Oscar Nominations And Betting Odds Of 83rd Academy Awards 2011

Oscar Nominations 83rd Academy Awards 2011

While the Academy Awards may not be until the spring  the anticipation and excitement that leads into the glamour of the 2011 Oscars is already beginning to build. With several outstanding pictures and actors to choose from in a stellar list of 2011 Oscar nominations, the event will have plenty of intrigue, debate, and potential wagering values in Oscar betting odds. Online sportsbooks have already posted a phenomenal lineup of choice for best picture as “The King’s Speech” opened as a 7/4 favorite win the best movie of the year.

Right behind as the second choice for the best picture is the highly acclaimed “The Social Network” with 7/2 opening Oscar betting odds for the film that showed the framework behind Facebook. This will be a highly popular choice for many movie lovers and gamblers as it is something that everyone can certainly relate to in the internet age. “Inception” opened as 7/1 choice in Oscar odds for the best picture while “Grit” does have at 8/1 and “Black Swan” was the other nomination at 9/1. “True Grit” does have some pedigree going for it as Jhon Wayne won an Oscar for his role in a movie with the same title in 1969. Other Oscar betting contenders for best picture include “127 Hours” at 11/1, “Another Year” at 14/1, “The Way Back” at 14/1 and “Never Let Me Go” at 14/1. “The Kids Are Alright” opened at sportsbooks as a 16/1 choice while “Toy Story 3” was an 18/1 selection and kids favorite on Oscar nomination night. Top Actor in 2011 Oscar odds opened with Colin Firth as a prohibitive 4/7 choice for his role in “The King’s Speech.” Jessie Eisenberg of “The Social Network” and James Franco of “127 Hours” were the next choices at 6/1 while Robert Duvall of “Get Low” was an 8/1 choice in Oscar betting odds.

Oscar 2011 Awards

Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”

Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”

Jesse Eisenderg in “The Social Network”

Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”

James Franco in “27 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale in “The Fighter”

John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”

Jeremy Renner in “The Town”

Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”

Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”

Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”

Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”

Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”

Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams in “The Fighter”

Helena Bonham Carter in “The Kings Speech”

Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”

Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”

Jackie Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animal Feature Film

“How to Train your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBolis

“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet

“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

“Alice in Wonderland”

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”

“Inception”

“The Kings Speech”

“True Grit”

True Girt is the first $100 million Western hit since 1990’s. “The Social Network” climbed to about $95 million in revenue and “Black Swan” is closing on $100 million. At the other end are”Winter’s Bone” with $6.3 million and “127 Hours” with $11 million, respectable returns for lower budgeted independent films but small change next to big studio productions.