Meryl Streep is fast becoming one of the best backed contenders for a Golden Globe in the last decade, William Hill have revealed.
The bookmaker originally offered 1/1 that she would win ‘Best Actress’ but are now 1/3, and
William Hill believe that her odds could shorten further in the next couple of days.
Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams told Bettingpro.com: “Normally one favourite gets beaten but we are confident that it won’t be Meryl who misses out this time.”
Latest William Hill Odds:
Best Actress Drama: 1/3 Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), 9/4 Viola Davis (The Help), 10/1 Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), 12/1 Tilda Swinton, (We Need To Talk About Kevin), 12/1 Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Best Picture Drama: 1/2 The Descendants, 11/4 Hugo, 9/2 War Horse, 16/1 The Help, 20/1 The Ides Of March, 20/1 Moneyball
Best Actor Drama: 2/5 George Clooney (The Descendants), 4/1 Brad Pitt (Moneyball), 9/2 Leonardo Di Caprio (J Edgar), 10/1 Michael Fassbender (Shame), 16/1 Ryan Gosling (The Ides Of March)
Best Director: 4/9 Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), 3/1 Alexander Payne (The Descendants), 9/2 Martin Scorsese (Hugo), 25/1 Woody Allen (Midnight In Paris), 25/1 George Clooney (The Ides Of March)