With the March 2 Academy Awards ceremony quickly approaching the Oscar odds at the sportsbooks still have 12 Years a Slave listed as the favorite to win Best Picture, with Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett the top choices on the odds to win Best Actor and the odds to win Best Actress.
12 Years a Slave sits as the 1/5 favorite at Sportsbook on the odds to win Best Picture, with Gravity at 4/1, American Hustle at 12/1, Dallas Buyers Club at 20/1, The Wolf of Wall Street at 25/1, Captain Phillips at 150/1, Her at 150/1, Nebraska at 200/1, and Philomena at 200/1.
McConaughey is then the 1/5 favorite to win Best Actor on those Sportsbook Oscar odds over Leonardo DiCaprio (5/1), with Blanchett the 1/30 favorite to win Best Actress over Amy Adams (12/1). Jared Leto is the 1/10 favorite to win Best Supporting Actor, with Lupita Nyong'o the 4/7 favorite to win Best Supporting Actress.
Here are the updated Academy Awards Odds for the March 2 ceremony, courtesy of Sportsbook . . .
The Oscars - Best Picture12 Years a Slave 1/5 Gravity 4/1 American Hustle 12/1 Dallas Buyers Club 20/1 The Wolf of Wall Street 25/1 Captain Phillips 150/1 Her 150/1 Nebraska 200/1 Philomena 200/1
The Oscars - Best DirectorAlfonso Cuaron (Gravity) 1/20 Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) 7/1 David O. Russell (American Hustle) 25/1 Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street) 40/1 Alexander Payne (Nebraska) 100/1
The Oscars - Best ActorMatthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) 1/5 Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) 5/1 Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) 6/1 Bruce Dern (Nebraska) 40/1 Christian Bale (American Hustle) 75/1
The Oscars - Best ActressCate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) 1/30 Amy Adams (American Hustle) 12/1 Sandra Bullock (Gravity) 15/1 Judi Dench (Philomena) 35/1 Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)40/1
The Oscars - Best Supporting ActorJared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) 1/10 Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave) 9/1 Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) 10/1 Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street) 22/1 Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) 45/1
The Oscars - Best Supporting ActressLupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) 4/7 Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle) 5/4 June Squibb (Nebraska) 33/1 Julia Roberts (August: Osage County) 40/1 Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) 40/1
The Oscars - Best Original ScreenplayHer 5/7 American Hustle 6/5 Dallas Buyers Club 15/1 Blue Jasmine 20/1 Nebraska 20/1
The Oscars - Best Foreign FilmThe Great Beauty (ITA) 1/4 The Hunt (DEN) 7/2 The Broken Circle Breakdown (BEL) 13/2 Omar (PLE) 33/1 The Missing Picture (CAM) 50/1
The Oscars - Best Adapted Screenplay12 Years a Slave 1/7 Philomena 7/1 Before Midnight 21/2 Captain Phillips 15/1 The Wolf of Wall Street 18/1
The Oscars - Best Visual EffectsGravity 1/50 Field (Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lone Ranger) 8/1
The Oscars - Best Animated Feature FilmFrozen 1/30 Field (The Wind Rises, Ernest and Celestine, Despicable Me 2, The Croods) 7/1
The Oscars - Best Original 'Score'Gravity - Steven Price 1/7 Field (Her, The Book Thief, Philomena, Saving Mr. Banks) 13/4
The Oscars - Best Costume DesignThe Great Gatsby 2/7 American Hustle 3/1 Field (12 Years a Slave, The Invisible Woman, The Grandmaster) 6/1
The Oscars - Best Original 'Song'"Let It Go" from Frozen 1/6 "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom 6/1 "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 6/1 "The Moon Song" from Her 33/1
The Oscars - Best Documentary FeatureThe Act of Killing 1/2 20 Feet from Stardom 3/2 The Square 10/1 Dirty Wars 30/1 Cutie and the Boxer 50/1
The Oscars - Best CinematographyGravity 1/100 Inside Llewyn Davis 15/1 Nebraska 20/1 Prisoners 50/1 The Grandmaster 50/1
The Oscars - Best Film EditingGravity 1/3 Captain Phillips 2/1 12 Years a Slave 15/1 American Hustle 20/1 Dallas Buyers Club 50/1
The Oscars - Best Animated Short FilmGet a Horse! 1/10 Mr. Hublot 8/1 Room on the Broom 20/1 Feral 20/1 Possessions 30/1
The Oscars - Best Live-Action Short FilmThe Voorman Problem 4/7 Avant Que De Tout Perdre 2/1 Helium 6/1 Aquel No Era Yo 14/1 Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? 33/1
The Oscars - Best Makeup & HairstylingDallas Buyers Club 1/100 Jackass Presents Bad Grampa 15/1 The Lone Ranger 20/1
The Oscars - Best Production DesignThe Great Gatsby 4/7 Gravity 7/4 12 Years a Slave 6/1 Her 25/1 American Hustle 40/1
The Oscars - Will the same film win Best Picture and Director?Yes 17/4 No 1/10
The Oscars - Will "12 Years a Slave" win Best Picture, Director, and Actor?Yes 15/1
The Oscars - Total Oscar Wins for GravityOver 6½ (EVEN) Under 6½ (-130)
The Oscars - Total Viewers (in Millions)Over/Under 41
The Oscars - Will Pharrell Williams wear a Mountain / Buffalo Hat during his performance?Yes -200 No +150
The Oscars - Will Pink make an acrobatic entrance?Yes -200 No +150
The Oscars - Will Pink and Bette Miller perform a duet?Yes -140 No EVEN
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With awards season getting underway the sportsbooks have released their early odds to win the top prizes at the 2014 Academy Awards, with 12 Years a Slave considered the top contender on the Oscars betting lines.
12 Years a Slave opened as the 2/3 favorite on the 86th Academy Awards odds at Sportsbook to win Best Picture at the ceremony on Sunday, March 2, with Steve McQueen the 5/4 co-favorite to win Best Director, and Chiwetel Ejiofor the 3/2 favorite to win Best Actor.
Gravity is then next at 7/2 on those Oscars odds to win Best Picture, with the film's director Alfonso Cuaron tied with McQueen at 5/4 odds to win Best Director at Sportsbook. Sandra Bullock sits second at 3/1 behind Cate Blanchett (1/3) on the odds to win Best Actress in March. Blanchett is a potential Sportsbook for Blue Jasmine.
Rounding out the top early Oscar odds to win Best Picture at Sportsbook are American Hustle at 4/1, Saving Mr. Banks at 10/1, Captain Phillips at 16/1, and each of Blue Jasmine and The Wolf of Wall Street at 25/1.
American Hustle director David O. Russell is at 4/1 to win the top directing prize at the Oscars, with Martin Scorsese at 10/1 for The Wolf of Wall Street. Woody Allen is back at 50/1 odds to win Best Director for his work on Blue Jasmine.
Matthew McConaughey sits at 5/1 to win Best Actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club, behind 7/4 Robert Redford for All is Lost and ahead of 7/1 Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips. Judi Dench (Philomena) and Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) both hold down a line of 10/1 on the early odds to win Best Actress.
The Oscars - Best Picture (courtesy Sportsbook)
12 Years a Slave 2/3 Gravity 7/2 American Hustle 4/1 Saving Mr. Banks 10/1 Captain Phillips 16/1 The Wolf of Wall Street 25/1 Blue Jasmine 25/1 Inside Llewyn Davis 30/1 The Butler 40/1 Nebraska 45/1 August: Osage County 45/1 Her 50/1 Dallas Buyers Club 50/1 Fruitvale Sportsbook 100/1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 100/1 Prisoners 100/1 Rush 100/1 Blue is the Warmest Color 100/1 The Great Gatsby 100/1
The Oscars - Best Director (courtesy Sportsbook)
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) 5/4 Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) 5/4 David O. Russell (American Hustle) 4/1 Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street) 10/1 Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) 25/1 Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis) 25/1 Spike Jonze (Her) 33/1 Ron Howard (Rush) 33/1 Alexander Payne (Nebraska) 50/1 John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks) 50/1 Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Sportsbook) 50/1 Woody Allen (Blue Jasmine) 50/1 Lee Daniels (The Butler) 50/1 Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby) 66/1 Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club) 66/1 Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners) 66/1
The Oscars - Best Actor (courtesy Sportsbook)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) 3/2 Robert Redford (All is Lost) 7/4 Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) 5/1 Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) 7/1 Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) 9/1 Bruce Dern (Nebraska) 15/1 Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) 15/1 Forest Whitaker (The Butler) 25/1 Christian Bale (American Hustle) 50/1 Joaquin Phoenix (Her) 50/1 Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) 50/1 Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Sportsbook) 66/1 Hugh Jackman (Prisoners) 66/1 Ethan Hawke (Before Midnight) 66/1 Leonardo DiCaprio (The Great Gatsby) 66/1
The Oscars - Best Actress (courtesy Sportsbook)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) 1/3 Sandra Bullock (Gravity) 3/1 Judi Dench (Philomena) 10/1 Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) 10/1 Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks) 12/1 Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color) 33/1 Amy Adams (American Hustle) 33/1 Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby) 50/1 Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said) 50/1 Paulina Garcia (Gloria) 50/1 Brie Larson (Short Term 12) 66/1 Berenice Bejo (The Past) 66/1 Kate Winslet (Labor Day) 66/1 Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) 66/1 Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) 66/1
