Pat Mayo and Scott Yager breakdown the state of the race for the 93rd Academy Awards, including their 2021 Oscars Bets and the best odds on the DraftKings Sports betting board.
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00:00 Intro
1:37 Watching the Movies at Home
2:59 The Year In Movies
12:57 Narratives & Political Stances
16:54 Best Picture Odds
37:03 2021 Oscar Bets
37:21 Supporting Actress
41:58 Best Actress
47:17 How Voting Works
51:27 Rest of Bets
2021 Oscars Bets
There is a bounty of overwhelming favorites at this year’s Oscars. And it makes them fairly unbettable. Having to lay $5000 to win $100 on Soul to win Best Animated Feature doesn’t seem all that fun.
That said, there are a few competitive categories, and an opportunity to make down the board.
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Best Actress: Viola Davis +200
Many consider Davis to be this generations Meryl Streep. But it’s tough to be called that without a win in this category. Carey Mulligan is currently the betting favor (+125), and is putting on a publicly push — ie. hosting SNL — however it seems, unless things go off the rails, that the Academy will reward Promising Young Woman in the form of its writer/director, Emerald Fenell, in the screen play category.
Best Documentary: Time +450
I saw the favorite in this category, The Octopus Teacher, it’s fine. In fact, the underwater footage is pretty incredible. But you never see Planet Earth win anything. Just go with the long shot second favorite, Time.
Best Editing: Trial of the Chicago Seven -110
It’s a two-horse race between this and Sound of Metal for Best Editing, unless Nomadland takes this en route to Best Picture. There’s always a thing where all the Best Picture nominees pick up a win somewhere down the line, and this may be Chicago Seven’s only win of the night. Sound of Metal is almost a lock for Best Sound (go figure), so go the other way in this Category.
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