With the 2015 Academy Awards on tap for Sunday the oddsmakers at online sportsbook Sportsbook continue to have Birdman as the 1/2 favorite and Boyhood as the 3/2 second choice on the odds to win Best Picture.
American Sniper has then improved from 12/1 to 9/1 on the Best Picture odds, with The Imitation Game steady at 33/1, Selma down slightly to 40/1, The Grand Budapest Hotel at 50/1, and The Theory of Everything and Whiplash rounding out the list at 66/1. The 2015 Academy Awards show will be shown on ABC and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sunday night.
The Oscars - Best Picture Odds @ Sportsbook
Birdman 1/2
Boyhood 3/2
American Sniper 9/1
The Imitation Game 33/1
Selma 40/1
The Grand Budapest Hotel 50/1
The Theory of Everything 66/1
Whiplash 66/1
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The updated odds to win the 2015 Academy Awards at the sportsbooks have Birdman moving ahead of Boyhood on the odds to win the Oscar for Best Picture, with the telecast set for Sunday, February 22 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
At Sportsbook Birdman is now the 1/2 favorite on the odds to win Best Picture, with Boyhood having slipped to second on that list at 3/2 odds. American Sniper remains third at 12/1, with The Imitation Game and Selma at 33/1, The Grand Budapest Hotel at 50/1, and The Theory of Everything and Whiplash at 66/1.
As well, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is now the -225 favorite on the odds to win Best Director at Sportsbook for Birdman, with Richard Linklater second at +125 odds to win Best Director for Boyhood.
Eddie Redmayne remains the favorite at -400 at Sportsbook to win Best Actor for his performance in The Theory of Everything, with Julianne Moore the heavy -5000 favorite to win Best Actress for Still Alice. JK Simmons (Whiplash) is the -5000 favorite to win Best Supporting Actor, with Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) the -5000 favorite to win Best Supporting Actress.
Here is the full rundown of 2015 Oscar odds at Sportsbook . . .
The Oscars - Best Picture
Birdman 1/2
Boyhood 3/2
American Sniper 12/1
Selma 33/1
The Imitation Game 33/1
The Grand Budapest Hotel 50/1
The Theory of Everything 66/1
Whiplash 66/1
The Oscars - Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman -225
Richard Linklater - Boyhood +125
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel +3300
Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher +5000
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game +5000
The Oscars - Best Actor
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything -400
Michael Keaton - Birdman +250
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper +1200
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game +3300
Steve Carrell - Foxcatcher +4000
The Oscars - Best Actress
Julianne Moore - Still Alice -5000
Reese Witherspoon - Wild +1200
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl +2500
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything +4000
Marion Cotillard - Two Days One Night +5000
The Oscars - Best Supporting Actor
JK Simmons - Whiplash -5000
Edward Norton - Birdman +1200
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher +1600
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood +3300
Robert Duvall - The Judge +3300
The Oscars - Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood -5000
Emma Stone - Birdman +1400
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game +2500
Laura Dern - Wild +2500
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods +2500
The Oscars - Best Adapted Screenplay
The Imitation Game -300
Whiplash +333
The Theory of Everything +400
American Sniper +1600
Inherent Vice +3300
The Oscars - Best Original Screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel -175
Birdman +120
Boyhood +900
Foxcatcher +5000
Nightcrawler +5000
The Oscars - Best Animated Feature Film
How To Train Your Dragon 2 -400
Big Hero 6 +250
Song of the Sea +1600
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya +1600
The Boxtrolls +1800
The Oscars - Best Foreign Film
Ida (Poland) -250
Leviathan (Russia) +150
Wild Tales (Argentina) +1200
Timbuktu (Mauritania) +1600
Tangerines (Estonia) +3300
The Oscars - Best Documentary Feature
CitizenFour -500
Virunga +300
Finding Vivian Maier +1200
Last Days in Vietnam +2000
The Salt of the Earth +2000
The Oscars - Best Original 'Score'
The Theory of Everything (Johann Joannsson) -160
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Alexandre Desplat) +125
The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) +900
Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) +1200
Mr. Turner (Gary Yershon) +5000
The Oscars - Best Original 'Song'
Glory (Selma) -500
Everything is Awesome (The Lego Movie) +400
Lost Stars (Begin Again) +900
I'm Not Gonna Miss You (Glen Campbell: I'II Be Me) +1000
Grateful (Beyond the Lights) +3300
The Oscars - Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel -1000
Into The Woods +450
Maleficent +1200
Inherent Vice +2000
Mr. Turner +2000
The Oscars - Best Animated Short Film
Feast -350
The Bigger Picture +400
The Dam Keeper +500
A Single Life +1600
Me and my Moulton +1600
The Oscars - Best Live-Action Short Film
The Phone Call -250
Boogaloo and Graham +375
Butter Lamp +550
Aya +1000
Parvaneh +1000
The Oscars - Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel -700
Into The Woods +500
Mr. Turner +1000
Interstellar +2000
The Imitation Game +2500
The Oscars - Best Visual Effects
Interstellar -300
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes +225
Guardians of the Galaxy +700
Captain America: The Winter Soldier +3300
X-Men: Days of Future Past +3300
The Oscars - Best Cinematography
Birdman -600
The Grand Budapest Hotel +350
Unbroken +1200
Ida +1400
Mr. Turner +2500
The Oscars - Best Makeup & Hairstyling
The Grand Budapest Hotel -700
Guardians of the Galaxy +350
Foxcatcher +800
The Oscars - Best Film Editing
Boyhood -200
Whiplash +200
American Sniper +750
The Imitation Game +1200
The Grand Budapest Hotel +1400
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The early odds to win the 2015 Academy Awards at the online sportsbooks have Boyhood listed as the favorite to walk away with the Oscar for Best Picture in the Sunday, February 22 telecast from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
At Sportsbook Boyhood is pegged as the 2/3 favorite on the odds to win Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars, with the Richard Linklater film having also grabbed the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama on January 11.
Birdman is second on those Sportsbook Oscar odds at 11/10 to win the Best Picture category, with American Sniper at 16/1, The Grand Budapest Hotel at 28/1, The Imitation Game at 40/1, Selma at 50/1, and The Theory of Everything and Whiplash rounding out the odds list at 66/1.
Linklater is the -700 favorite at Sportsbook to win Best Director for Boyhood, while Eddie Redmayne is the -200 favorite to win Best Actor for The Theory of Everything, and Julianne Moore is the -3300 favorite to win Best Actress for Still Alice. JK Simmons (-3300) and Patricia Arquette (-5000) are the favorites in the supporting actor and actress categories.
Here is the full rundown of 2015 Oscar odds at Sportsbook . . .
The Oscars - Best Picture
Boyhood 2/3
Birdman 11/10
American Sniper 16/1
The Grand Budapest Hotel 28/1
The Imitation Game 40/1
Selma 50/1
Theory of Everything 66/1
Whiplash 66/1
The Oscars - Best Director
Richard Linklater - Boyhood -700
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman +325
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel +2500
Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher +3300
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game +3300
The Oscars - Best Actor
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything -200
Michael Keaton - Birdman +140
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper +1500
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game +3300
Steve Carrell - Foxcatcher +3300
The Oscars - Best Actress
Julianne Moore - Still Alice -3300
Reese Witherspoon - Wild +1200
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl +2500
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything +3300
Marion Cotillard - Two Days One Night +5000
The Oscars - Best Supporting Actor
JK Simmons - Whiplash -3300
Edward Norton - Birdman +900
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher +1600
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood +3300
Robert Duvall - The Judge +3300
The Oscars - Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood -5000
Emma Stone - Birdman +1400
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game +2500
Laura Dern - Wild +2500
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods +2500
The Oscars - Best Adapted Screenplay
The Imitation Game -200
Whiplash +300
The Theory of Everything +400
American Sniper +2000
Inherent Vice +2500
The Oscars - Best Original Screenplay
Birdman -150
The Grand Budapest Hotel +140
Boyhood +500
Foxcatcher +3000
Nightcrawler +3000
The Oscars - Best Animated Feature Film
How To Train Your Dragon 2 -160
Big Hero 6 +180
Song of the Sea +800
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya +800
The Boxtrolls +1600
The Oscars - Best Foreign Film
Ida (Poland) -110
Leviathan (Russia) -110
Wild Tales (Argentina) +800
Timbuktu (Mauritania) +1500
Tangerines (Estonia) +3300
The Oscars - Best Documentary Feature
CitizenFour -450
Virunga +400
Finding Vivian Maier +1200
Last Days in Vietnam +1500
The Salt of the Earth +2000
The Oscars - Best Original 'Score'
The Theory of Everything (Johann Joannsson) -300
Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) +500
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Alexandre Desplat) +500
The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) +500
Mr. Turner (Gary Yershon) +5000
The Oscars - Best Original 'Song'
Glory (Selma) -600
Everything is Awesome (The Lego Movie) +600
Lost Stars (Begin Again) +1000
I'm Not Gonna Miss You (Glen Campbell: I'II Be Me) +1500
Grateful (Beyond the Lights) +2000
