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The 81st Oscars Awards 2009: Betting Preview
February 12, 2009 - BETTING ODDS UPDATE - The 81st Academy Awards betting odds have been out since January 21, 2009 and there has been some interesting betting action on the Oscars 2009 odds leading to sharp line movement. The Best Picture Odds have seen favorite Slumdog Millionaire move from an open -250 odds to current -1000 odds favorite. Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle likewise has seen his odds for best director move from -225 odds to current -1000 odds. The opportunity for a profitable upset for Gus VanSant - Milk +2000 odds which pays out $2000 for every $100 bet will buy a lotta Milk. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight has moved from an open -1000 odds to current -8000 odds. Smart money should lay down a few dollars on Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt + 2000 odds as he has a history of winning a Oscar in an upset. Best Animated Film odds seeeveryone's mute robot a strong favorite at -1500 odds over Kung Fu Panda + 700 odds.
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Picture Odds
Slumdog Millionaire - 1000
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button + 500
Milk + 2200
Frost/Nixon + 3500
The Reader + 4000
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Actor Odds
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler - 175
Sean Penn - Milk + 185
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon + 800
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button + 2500
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor + 5000
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Actress Odds
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married + 350
Kate Winslet - The Reader -200
Meryl Streep - Doubt + 350
Melissa Leo - Frozen River + 3300
Angelina Jolie - Changeling + 1800
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Supporting Actor Odds
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight - 8000
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt + 2000
Josh Brolin - Milk + 2500
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road + 3000
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder + 2000
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona - 200
Viola Davis - Doubt + 350
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler + 500
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button +1800
Amy Adams - Doubt + 1400
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire -1000
David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button + 500
Gus Van Sant - Milk + 2000
Stephen Daldry - The Reader + 3300
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon + 2500
The 81st Oscars 2009: Best Animated Film
Wall.E -1500
Kung Fu Panda + 700
Bolt + 3000
