The Artist was a bit of a surprise winner at the Golden Globes but momentum continues to snowball as we approach the Academy Awards on February 26th. The Best Picture category is jam-packed with nominees with nine nominations in total, which might be the most in recent memory.
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2012 Oscars – Odds to Win Best Picture
The Artist 1/5
The Descendants 6/1
The Help 10/1
Hugo 14/1
War Horse 25/1
Moneyball 40/1
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 50/1
Midnight in Paris 50/1
The Tree of Life 75/1
The Artist has been cleaning up in all of the award shows and figures to add one more statuette to the collection. It’s hard to argue with that theory considering it’s already won the Golden Globe, Critic’s Choice Award and PGA’s Zanuck Award. Detractors might point to the fact that it’s a silent movie and the last time a silent move won an Oscar was 1927.
The Descendants will be the prime competitor but the general consensus just gives off the feeling that the movie is more about George Clooney’s likely Oscar-winning performance than anything else. Not that’s it’s a bad movie by any stretch, it’s simply that Clooney outshines it.
The Help might be an interesting choice as it was the biggest box office hit of the crowd. The fact that three actors were nominated but writer Tate Taylor was overlooked isn’t a good sign.
Hugo could also be a darkhorse as it picked up a whopping 11 nominations. Having Martin Scorsese’s name on it won’t hurt but will the Academy go for 3D?
We’ll know on February 26th when the 2012 Oscars take center stage.
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