Hurt Locker tipped to eclipse Avatar at Oscars

by Nick Webster. Published Mon 22 Feb 2010 13:35

A leading bookmaker is tipping The Hurt Locker to score a hit at the Oscars.

Following its success at the BAFTAS bookie Paddy Power have slashed the odds on the critically acclaimed Iraq war drama from 5/4 to 5/6 to win the Oscar for Best Picture at next month's Academy Awards.

The Hurt Locker has now replaced James Cameron’s sci-fi spectacular Avatar as favourite to win Best Picture and director Kathryn Bigelow is now the solid 1/3 favourite to also pick up the Oscar for Best Director.

Paddy Power said: “From a betting point of view it seems increasingly likely that James Cameron could lose out in the two main Oscar categories to none other than his ex-wife. Obviously they are two very different films but punters seem to think that The Hurt Locker ticks more boxes for the Academy than Avatar.”

Paddy Power is offering these odds in 2010 Academy Awards

Best Picture
5/6 The Hurt Locker (from 5/4)
10/11 Avatar (from 1/2)
16/1 Inglorious Basterds
25/1 Up in the Air
40/1 Up
50/1 Precious
66/1 An Education
66/1 District 9
100/1 A Serious Man
125/1 The Blind Side

Best Director
1/3 Kathryn Bigelow (from 4/9)
2/1 James Cameron (from 7/5)
20/1 Quentin Tarantino
25/1 Jason Reitman
50/1 Lee Daniels

Best Actor
1/6 Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
6/1 George Clooney (Up In The Air)
10/1 Colin Firth (A Single Man) (from 14/1)
18/1 Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
18/1 Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)

Best Actress
8/13 Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) (from 4/6)
7/4 Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) (from 13/8)
8/1 Carey Mulligan (An Education) (from 10/1)
12/1 Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
33/1 Helen Mirren (The Last Station)

Best Supporting Actor
1/25 Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
11/1 Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
14/1 Woody Harrelson - The Messengers
20/1 Matt Damon - Invictus
25/1 Christopher Plummer - The Last Station

Best Supporting Actress
1/16 Mo'Nique – Precious (from 1/12)
12/1 Penelope Cruz - Nine
12/1 Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air (from 8/1)
16/1 Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
20/1 Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
Ends

All prices remain subject to fluctuation.

Paddy Power is Ireland’s largest bookmaker and a leading provider of gaming services in the UK, Australia and Ireland. Founded in 1988 the company takes an unconventional approach to betting and is famous for its mischievous and sometimes irreverent promotional campaigns. Paddy Power is a publicly quoted company and is listed on both the Irish and London Stock Exchanges (www.paddypower.com)

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