Oscar Odds Update: Daniel Day Lewis is favourite for best actor

Daniel Day-Lewis is the hottest ever favourite to win this year’s Best Actor Oscar according to bookie Paddy Power. The ‘There Will Be Blood’ star is just 1/12 to pick up his second Best Actor Oscar, with his nearest rival Johnny Depp a distant 10/1.

However, Day-Lewis has been pipped to the post at The Oscars before. In 2003 Day-Lewis was 1/3 favourite to win Best Actor for ‘Gangs of New York’ only for the then unknown Adrien Brody to take a surprise win. 

For those fancying a longer odds bet on Day-Lewis may be tempted by Paddy Power’s 13/8 that the winner of Best Actor cries during his acceptance speech. The luvvies love a bit of emotion at the best of times and Day-Lewis has repeatedly been welling up at other award ceremonies over Heath Ledger recently.

Other specials available over at Paddypower include 20/1 that the record for longest acceptance speech is broken (5 minutes 30 secs) and 10/1 for any nominated actress to have a wardrobe malfunction. In the race for the White House Paddy Power are offering bets on which politician gets the first namecheck on stage. It’s 1/2 for the fashionable Barack Obama and 6/4 for Hillary Clinton. 

Julie Christie is the 4/9 favourite for Best Actress, thus making her favoured designer Tanya Gill the 8/15 favourite in Paddy Power’s ‘Who designs the Best Actress’s dress’ betting. Cate Blanchett is 50/1 to win an unprecedented Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress double.

Sharon McHugh, Paddy Power’s showbiz betting expert, said: “Betting since the nominations were announced suggests that we shouldn’t be expecting too many surprises at this year’s Oscars – although there’s usually one if punters are lucky enough to find it. If that’s the case then seasoned Oscar viewers may have more fun betting on the winners falling on stage or the Best Actor crying like only a true luvvie can.”

Meanwhile Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy look set to go head to head for this year’s Razzie’s. Lohan’s ‘I Know Who Killed Me’ is the odds on favourite at 1/3 for worst film followed by Murphy’s Norbit at 9/2 whilst Lohan and Murphy are also up for Worst Actress and Actor at 1/6 and 6/4 respectively.

Oscar Specials
13/8      Best Male actor to cry during his acceptance speech at the 2008 Oscars
4/1        No major award winner to shed a tear in their acceptance speech
10/1      Any actor to trip and fall on stage at the 2008 Oscars
10/1      A nominated actress to be photographed at the Oscars with her nipple uncovered
12/1      Any Oscar gong to be dropped during the presentation
16/1      No major Oscar recipient to thank their partner during their award winning speech
20/1      Any major acting acceptance speech at the 2008 Oscars to beat the record for the longest Oscar acceptance speech (5mins 30secs)
50/1      A Streaker to appear on stage during the ceremony
100/1    Any actress to walk on stage with her dress tucked into her knickers at the 2008 Oscars
100/1    Best Actress to walk on stage with toilet roll stuck to her shoe at the 2008 Oscars 

Who will be mentioned first – Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?
1/2        Barack
6/4        Hillary

Who will design the Best Actress Dress at the 2008 Oscars?
8/15      Tanya Gill
10/1      Chanel
10/1      Roberto Cavalli
12/1      Christian Lacroix
12/1      Giorgio Armani
16/1      Christian Dior
20/1      Donna Karan
20/1      Valentino
20/1      Gucci
20/1      Nina Ricci
25/1      Dolce & Gabbana
25/1      Stella McCartney
33/1      Calvin Klein
33/1      Donatella Versace
33/1      Givenchy
50/1      Yves St Laurent
500/1    George (Asda)

50/1      Cate Blanchett to win Best Actress & Best Supporting Actress

Best Film Odds
1/3       No Country For Old Men
4/1        There Will Be Blood
7/1        Atonement
12/1      Juno
33/1      Michael Clayton 

Best Actor
1/12      Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood
10/1      Jonny Depp – Sweeney Todd
10/1      George Clooney – Michael Clayton
25/1      Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
33/1      Tommy Lee Jones – The Valley Elah

Best Actress
4/9        Julie Christie – Away From Her
7/4        Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
7/1        Ellen Page - Juno
33/1      Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth
33/1      Laura Linney – The Savages 

Best Supporting Actor 
1/12      Javier Bardem
8/1        Casey Affleck
14/1      Tom Wilkinson
16/1      Hal Holbrook
20/1      Philip Seymour Hoffman

Best Supporting Actress          
6/5        Cate Blanchett
2/1        Amy Ryan
7/2        Ruby Dee
8/1        Tilda Swinton
12/1      Saoirse Ronan
 

Best Director   
2/7        No Country For Old Men
4/1        There Will Be Blood
6/1       The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
25/1      Juno
33/1       Michael Clayton

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