George Clooney The Star Name In Oscars 2012 Betting

It’s awards season in Hollywood and the daddy of them all, the Oscars, are now fast approaching at the end of February and there are a number of fascinating betting markets for punters to sink their teeth into. The Academy Awards are of course a global event as the best films and actors are given their moment in the limelight and looking across the nominees there is no doubt that George Clooney could well be the big success story this year. Clooney put in a remarkable performance in The Descendants and he is a short as 2/5 with Paddy Power to claim the Gest Actor award for the first time.

While Clooney looks set to be the big name when it comes to the actors on show there is no doubt that the big film at the Oscars this year is likely to be The Artist which has taken the box office by storm over the past couple of months. The silent film from France is being hailed as a masterpiece by many critics and Paddy Power rate it as short as 1/6 to claim The Best Picture award with the Academy Award looking as good as in the bag.

The artist is likely to pick up another Academy Award with Michel Hazanavicius set to win the Best Director gong, his work has been widely praised which is reflected in his short price of 1/6 with Paddy Power to claim the award. The Artist really has come out of nowhere over the past few months and it looks set to dominate the Academy Awards this year according to the bookies while George Clooney is also set to earn some well deserved recognition for his brilliant role in The Descendants.

Oscars Betting 2012 with Paddy Power

Best Picture

• 1/6 – The Artist
• 11/2 – The Descendants
• 14/1 – Hugo
• 20/1 – The Help
• 25/1 – War Horse
• 50/1 – Moneyball
• 50/1 – Midnight In Paris
• 50/1 – Extremely and Incredibly Close
• 66/1 – The Tree Of Life

Best Actor

• 2/5 -George Clooney – The Descendants
• 7/2 – Jean Dujardin – The Artist
• 20/1 – Brad Pitt – Moneyball
• 20/1 – Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• 25/1 – Demian Bichir – A Better Life

All markets supplied by Paddy Power.com