Meryl Streep is a huge favourite to win Best Actress at both the Oscars and the Golden Globe for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Biopic The Iron Lady
Bookies
William Hill are expecting a great 2012 for Meryl Streep, who they predict will clean up at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes following her extraordinary portrayal of Lady Thatcher.
Meryl Streep is 4/7 to win the Best Actress Golden Globe, 1/1 to win the Best Actress Oscar and 11/8 to do the double. George Clooney is favourite for both the Globe (1/2) and the Oscar (10/11) for his performance in ‘The Descendents’, which is 5/6 to win the Best Drama Golden Globe!
“Meryl Streep is a fantastic actress and by all accounts her performance as Lady Thatcher is extraordinary,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
Golden Globes:
Best Actress Drama: 4/7 Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), 15/8 Viola Davis (The Help), 8/1 Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), 10/1 Tilda Swinton, (We Need To Talk About Kevin), 10/1 Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Best Actor Drama: 1/2 George Clooney (The Descendants), 3/1 Leonardo Di Caprio (J Edgar), 4/1 Brad Pitt (Moneyball), 9/1 Michael Fassbender (Shame), 10/1 Ryan Gosling (The Ides Of March)
Best Picture Drama: 5/6 The Descendants, 2/1 Hugo, 4/1 War Horse, 14/1 The Help, 16/1 The Ides Of March, 16/1 Moneyball
Oscars:
William Hill 2012 Oscars Best Actress: 1/1 Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), 2/1 Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn), 5/2 Viola Davis (The Help), 6/1 Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), 10/1 Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, 12/1 Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin), 14/1 Charlize Theron (Young Adult), 14/1 Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marelene)
William Hill Best Actor Oscar: 10/11 George Clooney (The Decendents), 15/8 Jean Dujardin (The Artist), 3/1 Leonardo Di Caprio (J Edgar), 8/1 Brad Pitt (Moneyball), 10/1 Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soilder Spy), 12/1 Michael Fassbender (Shame), 20/1 Woody Harelson (Rampart), 20/1 Sean Penn (The Tree Of Life)
William Hill Best Film Oscar 2012: 8/11 The Artist, 10/3 The Descendents, 4/1 War Horse, 7/1 Hugo, 10/1 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, 14/1 J.Edgar, 20/1 Tinker Tailor Soilder Spy, 20/1 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, 25/1 Moneyball, 25/1 The Help, 33/1 The Iron Lady, 33/1 Drive, 33/1 Midnight in Paris, 40/1 Bar
