[SBRPicks]

SBR.tv welcomes Keith Simanton from IMDb.com to discuss the betting odds for the 2011 Academy Awards.

Part 1: Best Supporting Actor and Actress
In Part 1, we question Keith on the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories.

Part 2: Best Actor and Actress
Both of these categories feature huge favorites in Colin Firth and Natalie Portman.

Part 3: Handicapping Other Categories & Prop Bets
Next we took a look at the categories Best Foreign Film and Best Film Editing, and also discuss prop bets involving the Nielsen Ratings of this year's awards, the color of Natalie Portman's dress, and the likelihood of major award winners visibly crying during their acceptance speeches.

Part 4: Handicapping Best Picture Award
"The King's Speech" is the strong favorite after winning the Screen Actors Guild award for Best Picture, while pre-SAG Awards favorite "The Social Network" is the second choice at 4-1. Keith discusses the likelihood of each movie winning, touching on the voting habits and biases of the Academy, as well as the influence of a film backed by Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

[blackbart]

past history has the huge chalk winning, thus the overlay's. does anyone have inside info [leaks]?

[QuantumLeap]

Why isn't SBR offering odds on the Oscars?

[QuantumLeap]

past history has the huge chalk winning, thus the overlay's. does anyone have inside info [leaks]?

Best Picture: The Kings Speech
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Natalie Portman
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay: The Kings Speech
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Makeup: Wolfman
Best Cinematography: True Grit
Best Editing: The Social Network
Best Visual Effects: Inception
Best Original Score: "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
Best Sound Mixing: Inception
Best Sound Editing: Inception

[biggamer3]

good stuff here

[moses millsap]

just look at the odds from bodog and you'll see which ones are the heavy chalk

[CrimsonQueen]

BoDog: Christian Bale -550
Bookmaker: Christian Bale -1401

[FuzzyDunlop]

Aren't entertainment props capped at $50 on Bodog?

[CrimsonQueen]

No... it's capped at to win $200 (at least on the Christian Bale prop which i hammered!)

[xelance]

bookmaker SUCKS for the academy awards

[JohnGalt2341]

I nailed Inception for Best Cinematography at +600 at Bodog. Unfortunately they only let me bet $25. Still happy with the $150 win though.

[beefcake]

[QuantumLeap]

Best Picture: The Kings Speech WINNER
Best Actor: Colin Firth WINNER
Best Actress: Natalie Portman WINNER
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale WINNER
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network WINNER
Best Original Screenplay: The Kings Speech WINNER
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3 WINNER
Best Makeup: Wolfman WINNER
Best Cinematography: True Grit LOSS
Best Editing: The Social Network WINNER
Best Visual Effects: Inception WINNER
Best Original Score: "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 LOSS
Best Sound Mixing: Inception WINNER
Best Sound Editing: Inception WINNER

Results are in.

I put "Best Original Score" when it should have been "Best Original Song" so I marked it as a loss.

[aceking]

David Fincher should have won , Tom Hoooooo ?