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Author:  torrino [ Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Using Online Bets to Determine the Nominees (Right Now: HSX)

Betting (or...putting money into a category as to beable to "gain" virtual money) is often a great way to tell what people are counting on. In this thread, I'm going to TRY and track the current bets...

Right now...I've only compiled the numbers from HSX. This is out of 15 (15 being highest) and is in terms of nominations, NOT wins.

At HSX - Best Picture:
Sideways - 14.36
Million Dollar Baby - 13.84
The Aviator - 13.32
Finding Neverland - 12.80
Ray - 10.33
Hotel Rwanda - 9.81
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 5.39
The Passion of the Christ - 2.92
Vera Drake - 1.62
Closer - 1.23
A Very Long Engagement, Kinsey, Motorcycle Diaries - 0.97
Phantom of the Opera - 0.71
Spanglish - 0.58

At HSX - Best Director:
Alexander Payne - 13.71
Clint Eastwood - 13.71
Martin Scorsese - 13.58
Marc Forster - 9.03
Taylor Hackford - 6.69
Mike Nichols - 5.00
Michael Mann - 3.18
Pedro Almodovar - 2.53
Mel Gibson, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Bill Condon - 2.14
Walter Salles, Mike Leigh - 1.75
James L. Brooks - 1.49
Joel Schumacher - 1.10
*No Yimou on the list!

At HSX - Best Actor:
Jamie Foxx - 14.10
Don Cheadle - 13.71
Paul Giamatti - 13.45
Leonardo DiCaprio - 12.93
Johnny Depp - 12.67
Liam Neeson - 4.61
Clint Eastwood - 4.48
Javier Bardem - 3.70
Jim Carrey - 2.27
Kevin Bacon, Kevin Spacey - 1.88
Jeff Bridges, Jim Caviezel - 1.75
Jude Law - 1.62
Gael Garcia Bernal - 1.36

At HSX - Best Actress:
Hilary Swank - 13.97
Imelda Staunton - 11.63
Annette Bening - 11.37
Kate Winslet - 10.85
Catalina Sandino Moreno - 8.90
Scarlett Johannson - 2.92
Paz Vega - 2.53
Laura Dern - 2.40
Julie Delpy - 2.27
Kim Basinger - 2.14
Laura Linney - 2.01
Emmy Rossum - 1.36
Julia Roperts - 1.23
Audrey Tatou - 1.10
Cate Blanchett (Life Aquatic) - 0.97
*No Uma Thurman

At HSX - Best Supporting Actor:
Thomas Hayden Church - 13.58
Morgan Freeman - 12.28
Clive Owen - 10.59
Jamie Foxx - 9.29
Alan Alda - 6.17
Peter Sarsgaard - 5.78
David Carradine - 4.61
Freddie Highmore - 3.96
James Garner - 3.70
Rodrigo De La Serna - 2.66
Liev Schreiber - 2.40
Mark Wahlberg - 2.14
Willem Dagoe - 1.88
Patrick Wilson - 1.36
Alec Baldwin - 0.84

At HSX - Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett - 13.45
Virginia Madsen - 12.93
Laura Linney - 11.11
Natalie Portman - 9.94
Sophie Okonedo - 7.86
Cloris Leachman - 4.74
Kate Winslet - 4.09
Meryl Streep - 3.57
Irma P. Hall - 2.40
Gena Rowlands - 2.27
Minnie Driver - 2.14
Regina King - 2.14
Kerry Washington - 1.88
Julie Christie - 1.88
Lynn Redgrave - 1.88

At HSX - Best Original Screenplay:
Eternal Sunshine - 13.71
The Aviator - 12.02
Garden State - 10.46
Hotel Rwanda - 9.81
The Incredibles - 7.47
Kinsey - 6.82
Ray - 6.30
The Sea Inside - 3.18
Vera Drake - 3.05
Maria Full of Grace - 3.05
The Life Aquatic - 2.92
Bad Education - 2.66
In Good Company - 2.66
Spanglish - 2.01
I Heart Huckabees - 1.49

At HSX - Best Adapted Screenplay:
Sideways - 13.97
Finding Neverland - 11.76
Million Dollar Baby - 11.24
Closer - 8.38
The Motorcycle Diaries - 7.47
Before Sunset - 4.61
The Passion of the Christ - 4.09
A Very Long Engagement - 4.09
Mean Girls - 3.18
The Manchurian Candidate - 2.66
A Love Song for Bobby Long - 2.66
We Don't Live Here Anymore - 2.66
The Phantom of the Opera - 2.53
The Door in the Floor - 2.01
Lemony Snicket - 1.75

Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Online Bets to Determine the Nominees (Right Now:

torrino wrote:
*No Uma Thurman

At HSX - Best Supporting Actor:
Thomas Hayden Church - 13.58
Morgan Freeman - 12.28
Clive Owen - 10.59
Jamie Foxx - 9.29
Alan Alda - 6.17
Peter Sarsgaard - 5.78
David Carradine - 4.61
Freddie Highmore - 3.96
James Garner - 3.70
Rodrigo De La Serna - 2.66
Liev Schreiber - 2.40
Mark Wahlberg - 2.14
Willem Dagoe - 1.88
Patrick Wilson - 1.36
Alec Baldwin - 0.84



They all look good to me besides the one above. I mean, seriously, how many lists have we seen Alan Alda on? I can't recall a single one. David Carradine, Peter Saarsgard and Fredie Highmore all have better chances than him.

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