David Fincher's The Social Network looks set to sweep the boards at the 2011 Academy Awards
After scooping four of the six nominated awards at Sunday’s Golden Globes, The Social Network has catapulted itself into favourite position to be this year’s ultimate Oscar scooper.
Paddy Power are tipping David Fincher’s acclaimed drama to walk away with as many as six golden statues having had an impressive season so far scooping prestigious awards like The Critics Choice and The Golden Globe. However, as previous years have proven, Oscar night could be a different ball game as the blockbuster goes head to head with Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech.
Colin Firth’s outstanding performance as the stuttering King George VI has earned him hot odds of 1/16 to be crowned Best Actor in a Leading Role.
In other categories, The Social Network’s David Fincher is the 1/10 favourite to win Best Director; Harvard grad’ Natalie Portman is the 1/7 favourite to win Best Actress for her role in Black Swan while British actress Helena Bonham Carter is amongst the frontrunners to pick up the Best Supporting Actress accolade at 9/4.
The full list of Oscar nominations will not be released until January 25.
Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power told Bettingpro:
“The Social Network is well and truly back in the driving seat after dominating The Golden Globes but it’s worth remembering that the Oscars are never straight forward and movie fans are always guaranteed at least one shock winner on the night - this time last year it was Avatar that was hotly tipped to win the Oscar for Best Picture only to lose out to The Hurt Locker in the end!”
OSCARS – FEBRUARY 22ND 2011
How many Oscars will The Social Network win?
40/1 None
9/1 One or Two
2/5 Three or Four
2/1 Five or Six
6/1 Seven or more
Best Picture
1/4 The Social Network
5/2 The King's Speech
20/1 True Grit
20/1 The Fighter
25/1 Black Swan
33/1 Inception
40/1 Another Year
40/1 The Kids Are All Right
50/1 127 Hours
80/1 Love and Other Drugs
80/1 Toy Story 3
80/1 Somewhere
Best Director
1/10 David Fincher (The Social Network)
8/1 Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
12/1 Christopher Nolan (Inception)
25/1 Joel & Ethan Coen (True Grit)
33/1 Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
33/1 Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
50/1 David O. Russell (The Fighter)
50/1 Mike Leigh (Another Year)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
1/16 Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
12/1 James Franco (127 Hours)
12/1 Jesse Eisenberg (Social Network)
25/1 Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
33/1 Robert Duvall (Get Low)
33/1 Jim Broadbent (Another Year)
40/1 Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
50/1 Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
50/1 Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)
66/1 Sean Penn (Fair Game)
66/1 Leonardo Di Caprio (Inception)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
1/7 Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
9/2 Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
20/1 Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
33/1 Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
50/1 Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs)
50/1 Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)
66/1 Lesley Manville (Another Year)
66/1 Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
80/1 Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1/10 Christian Bale (The Fighter)
5/1 Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
66/1 Sam Rockwell (Conviction)
33/1 Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)
66/1 John Hawkes (Winter's Bone)
66/1 Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
50/1 Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
11/10 Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
9/4 Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
9/4 Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
33/1 Dianne Wiest (Rabbit Hole)
33/1 Elle Fanning (Somewhere)
40/1 Miranda Richardson (Made In Dagenham)
50/1 Diane Keaton (Morning Glory)
50/1 Rosamund Pike (Made in Dagenham)
66/1 Dale Dickey (Winter's Bone)
66/1 Sissy Spacek (Get Low)
