I was invited back to give my predictions on what might be the big winners at the Oscars in 2015 on the William Hill Oscars Specials Podcast. I was invited on by Lee Phelps from William Hill last year and returned to give my opinions again this year. You can listen to the podcast below:
I've got too much riding on the Oscars now so I'm really hoping some of my predictions come true. My biggest bets are for Inarritu to win Best Director for Birdman and Boyhood to win Best Picture. I've also bet on a bunch of the favourites but I'm clearly not going to win much on them. If you want to have a gamble on the Oscars at William Hill, head here. There is loads of categories.
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Saturday, 21 February 2015
Thursday, 27 February 2014
William Hill Oscars Betting Podcast
I got invited by Lee Phelps from William Hill to take part in an Oscar odds podcast recently. I started to bet on the awards a few years ago just to make it a bit more fun and exciting. I keep tweeting about my betting on the Globes, the BAFTAs and the Oscars which is why I guess Lee asked me to take part and to give my opinion on all the Oscar odds this year.
It was very interesting to take part and seeing as I've got £20 riding on the Oscars in various categories, I'm hoping my predictions are actually right this year. Please have a listen below just by clicking the play button.
Here's my reviews of the Best Picture nominations so far. Not sure why I never got round to reviewing Gravity but I will be reviewing Her soon.
Best Picture nominees 2014:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years A Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
It was very interesting to take part and seeing as I've got £20 riding on the Oscars in various categories, I'm hoping my predictions are actually right this year. Please have a listen below just by clicking the play button.
@ilovethatfilm hi there, wondered if I could DM a request to feature on an Oscars betting podcast? Lee
— Lee Phelps (@leephelps) February 23, 2014
The Oscars podcast. A special Specials podcast with film fanatic @JenniePawson & movie blogger @ilovethatfilm: http://t.co/i7VFxr4Wyv
— Lee Phelps (@leephelps) February 27, 2014
Here's my reviews of the Best Picture nominations so far. Not sure why I never got round to reviewing Gravity but I will be reviewing Her soon.
Best Picture nominees 2014:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years A Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Friday, 6 December 2013
12 Years a Slave leads in current Oscar Odds
It's become a yearly tradition for me to get all excited about the Oscars as it is the one time of year that I allow myself to have a bit of a gamble. I'm already looking at the odds even though the nominations have not been announced yet.
12 Years a Slave appears to be a favourite in all the major categories over at Paddy Power at the moment. I'm wondering if the death of Mandela and the imminent release of Long Walk to Freedom stands a chance of shaking things up a bit in the coming weeks.
The favourites for Best Picture are currently 12 Years a Slave at odds of 1.80, Gravity at 4.50, American Hustle at 5.00, Mandela: Long walk to Freedom at 6.00 and Saving Mr Banks at 13.00.
For Best Director, Steve McQueen (2.25) is just ahead of Alfonso Cuaron (2.75) as the favourite with David O. Russell and Martin Scorsese lagging behind with odds of 5.00 and 11.00 respectively. The Coen Bros come in just behind with odds of 13.00.
The Best Actor race is tied between Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Yrs a Slave) and Robert Redford (All is Lost), both with odds of 2.50 and Idris Elba is just behind for Mandela with odds of 4.00. I wonder if that's going to change with the very sad but well timed death of the legend himself. Surprisingly Matthew McConaughey (5.50) with The Dallas Buyers Club is ahead of Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips (11.00).
Cate Blanchett is the clear favourite for Best Actress with Blue Jasmine at odds of 1.25 while Sandra Bullock is in second place with odds of 4.50. Meanwhile Oprah Winfrey (The Butler) and Lupita Nyong'o (12 Yrs a Slave) are virtually neck and neck in the best supporting actress category. Similarly in the best supporting actor race, Jared Leto (The Dallas Buyers Club) and Michael Fassbender (12 Yrs a Slave) are also very close with odds of 2.37 and 2.25 respectively.
It's too early for me to be placing any bets yet, particularly as I have yet to see frontrunners 12 Years a Slave, Long Walk to Freedom, All is Lost and The Dallas Buyers Club. I'm wondering if the death of Mandela is going to cause more heat to pick up around Long Walk to Freedom and help it to push aside 12 Years a Slave in some categories. Either way, with The Butler, 12 Years a Slave and Mandela all in the running, it is definitely going to be an incredible year for African American actors, actresses, directors and their films.
Would you fancy placing a bet on any of these yet?
12 Years a Slave appears to be a favourite in all the major categories over at Paddy Power at the moment. I'm wondering if the death of Mandela and the imminent release of Long Walk to Freedom stands a chance of shaking things up a bit in the coming weeks.
The favourites for Best Picture are currently 12 Years a Slave at odds of 1.80, Gravity at 4.50, American Hustle at 5.00, Mandela: Long walk to Freedom at 6.00 and Saving Mr Banks at 13.00.
For Best Director, Steve McQueen (2.25) is just ahead of Alfonso Cuaron (2.75) as the favourite with David O. Russell and Martin Scorsese lagging behind with odds of 5.00 and 11.00 respectively. The Coen Bros come in just behind with odds of 13.00.
The Best Actor race is tied between Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Yrs a Slave) and Robert Redford (All is Lost), both with odds of 2.50 and Idris Elba is just behind for Mandela with odds of 4.00. I wonder if that's going to change with the very sad but well timed death of the legend himself. Surprisingly Matthew McConaughey (5.50) with The Dallas Buyers Club is ahead of Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips (11.00).
Cate Blanchett is the clear favourite for Best Actress with Blue Jasmine at odds of 1.25 while Sandra Bullock is in second place with odds of 4.50. Meanwhile Oprah Winfrey (The Butler) and Lupita Nyong'o (12 Yrs a Slave) are virtually neck and neck in the best supporting actress category. Similarly in the best supporting actor race, Jared Leto (The Dallas Buyers Club) and Michael Fassbender (12 Yrs a Slave) are also very close with odds of 2.37 and 2.25 respectively.
It's too early for me to be placing any bets yet, particularly as I have yet to see frontrunners 12 Years a Slave, Long Walk to Freedom, All is Lost and The Dallas Buyers Club. I'm wondering if the death of Mandela is going to cause more heat to pick up around Long Walk to Freedom and help it to push aside 12 Years a Slave in some categories. Either way, with The Butler, 12 Years a Slave and Mandela all in the running, it is definitely going to be an incredible year for African American actors, actresses, directors and their films.
Would you fancy placing a bet on any of these yet?
Sunday, 17 February 2013
One week to the Oscars: What are the Odds?
The Oscars will be announced a week today and I'm unusually excited for a change. I still haven't got round to seeing Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln or Django Unchained but I'm holding out for Argo's chances especially considering its recent successes at the BAFTA's and the Golden Globes.
Last year I looked into putting a bit of money on the Oscars and what would win in some categories but luckily bailed out before I actually made the silly decision to place any bets. I checked out the odds at a gambling website but fortunately didn't put any money on as I would have lost it all.
Anyway this year I've been stupid enough to put a couple of bets on. I'm betting on Argo for best picture but the great thing is that I placed this bet before the Globes and Baftas and the odds were 7/1 that it would win. Now it's the favourite if I placed the bet now it would be virtually worthless but as the odds were good when I placed the best, if it does win, I stand to win £12. I shouldn't get my hopes up but as this is the one thing I'm going to bet on each year, it would be nice to have a bit of success.
I also put a quid on Zero Dark Thirty to win best picture as the odds are something like 60/1 so if it did win, I'll be rich! Probably just a waste of a pound though.
Anyway here are my predictions for the 2013 Oscars in all the main categories. As I said last year, don't gamble as it is a truly silly idea but as I'm not into sports I just want to get in on some of the fun placing bets.
So if you hear someone screaming with delight if Zero Dark Thirty wins on Oscar night, that might just be me. I'll also be happy if Argo wins but selfishly now I won't be as happy as if the film I haven't even seen wins.
If you want to see all the Oscar odds at Paddy Power, click here. Spielberg's the favourite for director, Argo for picture, Lawrence for actress, Day Lewis for actor, Hathaway for supporting actress, Lee Jones for supporting actor, Django for original screenplay, Lincoln for adapted screenplay and Brave for animated feature. So I guess if you think they are the ones that will win, then it's not worth betting but if anyone has insider information and thinks anything else will, then let me know so I can blow some more money!
Who are you hoping will win next Sunday?
Last year I looked into putting a bit of money on the Oscars and what would win in some categories but luckily bailed out before I actually made the silly decision to place any bets. I checked out the odds at a gambling website but fortunately didn't put any money on as I would have lost it all.
Anyway this year I've been stupid enough to put a couple of bets on. I'm betting on Argo for best picture but the great thing is that I placed this bet before the Globes and Baftas and the odds were 7/1 that it would win. Now it's the favourite if I placed the bet now it would be virtually worthless but as the odds were good when I placed the best, if it does win, I stand to win £12. I shouldn't get my hopes up but as this is the one thing I'm going to bet on each year, it would be nice to have a bit of success.
I also put a quid on Zero Dark Thirty to win best picture as the odds are something like 60/1 so if it did win, I'll be rich! Probably just a waste of a pound though.
Anyway here are my predictions for the 2013 Oscars in all the main categories. As I said last year, don't gamble as it is a truly silly idea but as I'm not into sports I just want to get in on some of the fun placing bets.
So if you hear someone screaming with delight if Zero Dark Thirty wins on Oscar night, that might just be me. I'll also be happy if Argo wins but selfishly now I won't be as happy as if the film I haven't even seen wins.
If you want to see all the Oscar odds at Paddy Power, click here. Spielberg's the favourite for director, Argo for picture, Lawrence for actress, Day Lewis for actor, Hathaway for supporting actress, Lee Jones for supporting actor, Django for original screenplay, Lincoln for adapted screenplay and Brave for animated feature. So I guess if you think they are the ones that will win, then it's not worth betting but if anyone has insider information and thinks anything else will, then let me know so I can blow some more money!
Who are you hoping will win next Sunday?
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