Academy Awards odds for the Best Actor award are among the closest of any of the Oscars betting odds. Academy Awards odds favorite for Best Actor is Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” while the longshot is Brad Pitt for his performance in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
Academy Awards odds show that Rourke is -150 to win the award. Sean Penn is a close second at +120 for his performance in “Milk.” Frank Langella has 5-1 Academy Awards odds for his role in Frost/Nixon while Pitt is listed at 10-1. Richard Jenkins is next at 20-1 in Oscars betting odds for his performance in “The Visitor.”
Most experts believe that either Rourke or Penn will win in Academy Awards odds. Rourke won the Golden Globes award but many people believe Penn might take the Academy Award. Even Rourke believes that Penn might win. “I’ll probably be up there clapping for Sean Penn,” Rourke said.
Rourke is the comeback story and that is appealing in Academy Awards odds but Penn probably had the better performance and he is respected in Hollywood. Penn has won an Oscar in the past and that is another plus for him in Academy Awards odds.
Langella is 5-1 in Academy Awards odds but he is unlikely to win. Hollywood just isn’t going to give anyone an award for playing Richard Nixon no matter how good he was.
Pitt has a better chance at 10-1 in Academy Awards odds. His film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” had a lot of nominations and it is getting a lot of positive press.
Richard Jenkins has really no shot in Oscars betting odds. He is listed at 20-1 and with this field he may as well be 100-1 or more in Academy Awards odds.
Academy Awards odds for the Best Actor category offer some interesting choices. It probably comes down to Rourke or Penn but Pitt is an interesting longshot choice in Oscars betting odds. The winner though will probably be Penn, simply because he is well liked by Hollywood more than Rourke is.