Friday, November 5, 2004

I JUST WANTED THE ODDS ON "WHITE CHICKS" FOR BEST PICTURE: British betting markets have opened for the 2005 Academy Awards. They currently put overlong but well-acted biopic "Ray" as an 8:5 favorite for best picture, but don't scrimp on oddball contenders--"I Heart Huckabees" is open at 22:1, and the Portman-nudity-free "Closer" is in at 11:1. Oddly, "Sideways" isn't even on the board, and at 20+:1, that might be a bet worth taking.

Jamie Foxx is a 5:9 favorite for best actor, with the next closest contender being Liam Neeson for "Kinsey" at 3:1. I actually like the possibility of Jeff Bridges, who's 22:1 for "Door In The Floor," or Bill Murray, at 20:1 for "The Life Aquatic," as longshot bets. Best actress is a horserace, with Annette Bening a slight 5:4 favorite for "Being Julia" over Imelda Stanton at 13:10 for "Vera Drake." Want to play a longshot? Kate Winslet at 22:1 seems likely to be nominated, and they may decide it's her time.

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