2010 Academy Awards Betting Odds – 82nd Oscars Preview & Prop Wagers

Academy Awards Odds

The 2010 Academy Awards will take place on March 7 and oddsmakers have released prop odds for Best Picture, Best Actor and much more.

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Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made Avatar –250 money line favorites to win Best Picture at the 82^nd Oscars. “The Hurt Locker,” a war drama, has the next best odds at +120.

The 2009 American science fiction epic film Avatar was written and directed by James Cameron, who is +120 to win Best Director although he isn’t the favorite to win the category. That honor belongs to Kathryn Bigelow, who directed The Hurt Locker and who is –350 on the money line.

The money line for total number of awards won for the film “Avatar” is set at +225 for five, +250 for four and +300 for six. “Avatar” is also –500 on the money line to win more awards than “The Hurt Locker,” which is +300.

The star of The Hurt Locker was Jeremy Renner, who is a +1400 money line underdog to win Best Actor. Jeff Bridges is favored to win Best Actor for his performance as a washed-out country star in “Crazy Heart.”

As for Best Actress, Sandra Bullock is a –225 favorite on the money line after her performance in “The Blind Side.” She bests Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” at +160 and Carey Mulligan in “An Education” at +1000.

The 2010 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 7 at 8PM ET on ABC. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will host the 82^nd Oscars this year.

For complete odds for the 2010 Academy Awards, see below.

2010 Academy Awards – 82^nd Oscars Betting Odds - March 7, 2010

Best Picture

A Serious Man +5000

An Education +5000

Avatar -250

District 9 +6000

Inglorious Basterds +1400

Precious +2500

The Blind Side +1500

The Hurt Locker +120

Up +5000

Up in the Air +800

Best Actor (Leading Role)

Colin Firth +1400

George Clooney +700

Jeff Bridges -800

Jeremy Renner +1400

Morgan Freeman +2000

Best Actress (Leading Role)

Carey Mulligan (An Education) +1000

Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) +1000

Helen Mirren (The Last Station) +2500

Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) +160

Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) -225

Best Director

James Cameron +120

Jason Reitman +1500

Kathryn Bigelow -350

Lee Daniels +3000

Quentin Tarantino +2000

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer (The Last Station) +2000

Cristoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds) -2000

Matt Damon (Invictus) +1200

Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) +900

Woody Harrelson (The Messengers) +900

Best Supporting Actress

Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) +800

Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) +2000

Mo Nique (Precious) -1500

Penelope Cruz (Nine) +1200

Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) +1200

Best Foreign Language

Ajami +400

El Secreto de Sus Ojos +800

The Milk of Sorrow +2000

The White Ribbon -225

Un Prophete +160

Most Awards

Avatar -500

The Hurt Locker +300

Avatar Total Awards

Eight +800

Five +225

Four +250

Nine +2000

None +5000

One +1500

Seven +500

Six +300

Three +500

Two +1000

Dress Designer of the Best Actress

Alberta Ferretti +500

Alexander Mc Queen +1000

Balenciaga +1000

Bottega Venetta +1200

Calvin Klein +4000

Chanel +1600

Chris March +700

Christian Dior +1800

Christian Lacroix +1600

Dolce & Gabbana +3000

Donatella Versace +3000

Donna Karan +2200

George (ASDA) +50000

Giorgio Armani +1800

Gucci +2200

K Mart +25000

Kevan Hall +1600

Lanvin +400

Marc Jacobs +4000

Marni +1400

Ninca Ricci +1400

Oscar de la Renta +700

Pamella Roland +1800

Per Una (M&S) +50000

Prada +5000

Roberto Cavalli +1600

Savida (Dunnes) +100000

Stella McCartney +3000

Tadashi +1800

Tommy Hilfiger +5000

Valentino +2200

Vera Wang +5000

Victoria Beckham +10000

Color of the Best Actress Dress

Black +200

Blue +350

Green +900

Orange Peach +700

Pink +275

Polka Dot +10000

Red +700

White +450

Yellow +1000

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Posted: 2/18/10 1:23AM ET