Now I will be absolutely stunned if
Ratatouille doesn't win 'Best Animated Feature' as it recently
won big at the Annies (the US animation industry's version of the Oscars).
Aftereventing last year the fact that
Warner Brothers spent around $500,000 to put some animated penguins onto the Oscars stage (and it didn't end up on the show!) probably alerted some folks that 'Happy Feet' was going to upset 'Cars' (a bit odd that
an Australian news report starts off about taking about bookies!).
'Cars' was around 2/1
ON and worse but was an uneasy favourite (critics didn't seem to like it and it sneaked it's way to a win for the Annies' big prize) even though winners of the Annies' main prize have gone on to win the corresponding Oscar. The spell was broken last year but probably due to tactical voting from folks who didn't want to vote for
Cars/Pixar.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Cars speeds to award show victory (at the Annies)
'Best Costume Design' is intriguing. Yeah,
Sweeney Todd looks good to win this having won an award at the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) last week. 3/1 was a very good price to take a hack at it...it's now 2.02 though.
I'm also slightly nervous that most of the 'professional' pundits are picking 'Atonement' to win here though.
Costume Designers Guild nominees and winners ~
(KEY - Winners in bold, Oscar nominees in italics)
*Period Film -
Atonement,
Elizabeth: The Golden Age,
La Vie En Rose,
Sweeney Todd and 3:10 to Yuma.
* Fantasy Film - Enchanted,
The Golden Compass, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and 300.
* Contemporary Film -
Blades of Glory, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Into the Wild, Juno and Ocean’s Thirteen.
...and here's some
PR guff and nonsense from yesterday's
Bettingzone Market News:
1420: Sunday's Oscars ceremony could be a drama-fuelled event, according to
Skybet, with Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston coming face-to-face for the first time. Brad Pitt’s ex and current girlfriend are quoted at 100/1 to have a cat fight on the red carpet!
This potential rumble could be overshadowed by the 33/1 chance that a streaker crashes the ceremony, which last happened in 1974.
However, a more likely scenario is either winner of the Best Lead Actress or Actor category to be so overwhelmed with their gong that they shed tears during their acceptance speech, priced at 6/4 and 10/1 respectively.
Sky Bet’s Entertainment Manager, Helen Jacob, said: "The Oscars are the showbiz event of the year and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for red carpet stumbles, rumbles and even a streaker!"
The bookie also goes 33/1 that any of the Best Actress nominees suffer an embarrassing ‘Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction’. With the likes of Ellen Page and Cate Blanchett in this category male viewers will have their fingers crossed!
Sky Bet Oscar Odds:
Best lead actress winner to cry during acceptance speech 6/4
Best lead actor winner to cry during acceptance speech 10/1
Any winner's acceptance speech to consist solely of one simple ‘Thank you!’ 10/1
Best actress nominee falls over on red carpet 20/1
Any actor/actress’ acceptance speech last longer than 5 mins 12/1
Best actress nominee suffer Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction (flash nipple) during ceremony. 33/1
Streaker interrupt the Oscars ceremony (last happened 1974) in 33/1
Infamous bachelor George Clooney propose to Sarah Larson during acceptance speech 100/1
Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston have cat fight on the red carpet 100/1
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OT: I dunno whether to put a tenner on
Falling Slowly from
Once to win 'Best Original Song' over at
Paddy Power. It's up against those songs from
Enchanted and some song from
August Rush. It's been backed into 'evens' but I'm thinking I should stay away and should stick to the bets I've already got.
Sunday is effectively my 'Make-or-Break Me Day'. I hope the Razzies on Saturday night/Sunday morning don't screw me over like two years ago otherwise I'm gonna sink into a further funk! I'm probably gonna skip the Oscars if that's the case and just wait for the results on Monday morning.
The Oscars 2008 and other film awards
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