Academy Award betting 2008

gynecologist · Feb 24, 2008

Cate Blanchett for supporting interests me.

HPark1 · Feb 24, 2008

gynecologist said:
Cate Blanchett for supporting interests me.

imo her chances are not better then 40%, so horrible odds. When the line was first brought out she was considered the frontrunner (still probably not worth +140ish then) but she's slowly faded. Sharp opinions don't have her the fav anymore.

whormoan said:
Any chance Page wins? I sure hope not. I have Christie and Cotillard and will profit either way as long as one of the 2 win. If Page wins, I'm screwed

I thought Page was in the race but the current odds of near 9-1 probably reflect her true chance now. Seems to be Christie vs. Cotillard so you're most likely safe.

TheWolf · Feb 24, 2008

Dont see Counterfeiters at 5 DImes......

HPARK....Do you see value on Michael Clayton still or Juno for an upset.

HPark1 · Feb 24, 2008

The Wolf said:
Dont see Counterfeiters at 5 DImes......

HPARK....Do you see value on Michael Clayton still or Juno for an upset.

For foreign film 5dimes just has Katyn to win or not. -170 on Katyn NOT to win is pretty damn good itself, alot better then betting The Counterfeiters at even money or worse now. As I said earlier I think Beaufort and 12 are the next in line.

As for best pic my belief for MC has dropped but anything over 30-1 is still value. I'm actually leaning towards Juno a little more, still take over 14-1. No Country is the fav and may even be value at the current price. However with Atonement and TWWB being misinterpreted as #2 and #3 its giving us good value on MC and Juno.

TheWolf · Feb 24, 2008

Thanks Park....was out and see 5D is now -230 on the foreign film with a $100 limit.

TheWolf · Feb 24, 2008

Will the late price movement in the last half hour be indicitive of anything ?

red007 · Feb 24, 2008

The Wolf said:
Will the late price movement in the last half hour be indicitive of anything ?

probably the favs will be hit

AnthonyNapJR · Feb 24, 2008

The Juno girl acted great....Thought the movie is not worthy of best picture.

No way.

TheWolf · Feb 24, 2008

Hope you guys are right tonight.....Good Luck and thanks for the insights fellas.

Icemantbi · Feb 24, 2008

Who do you like for best supporting actress?:

Cate Blanchett +132
May Ryan +202
Field +258?

Thinking about betting the field here.

TheWolf · Feb 24, 2008

Swinton is falling like theres no tomorrow!!!

+450 only in some spots

crazyivan · Feb 24, 2008

red007 said:
my oscar bets for tonight

5 units on daniel day lewis to win at -957
5 units on javier bardem to win at -940
5 units on joel and ethan coen to win at -333
5 units on julie christie to win at -170
5 units on no country for old men (best pic) to win at -265

my previous oscar results

2007: 4-1: +12.325 units (only loser eddie murphy)
2006: 4-1: -0.87 units (lost big on broke back mtn)
2005: 4-0: +24.575 units (hit MDBaby as nearly 2/1 dog)
2004: 4-0: +10 units.

go oscar chalk!

I'm on the chalk too!

crazyivan · Feb 24, 2008

Go Directors!

whormoan · Feb 24, 2008

Let's go CHALK!!!!!!

RobFunk · Feb 24, 2008

Too bad the writers werent on strike still, this is so long.

whormoan · Feb 24, 2008

Odds still available at the Greek at 5:48 P.S.T. - i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-i-n-g!!

HPark1 · Feb 24, 2008

fyi - the lineup.

AWARD #1
COSTUME DESIGN

AWARD #2
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

AWARD #3
MAKEUP

PERFORMANCE - SONG #1

AWARD #4
VISUAL EFFECTS

AWARD #5
ART DIRECTION

AWARD #6
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

PERFORMANCE - SONG #2

AWARD #7
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

AWARD #8
ANIMATED SHORT FILM

AWARD #9
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

SCI-TECH AWARDS RECAP

AWARD #10
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

PERFORMANCE - SONG #3

AWARD #11
SOUND EDITING

AWARD #12
SOUND MIXING

AWARD #13
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

PERFORMANCE - SONG #4

AWARD #14
FILM EDITING

HONORARY OSCAR TO
ROBERT BOYLE

AWARD #15
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

PERFORMANCE - SONG #5

AWARD #16
ORIGINAL SONG

AWARD #17
CINEMATOGRAPHY

IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE

AWARD #18
ORIGINAL SCORE

AWARD #19
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

AWARD #20
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

AWARD #21
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

AWARD #22
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

AWARD #23
DIRECTING

AWARD #24
BEST MOTION PICTURE

Biggamer3 · Feb 24, 2008

What were the odds on Ratatoullie?

crazyivan · Feb 24, 2008

Ratatouille was 1.13 up to 1.20 I had some at betfair, that was one of my "lock" picks lol.

Anonymous1 · Feb 24, 2008

Just because I have never bet on such ridiculus crap as the Academy Awards-I bet Julie Christie for Best Actress at -160. Foolish, I know, but the thought of putting cash on this was to much to pass up.