The Hurt Locker vs. Avatar: Oscars Odds Down to Wire

Written by:
Jordan Bach
Published on:
Mar/07/2010
The Hurt Locker vs. Avatar

The Hurt Locker vs. Avatar will be the thing to watch during this evening's Oscars ceremony.  Of course we won't know which film wins until the very end of the often long drawn out sleeper. 

Gambling911.com can report that The Hurt Locker had lost a little bit of steam at BetUS.com by Sunday afternoon.  Previously listed with -200 or slightly shorter odds, The Hurt Locker was now coming in at -160, meaning one would have to bet $16 to win $10 as opposed to $20 or more to win $10 (the bet amount is refunded assuming The Hurt Locker wins)

Avatar, meanwhile, continued to hold firm with even odds.

Anny H. Ruth explains why The Hurt Locker vs. Avatar will have everyone glued to their seats Sunday night.

There are many ways The Hurt Locker and Avatar are pitted up against each other, but either way you look at it, both films have 9 nominations and are leading the Oscar buzz. This is how the competition breaks dow:

Action/Drama vs. Animation 3D
Kathryn Bigelow vs. her ex-husband, James Cameron
Low budget film vs. Blockbuster film
9 nominations vs. 9 nominations.

Only four women have ever been nominated in the Best Director category and there is also a controversial element should The Hurt Locker win, Ruth points out.

Critics are saying that if Bigelow wins as Best Director, it is because she is a lady making man's film (The genre of war films has predominately been thought of as a man's genre).

The Economic Times of India points out:

While, Cameron's 3D sci-fi juggernaut, which has taken more than USD 2 billion at the box office, won the Best Film trophy at the Golden Globes, 'Hurt Locker' sweeped the BAFTAs and Directors Guild Awards.

Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com

 

 

 

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