2012 Oscars Betting Odds: Michel Hazanavicius Artist Favored To Win
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
by Bovada Sportsbook
The Golden Globes have passed and the race for the Oscars is on. The 84th Academy Awards will take place on February 26th, 2012 and Bovada Sportsbook will be right there every step of the way.
The nominations have been announced for the acclaimed statues and one of the most highly contested categories will be for the Best Director award.
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The category features a pair of previous Oscar winners with legendary directors Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen headlining, but to the surprise of many neither are favored to win it this year. Bovada Sportsbook odds makers have listed Michel Hazanavicius as the leader of the pack with the nomination for The Artist.
2012 Oscars - Odds to Win Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) - 4/7
Martin Scorsese (Hugo) - 7/4
Alexander Payne (The Descendants) - 11/2
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) - 18/1
Terrance Malik (Tree of Life) - 18/1
While the silent film tribute hasn’t had the marketing budget of an Ocean’s Eleven-type movie and didn’t have the explosions of a Michael Bay flick, it’s a brilliantly pieced together tribute to the silent film era that everyone seems to have fallen in love with. It’s earned a total of 12 nominations at the Oscars, which tied Hugo for the most at this year’s awards.
Hazanavicius is a French-born director, producer and screenwriter that is mostly known for his spy movie parodies. While he was nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes, he fell short to Scorsese. Is it possible that the Oscars will agree? Keep in mind that 17 of the last 26 Golden Globe award winners for Best Director went on to win the Oscar, so maybe Scorsese offers some value in this spot.
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