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    Default Anyone betting the Oscars tonight?

    Let's have your picks. Can be very beatable with the right homework.

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    Just bet Richard Roepers picks. http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/...roep04.article

    Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
    Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
    Best Actress: Sandra Bullock
    Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
    Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
    Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air"
    Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
    Animated Film: "Up"
    Art Direction: "Avatar"
    Cinematography: "Avatar"
    Costume Design: "The Young Victoria"
    Documentary: "The Cove"
    Documentary Short: "The Last Truck"
    Film Editing: "Avatar"
    Foreign Language Film: "The White Ribbon"
    Makeup: "Star Trek"
    Original Score: "Up"
    Original Song: "The Weary Kind," from Crazy Heart
    Animated Short: "A Matter of Loaf and Death"
    Live Action Short: "Miracle Fish"
    Sound Editing: "Avatar"
    Sound Mixing: "Avatar"
    Visual Effects: "Avatar"

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    gee roper went out on a limb for those picks.....chalk chalk..

    Three catagories of possible upsets...

    Best original screenplay..hurt locker +175 to +200
    best actress..streep at +250!! Cant beat a great actress at this price..
    best pic..basterds..+1600..dont laugh it could happen,but im not betting it.


    I agree that a matter of loaf and death is almost a shoo in..

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    lets get some lines for this in the SBR book!

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    I am big on my Santa Barbara friend, Jeff Bridges! I told him I was betting on him as well..


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    best visual effects: Avatar -10000

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    best adapted screenplay...district 9?

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    lines no longer up at betphoenix, did they already announce some winners?

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    bullock opened at +800 to win the razzie..she closed at -300
    Wish I had gotten some of that action..The books got their ass handed to em on that..

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    46833598-1 3/7/10 5:48pm $17.00 $10.00 Pending 3/7/10 8:00pm Oscars 901 Matter of Loaf & Dead - animated short -170* vs Field wins animated short film
    46833598-2 3/7/10 5:48pm $19.50 $10.00 Pending 3/7/10 8:00pm Oscars 1301 Ings Basterds - best orig screenplay -195* vs Field wins best original screenplay
    46833598-3 3/7/10 5:48pm $72.75 $15.00 Pending 3/7/10 8:00pm Oscars 1501 The Cove - best documentary feature -485* vs Field wins best documentary feature
    46833598-4 3/7/10 5:48pm $58.00 $20.00 Pending 3/7/10 8:00pm Oscars 3001 Avatar wins more awards -290* vs The Hurt Locker wins more awards
    46833481-1 3/7/10 5:45pm $97.00 $20.00 Pending 3/7/10 8:00pm Oscars 1501 The Cove - best documentary feature -485* vs Field wins best documentary feature
    46833443-1 3/7/10 5:45pm $95.00 $10.00 Pending 3/7/10 8:00pm Oscars 301 Jeff Bridges - best actor -950* vs Field wins best actor

    the rest is in my sig

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nismo View Post
    Just bet Richard Roepers picks. http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/...roep04.article

    Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
    Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
    Best Actress: Sandra Bullock
    Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
    Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
    Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air"
    Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
    Animated Film: "Up"
    Art Direction: "Avatar"
    Cinematography: "Avatar"
    Costume Design: "The Young Victoria"
    Documentary: "The Cove"
    Documentary Short: "The Last Truck"
    Film Editing: "Avatar"
    Foreign Language Film: "The White Ribbon"
    Makeup: "Star Trek"
    Original Score: "Up"
    Original Song: "The Weary Kind," from Crazy Heart
    Animated Short: "A Matter of Loaf and Death"
    Live Action Short: "Miracle Fish"
    Sound Editing: "Avatar"
    Sound Mixing: "Avatar"
    Visual Effects: "Avatar"
    Wow, he got most of those correct.

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    This year looked extremely chalky so I stayed away.

    The only decent action was in the Best Picture category with Avatar being overtaken by The Hurt Locker with about 2 weeks to go.

    There were plenty of just about sure things but I've never been a big fan of laying -1500 and higher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beefcake View Post
    bullock opened at +800 to win the razzie..she closed at -300
    Wish I had gotten some of that action..The books got their ass handed to em on that..
    wow that was extreme

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    Hope you won...too much juice this year...

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    Thanks Roeper.....

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    I am betting I dont watch them......thats a lock..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fishhead View Post
    Thanks Roeper.....
    Why did you bump an old thread?

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