The Odds on Oscar
Sportsbook.com recently released the odds on which movie will win an Oscar for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards.
They base their odds on research conducted with various entertainment insiders. I think it’s pretty funny that people like to bet on the Oscars.
The odds makers at Sportsbook.com really like Cinderella Man. They’re listed as the early favorite to win. They have the best odds at 6-1.
Some of the other flicks up for the Best Picture Award include two George Clooney movies. He’s in Syriana which is a political thriller based on the global oil industry. Syriana’s odds are 8-1. Clooney’s other movie is Good Night and Good Luck (10-1).
Steven Spielberg’s Munich is 12-1. This movie chronicles the assassination of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Memoirs of a Geisha is 10-1, North Country is 13-1, and Jarhead has slipped to 50-1.
Here are some of the other odds set by Sportsbook:
A History of Violence 15-1
All the Kings Men 20-1
Brokeback Mountain 20-1
Capote 20-1
The Constant Gardener 20-1
Kingdom of Heaven 22-1
The New World 25-1
King Kong 28-1
Ask the Dust 30-1
Crash 30-1
Match Point 30-1
Mrs. Henderson Presents 30-1
Walk the Line 30-1
Oliver Twist 40-1
Rent 40-1
The Producers 40-1
Broken Flowers 50-1
Derailed 50-1
Pride and Prejudice 50-1
Proof 50-1
The Matador 50-1
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 50-1
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 75-1
The Chronicles of Narnia 75-1
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 100-1
The Family Stone 100-1
Hustle & Flow 250-1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 500-1
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 500-1
War of the Worlds 500-1
Sportsbook.com will soon be releasing odds for the other categories like Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 5th at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Start placing your bets now!
