Cate hot tip for Oscars win
CATE Blanchett is the bookies’ choice to win an Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday night, although they don’t rate her chances for a double victory.
British bookmaking giant Ladbrooke’s has Blanchett at 11-10 to take home the trophy for her portrayal of music legend Bob Dylan in I’m Not There, ahead of Gone Baby Gone star Amy Ryan on 2-1. US online betting site Paddy Power has the Aussie at 6-5. American gaming site Hollywood Stock Exchange also listed Blanchett as favourite. But she is given only a slim chance of winning best actress Oscar for her role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, with Julie Christie (Away From Her) the hot fancy. Other bookies’ favourites include Brit Daniel Day-Lewis for best actor for his powerhouse performance as a fortune-obsessed oil-magnate in There Will Be Blood. Spaniard Javier Bardem is expected to win best supporting actor for his chilling portrayal of a hitman in violent crime drama No Country For Old Men. The movie, which has already won the Producers’ Guild of America Award, the Screen Actors’ Guild Award and the Directors’ Guild of America Award for best film of the year, is tipped to win best picture Oscar. Blanchett, who is heavily pregnant with her third child, is scheduled to be a presenter at the Oscars, as are fellow expecting actors Nicole Kidman and Jessica Alba. Also confirmed to hand out Oscars are all four of last year’s major winners — Forest Whitaker, Dame Helen Mirren, Alan Arkin and Jennifer Hudson.
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