Oscar Odds Favorite George Clooney for Best Actor: One of the main categories to the Oscars would have to be for best actor. With a variety of great actors nominated this year, there are five actors who will hope to take that Oscar statue home. You can get all of your current Oscar odds at BODOG.com.
George Clooney is one of the obvious to be on the Best Actor list of nominees with his role as Ryan Bingham in “Up in the Air”. Clooney plays a man who makes his living firing people and who spends most of his time in airports. You can get his 7 to 1 odds for Best Actor at BODOG.com.
Well known actor, Morgan Freeman comes in at 12 to 1 odds for his role in “Invictus” where he plays Nelson Mandela who seizes on the chances of the South African rugby team in the World Cup to unite his troubled country. However, the Oscar introduction of Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” has 12 to 1 odds along with Freeman. Renner plays an army Staff Sergeant who’s a bomb defuser in Iraq that thrives on the risk and danger that his job brings him.
Another nominee who has been added to the list of talented actors is Jeff Bridges (1 to 8 odds). This highly nominated actor in past movies will hope to finally add an Academy Award for his role in “Crazy Heart” in which he’s already received a series of awards for including a Golden Globe.
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Colin Firth “A Single Man” 15/1 odds
George Clooney “Up in the Air” 7/1 odds
Jeff Bridges “Crazy Heart” 1/8 odds
Jeremy Renner “The Hurt Locker” 12/1 odds
Morgan Freeman “Invictus” 12/1 odds
