As Hollywood builds to its annual crescendo with the Oscar Ceremony on Sunday, Tinseltown is buzzing with the possibility that history is in the making with Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to secure the Best Director Oscar in the Academy's history.
Whilst there are all the usual prizes on which to make a punt from Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress etc., bookmakers Paddy Power recognizing the audience that this event draws is offering lots of Betting Opportunities on the ceremony itself. With the millions of dollars that are pumped into the American Film Industry each year it is no surprise that to secure more revenue from the films that have been made the studios plough enormous energy and marketing into this showcase occasion.
With so much at stake, nerves will play an enormous part for those nominated and especially those who win. This is the pinnacle of any actor's career and it is no surprise that the bookies envisage some slip ups or emotional turbulence. Odds of 3/1 are given for the Best Male Actor to cry during his acceptance speech but betting opportunities on any actresses dilemmas are more undermining and personal. Odds of 25/1 are offered for 'any actress walking on stage with her dress tucked in her knickers' and 14/1 for any nominated actress to be photographed with her nipple uncovered. The latter would seem to be a more likely occurance given the cutting edge designer fashion that draws such media attention on the red carpet every year that The Oscars takes place
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Whilst these betting opportunities are clearly a bit of fun and fuelled by the human desire to see the great and the good slip up on a world stage, there are some real tempters too. With the potential of Kathryn Bigelow making history it is altogether possible that actors or more likely actresses winning an Oscar will take time to pay tribute to her triumphs. Paddy Power offer odds of 12/1 that this years Oscars will contain the longest speech ever and it looks likely to be worth a punt.
Similarily the likelihood of an Oscar being dropped in the nervous sweaty hands of a Hollywood superstar or an actor tripping in his enthusiasm to claim his coveted trophy seems entirely plausible and betting opportunities that are worth serious consideration. Should Meryl Streep win yet again, her feigned humility might be forgiven if she leapt to the stage with ' a toilet roll stuck to her shoe' a 50/1 gamble which hinges on irreverant humour rather than the realms of reality, not worth risking the mortgage!
Odds plus a host of Novelty Betting Opportunities courtesy of Paddy Power
Best Male Actor to cry during his acceptance speech at the Oscars 3/1
Any Oscar gong to be dropped during the presentation 8/1
Any actor to trip and fall on stage at the Oscars 10/1
Any winning actor/actress to say Tiger Woods in their speech 10/1
Any major acting acceptance speech to beat the record for the longest Oscar acceptance speech 12/1
A nominated actress to be photographed at the Oscars with her nipple uncovered 14/1
Any actress to walk on stage with her dress tucked into her knickers 25/1
Winning Best Actress to walk on stage with toilet roll stuck to her shoe 50/1
A Streaker to appear on stage during the ceremony 100/1
Posted: Friday, 5th March 2010
Author: Suzi Flute
Tags: film, kathryn bigelow, meryl streep, tinseltown, paddypower,
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