2011 Oscar Odds

The glitz and glamor surrounding the Oscars has reached its peak and the tension who's going to take home the winning trophy has caused enough palpable pressure. People have already begun to come up with their own 2011 Oscar odds and are very sure their personal favorites are bound to win. We too shall have a look at 2011 Oscar predictions and try to narrow down the favorite players at this years gala event. But, before that, you should have a look at movies to see before Oscar night to make your choices clear.

The King's Speech, a historical drama has taken the Oscar nominations 2011 by storm. The 2011 Oscar odds for this movie is a staggering 12 nominations that includes Best Picture. It is followed by True Grit, that has earned 10 nominations that includes Jeff Bridges for Best Actor. Other Oscar contenders this year include The Social Network and Inception both earning themselves 8 nominations each. The Fighter is not far behind and has earned 7 nominations.

So, what are the 2011 Oscar odds? Who according to the 2011 Oscar predictions will take home the Academy Award this year? According to the best actress Oscar predictions 2011, there is a strong competition between Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole). The Academy Awards Predictions 2011 also put actors Christian Bale (The Fighter) and Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech) in the front line of winning the Best Actor in Supporting Role trophy. As far as the Actor in Leading role is concerned, Colin Firth has tough competition from Jeff Bridges (True Grit). Let us go through the 2011 Oscar odds below and learn a bit about who has better chances of winning the trophy. Before you place you place your bet, are you sure you have gone through all the movies to see before the Oscars 2011?

Predictions for Oscars 2011

The following 2011 Oscar predictions is based on a scale of 0-10. The closer the odd to zero, higher is the probability of winning the golden trophy.

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Javier Bardem in Biutiful (9)
• Jeff Bridges in True Grit (3.5)
• Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (7.5)
• Colin Firth in The King's Speech (1)
• James Franco in 127 Hours (5)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale in The Fighter (2)
• John Hawkes in Winter's Bone (8)
• Jeremy Renner in The Town (6)
• Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right (6)
• Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech (3.5)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right (6)
• Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole (5)
• Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone (7)
• Natalie Portman in Black Swan (1)
• Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (9)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams in The Fighter (8)
• Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech (6.5)
• Melissa Leo in The Fighter (5)
• Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (4)
• Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom (9.5)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Animated Feature Film

• How to Train Your Dragon - Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois (4)
• The Illusionist - Sylvain Chomet (8)
• Toy Story 3 - Lee Unkrich (1.5)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Art Direction

• Alice in Wonderland - Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara (2.5)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan (9)
• Inception - Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (5/2)
• The King's Speech - Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr (5)
• True Grit - Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh (3)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Cinematography

• Black Swan - Matthew Libatique(6)
• Inception - Wally Pfister (4)
• The King's Speech - Danny Cohen(5)
• The Social Network - Jeff Cronenweth(10)
• True Grit - Roger Deakins(9)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Costume Design

• Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood(4)
• I Am Love - Antonella Cannarozzi(8.5)
• The King's Speech - Jenny Beavan(4)
• The Tempest - Sandy Powell(8.9)
• True Grit - Mary Zophres(9)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Direction

• Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky(7.5)
• The Fighter - David O. Russell(8)
• The King's Speech - Tom Hooper(2)
• The Social Network - David Fincher(4)
• True Grit - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen(8)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Documentary (Feature)

• Exit through the Gift Shop - Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz(62)
• Gasland - Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic(10)
• Inside Job - Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs(2)
• Restrepo - Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger(9)
• Waste Land - Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley(4)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Film Editing

• Black Swan - Andrew Weisblum(9)
• The Fighter - Pamela Martin(10)
• The King's Speech - Tariq Anwar(10)
• 127 Hours - Jon Harris(7)
• The Social Network - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter(8)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Foreign Language Film

• Biutiful Mexico (5)
• Dogtooth Greece (6)
• In a Better World Denmark (6)
• Incendies Canada (8)
• Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)
• Algeria (10)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Makeup

• Barney's Version - Adrien Morot(7)
• The Way Back - Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng(8)
• The Wolfman - Rick Baker and Dave Elsey(6)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Music (Original Score)

• How to Train Your Dragon - John Powell(9)
• Inception - Hans Zimmer(4)
• The King's Speech - Alexandre Desplat(6)
• 127 Hours - A.R. Rahman(9)
• The Social Network - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross(3)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Music (Original Song)

• "Coming Home" from Country Strong Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey (10)
• "I See the Light" from Tangled Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater (2)
• "If I Rise" from 127 Hours Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong (7)
• "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 Music and Lyric by Randy Newman (5)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Picture

• Black Swan - Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers(9)
• The Fighter - David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers(9)
• Inception - Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers(9.5)
• The Kids Are All Right - Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers(9.5)
• The King's Speech - Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers(5)
• 127 Hours - Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers(10)
• The Social Network - Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers(4)
• Toy Story 3 - Darla K. Anderson, Producer(10)
• True Grit - Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers(8.5)
• Winter's Bone - Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers(9.5)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Visual Effects

• Alice in Wonderland - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips(4)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi(8)
• Hereafter - Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell(8)
• Inception - Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb(2)
• Iron Man 2 - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick(9)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• 127 Hours Screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (9)
• The Social Network Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin (1)
• Toy Story 3 Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich (4)
• True Grit Written for the screen by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (6)
• Winter's Bone Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini (8)

2011 Oscar Odds for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

• Another Year Written by Mike Leigh (9)
• The Fighter Screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson (9)
• Inception Written by Christopher Nolan (2)
• The Kids Are All Right Written by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg (6)
• The King's Speech Screenplay by David Seidler (3)

These were 2011 Oscar odds according to us. These 2011 Oscar predictions are not indicative of anything, just probabilities based on popular choice. Who will take home the winning trophy this year, awaits to be seen. Till then let us just weigh the odds and carry on with the Oscars predictions 2011. Let's end our 2011 Oscar odds with the popular line, Come home to the Oscars.