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Annual Oscar Guarantees

-Klondike Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (n)

Due to time constraints and my fifth straight night on the copy desk gauntlet at the PG, I will be forced to miss a good majority of the Oscars but my as always my Oscar picks will all be 100 percent guaranteed or your money back (just pay shipping and processing)

Best Supporting Actress

The Favorite

Penelope Cruz, Vicki Christina Barcelona -150

The Public Favorite

Viola Davis, Doubt +400

The Dark Horse

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler +650

The Winner

Penelope Cruz

In the most wide open field out of all the contests, this award could l

iterally go to anybody. Tarji P Henson clocks in at +300 and I hav

e no idea what movie she was in and ditto for Amy Adams at +330. The public pundits are giving this award to Viola Davis probably because she is black but she is the fifth biggest longshot in the field. The smart money goes with Cruz here with a small bet for a gig on Tomei because she gets buck naked in the Wrestler.

Best Supporting Actor

The Favorite, Public Favorite, Dark Horse, Actual Winner

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight -4000

Probably the most anticipated moment of the evening when Ledger wins this award. Only Peter Finch for the network ever won an Oscar while he was dead, Ledger will join that cast and his performance as the Joker in the Dark Knight will go down a

s one of the most chilling, iconic and memorable performances of all time

Amazingly Philip Seymore Hoffman for Doubt is +1500, that says alot about his performance

Best Actress

The Favorite

Kate Winslet, The Reader -300

The Public Favorites

Angelina Jolie, Changeling +3000

Anne Hathaway +750

The Dark Horse

Meryl Streep +400

The Winner

Kate Winslet

I know there is a lot of chalk out there already with three favorites but I do not see upsets in this field. I was surprised at the number for Winslet at -300 considering it was Streep taking down the Golden Globe but how many more awkward nude scenes does Winslet need to be in before she wins an Oscar. She was literally naked for 85 percent of this movie and most of it was completely unneccessary.

True Story

I went to see this movie after watching the Stillers beat the Chargers at Heyinz Filled in the AFC Divisional Round. I was still piss ass drunk but only napped for brief moments during the movie. That is why Winslet wins.

Best Actor

The Favorite

Mickey Rourke -205

The Public Favorite

Sean Penn +190

The Dark Horse

Frank Langella +1300

The Winner

Mickey Rourke

Mind you I had all of these picked well before the Oscar odds came out. Sean Penn has won everything already, the SAG the Golden Globe but this one is Rourke's. This is going to be a dog fight and the best showdown of the night between Penn and Rourke.

Best Director and Best Film