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‘Sopranos’ Star Breaks Silence About Crime, Prison Sentence

Former “Sopranos” star Lillo Brancato shared his remorse for the death of officer Daniel Enchautegui.  Brancato served eight years for his role in the fatal shooting during a burglary attempt gone terribly wrong.  He was recently released.

Best Actor Odds – 2014 Academy Awards (Updated)

Best Actor odds for the 2014 Academy Awards had Matthew McConaughey as the odds-on favorite still at Bookmaker.  These odds were listed at 1/5.  In Oscar terms, McConaughey is not necessarily a “lock”.

Leonardo DiCaprio was listed among the Field options that would pay better than 5/1 odds. He is seen as someone that could potentially upset at this year’s Academy Awards, though we at Gambling911.com just don’t see that happening.

Best Original Song, Score Oscar Odds 2014

Best Original Song Oscar odds for 2014 had “Lets Go” from “Frozen” as the 1/6 favorite.  All odds courtesy of Bookmaker.

Other Original Song Oscar odds have “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2” and “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”, each with 6/1 odds.

“The Moon Song” from “Her” was a big long shot at 33/1 odds.

Morning Odds – Oscar 2014: ’12 Years a Slave’ Still Around 1-3 Favorite

Gambling911.com has your morning odds for Oscar 2014 and we’re really not seeing a big change from recent weeks.   All Oscar betting odds can be found at Bookmaker here.

‘American Hustle’ Oscar Betting Odds

Carrie Stroup here with your “American Hustle” Oscar betting odds courtesy of Sportsbook.com, which has a few specials for this film as well.

‘12 Years a Slave’ Odds to Win Academy Award Best Picture – Best Odds

“12 Years a Slave” odds to win the Academy Award for Best Picture varied from one online bookmaker to the next, though the film remained favored to win.  There is actually really good value in betting “12 Years a Slave” barring an upset.

“12 Years a Slave”, while a decent size favorite, is by no means a “lock” to win by Oscar terms.  “Gravity” had relatively short odds and its director was a huge favorite to win the Best Director Oscar.

Oscar Betting Odds 2014 – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay

Bookmaker was offering Oscar betting odds for 2014 on all the major categories and a few obscure one’s as well (find all odds here)

In the world of Oscar betting, we would refer to Best Adapted and Original Screenplay as obscure.  

Steve McQueen Oscar Odds for Best Director Would Pay Out Nearly $700

There is a bit of an interesting wagering option at this year’s Oscars in that “12 Years a Slave” is considered a big favorite to win for Best Picture yet its Director, Steve McQueen is a long shot to win Best Director at just shy of 7/1 odds.  Instead, the favorite to win Best Director is one Alfonso Cuaron for “Gravity”.

Best Foreign Film Odds – Oscars 2014: Italy’s ‘The Great Beauty’ Odds-on Favorite

Bookmaker.eu had odds on the Best Foreign Film for the Oscars 2014.  Bookmaker had odds on over a dozen Oscar categories here.

“The Great Beauty” was the odds-on favorite at -365.

Matthew McConaughey Odds of Winning an Oscar Sort of a ‘Lock’

When you have certain Academy Awards categories with a nominee favored at -2000 odds, -700 for Matthew McConaughey might not necessarily be considered a “lock” per se.  One would have to bet $70 to win $10 at WagerWeb.com (with the $70 refunded assuming McConaughey were to win). 

“Gravity” Best Picture Odds – 2014 Academy Awards

“Gravity” is not the favorite to win Best Picture at the 2014, but with odds of 4/1 there is still a shot here with a fairly significant payout potential in the world of Oscar betting.  

Odds to Win Best Actress – 2014 Oscars

The odds to win the Best Actress at the 2014 Oscars had Cate Blanchett as a runaway lock of -2200 for her role in “Blue Jasmine”.  Basically it is impossible to place a bet on this category as the risk vs. reward makes zero sense.  The field had odds of +1200.

Odds to Win Best Actor – 2014 Oscars

Odds to win Best Actor at the 2014 Oscars had Matthew McConaughey as a pretty big favorite at -500 for his role in “Dallas Buyers Club”.  Still, by Oscars standards, -500 is not necessarily a lock. BetOnline.com has all your latest Oscar betting odds with minimum wagers starting at just $5.

How Do You Read Oscar Odds?

For those new to the gambling realm, you may be asking how Oscar odds are read as they are typically displayed using the American Odds system as opposed to fractions.

In reality, American odds tend to be easier to understand than fractions.  We’re guessing most of our readers were not fans of fractional math in High School, nor were we.