William Hill are desperately hoping that The King's Speech does not sweep the boards at the Oscars as it is in danger of becoming the best backed film in Oscar betting history. Colin Firth is 1/16 to win the Best Actor on William Hill, whilst the film itself is 7/4 to win Best Film.
William Hill are desperately hoping that The King's Speech does not sweep the boards at the Oscars as it is in danger of becoming the best backed film in Oscar betting history. Colin Firth is 1/16 to win the Best Actor, whilst the film itself is 7/4 to win Best Film.
'The King's Speech is either favourite or second favourite in five out of the six markets we are betting on and we will take a royal thrashing if it sweeps the boards," said Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.
Best Film Oscar: 2/7 Social Network, 7/4 The King's Speech, 33/1 True Grit, 33/1 The Fighter, 40/1 Black Swann,40/1 Inception, 50/1 The Kids Are All Right, 80/1 127 Hours
Best Actor Oscar: 1/16 Colin Firth (The King's Speech), 12/1 James Franco (127 Hours), 12/1 Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), 25/1 Jeff Bridges (True Grit), 40/1 Mark Wahlberg (The fighter), 50/1 Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
Best Actress: 1/7 Natalie Portman (Black Swan), 4/1 Annette Benning (The Kids Are All Right), 20/1 Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), 25/1 Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), 50/1 Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine), 66/1 Lesley Manville (Another Year)
Best Director: 1/16 David Fincher (The Social Network), 8/1 Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), 20/1 Christopher Nolan (Inception), 33/1 Darren Afonofsky (Black Swann), 33/1 Danny Boyle (127 Hours))
Best Supporting Actress: 8/11 Melissa Leo (The Fighter), 3/1 Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), 3/1 Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), 4/1 Amy Adams (The Fighter), 12/1 Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Best Supporting Actor: 1/10 Christian Bale (The Fighter), 11/2 Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech), 33/1 Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), 50/1 Jeremy Renner (The Town), 66/1 Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right), 66/1 Sam Rockwell (Conviction).
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