New racetrack odds on who’ll win the Oscars
By Gold Derby News Desk
Jan 26 2011 | 18:57 pm
Here are the latest racetrack odds on the top Academy Academy contests based upon the Oscar predictions of our team of experts from leading media. Click HERE to see their forecasts in all 24 categories.
BEST PICTURE
“The King’s Speech” – 6/5
“The Social Network” – 9/5
“The Fighter” – 9/1
“True Grit” – 10/1
“Black Swan” – 40/1
“Inception” – 50/1
“Toy Story 3” – 60/1
“The Kids Are All Right” – 85/1
“127 Hours” – 90/1
“Winter’s Bone” – 100/1
BEST DIRECTOR
“The Social Network,” David Fincher – 9/10
“The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper – 3/2
“The Fighter,” David O. Russell – 25/1
“True Grit,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – 33/1
“Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky – 50/1
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” – 1/10
Javier Bardem, “Biutiful” – 9/1
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit” – 20/1
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” – 33/1
James Franco, “127 Hours” – 50/1
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” – 1/4
Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” – 4/1
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” – 24/1
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone” – 28/1
Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine” – 50/1 [Read more…]
Here’s the latest Oscar predictions from these top experts: Thelma Adams (
Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) increased his lead enormously in his heavyweight bout over Best Supporting Actor. Last week he was backed by eight pundits; now he has 11, giving him 10 to 9 odds. The three defections came from Geoffrey Rush (“King’s Speech”), who still remains in second place with four seers picking him (15 to 8 odds).
