Will Kate Winslet Cry When She Wins the Oscar?

At the Oscars, much like the Super Bowl, people all try to predict the winners. Here are the latest odds on the big categories along with a couple of interesting "Proposition Wagers."
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At the Oscars, much like the Super Bowl, people all try to predict the winners. Here are the latest odds on the big categories along with a couple of interesting "Proposition Wagers":

Best Actor Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Mickey Rourke -- The Wrestler (-200)

Sean Penn -- Milk (+185)

Frank Langella -- Frost/Nixon (+800)

Brad Pitt -- The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (+2000)

Richard Jenkins -- The Reader (+5000)

Best Actress Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Anne Hathaway -- Rachel Getting Married (+350)

Kate Winslet -- The Reader (-200)

Meryl Street -- Doubt (+350)

Melissa Leo -- Frozen River (+3000)

Angelina Jolie -- Changeling (+1800)

Best Supporting Actor Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Heath Ledger -- The Dark Knight (-8000)

Philip Seymour Hoffman -- Doubt (+2000)

Josh Brolin -- Milk (+2500)

Michael Shannon -- Revolutionary Road (+3000)

Robert Downey Jr. -- Tropic Thunder (+2000)

Best Supporting Actress Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Penelope Cruz -- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (-200)

Viola Davis -- Doubt (+325)

Marisa Tomei -- The Wrestler (+500)

Taraji P Henson -- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (+1600)

Amy Adams - Doubt (+1400)

Best Animated Feature Film Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Wall.E -- (-1500)

Kung Fu Panda -- (+700)

Bolt -- (+3000)


Best Picture Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Slumdog Millionaire -- (-900)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- (+450)

Milk -- (+2000)

Frost/Nixon -- (+3000)

The Reader -- (+3000)


Best Director Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Danny Boyle -- (-1000)

David Fincher -- (+500)

Gus Van Sant -- (+2000)

Stephen Daldry -- (+3000)

Ron Howard -- (+2000)

Will Kate cry during her acceptance speech? Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Yes -- (4-6 odds)

No -- (11-10 odds)

Who will they thank first during the live acceptance speech? Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

God/Family/Academy -- (-130)

Any Other Option -- (-110)

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