Las Vegas Weekly

January 7, 2009 · 9:32 AM

Sports book director extraordinaire Johnny Avello lists his Golden Globes odds

By Robin Leach

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Johnny Avello, executive director of the Race & Sports Book at the Wynn, has released his odds for the The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards taking place this Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Please note that these odds are for entertainment purposes only.)

Here are the odds for the stars and the movies:

Best Motion Picture, Drama: Slumdog Millionaire, 9/5, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2/1, Frost/Nixon, 5/2, Revolutionary Road, 20/1, and The Reader, 25/1.

Best Actress, Drama: Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road, 8/5, Meryl Streep in Doubt, 5/2, Angelina Jolie for The Changeling, 4/1, Kristin Scott Thomas in I’ve Loved You So Long, 8/1, and Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, 10/1.

Best Actor, Drama: Sean Penn in Milk, 2/1, Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon, 5/2, Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, 4/1, Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 5/1, and Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road, 10/1.

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2/1, Mamma Mia!, 5/2, In Bruges, 7/2, Happy Go Lucky, 5/1, and Burn After Reading, 12/1.

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!, 9/5, Sally Hawkins in Happy Go Lucky, 2/1, Rebecca Hall in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 7/2, Frances McDormand in Burn After Reading, 10/1, and Emma Thompson in Last Chance Harvey, 15/1.

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Javier Bardem in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2/1, Dustin Hoffman in Last Chance Harvey, 5/2, James Franco in Pineapple Express, 7/2, Colin Farrell for In Bruges, 5/1, and co-star Brendan Gleeson, 12/1.

Penelope Cruz has 6/5 odds to win for Best Supporting Actress and the late Heath ledger has odds at even to win for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight. Other nominations for Best Supporting Actress are Viola Davis (9/5), Kate Winslet (4/1), Marisa Tomei (15/1) and Amy Adams (20/1), and for Best Supporting Actor, the others are Philip Seymour Hoffman (7/2), Robert Downey Jr. (4/1), Ralph Fiennes (10/1) and Tom Cruise at 15/1. Danny Boyle is at 9/5 for Best Director for Slumdog Millionaire, followed by Ron Howard at 3/1 for Frost/Nixon.

This weekend’s Golden Globes, awarded by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., sends out strong signals for stars and movies being considered for Academy Awards.

With more than 20 years of experience in the gaming industry, our Johnny Avello’s predictions are derived from a combination of odds-making formulas, researching and reading, and networking with people in the business and community. Again, they are created solely for entertainment purposes. His odds are continually featured on numerous TV and radio programs, including Extra, Good Morning America and E! Entertainment’s Daily 10.

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