Daki:
With the Oscars coming up in a month, and Jovan's love of
movies and my love of gambling still very much present, we decided to combine
the two topics and make some bets on the upcoming Oscars. Jovan is looking to
come back from a heartbreaking decision last year, which saw Meryl Streep take
an award and Jovan’s cash as well. Jovan you feeling luckier this year?
Jovan:
Not when it comes to the Best Actress category. Even
though the winner will most probably be either Jennifer Lawrence or Jessica
Chastain, there's no clear frontrunner. Jennifer Lawrence would be the
favourite because she picked up the SAG award for Best Actress, but I'm not
taking my chances again. The majority of analysts kept saying Viola Davis would
win at last year's Oscars, but clearly they didn't know anything. I'm not even
considering betting on this category. Best Supporting Actress is pretty much a
lock with Anne Hathaway, however I don't believe your payout is going to be
high enough to justify a bet in that category.
Daki:
So you like Anne Hathaway for best supporting actress. It
would be hard to disagree with you there, she has had a great year and
displayed some incredible range (her roles in 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Les
Miserables' could not have been more different). Is there a long shot in the
best lead actress category which would provide good value on a bet? So if you
could not choose Lawrence or Chastain, who would you pick?
Jovan:
I honestly wouldn't put any money on any of the other
three candidates. Emmanuelle Riva has the next best chance of winning, but even
her odds are extremely low. The Oscars are always the same - the acting
categories either have a clear frontrunner (such as Daniel Day-Lewis as Best
Lead Actor for Lincoln) or it's a battle between two of the nominees. Actually,
that's only mostly true. For Best Supporting Actor this year, Tommy Lee Jones
is currently the favourite, but Waltz won the Golden Globe, and some analysts
have predicted that Hoffman will win. However, Jones is the safest bet since he
won the SAG award. I wouldn't put any money on Arkin, while De Niro is probably
competing for 2nd or 3rd place.
