Oh, that's right, people. The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and the lines are going up as fast as the names were said. That means we'll be having your complete Oscar betting guide up just as fast.

Already, Bodog even has Razzie odds! Who was the worst of the year? Cash in!

On Thursday, Survivor: Exile Island premieres. Check our our lovely betting guide on the new cast!

And don't forget to check the handy Grammy betting guide, and get your bets in before the 8th!

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Labels: Oscars, reality, Survivor

posted by Kari at 12:04 PM

So, firstly, Oscar odds will be announced in the next day, and that means all kinds of ways to bet on who's going home with Oscar on the big night. It's the biggest entertainment betting event of the year, and we'll be posting a complete Oscar betting guide just as fast as we can. In the meantime, you may want to start handicapping the big race for the Academies by taking a loot at the winners of last night's unfortunately named SAG (Screen Actors' Guild) awards.

Let's run the winners:
Best Male in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Philip Seymour Hoffman wins for Capote. Okay. I give up. I'll be shocked if he doesn't run the table this awards season. A lot of people think that Heath Ledger has a shot in this category, but so far at the Golden Globes and SAGs, it's been all PSH. I'd be surprised if the odds aren't ridiculously loaded for him to win after nominations are announced.

Best Female in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Reese Witherspoon wins for Walk the Line. So, this is interesting. At the Golden Globes, there are separate categories for dramatic film and musical/comedy films. Therefore, both Reese and Felicity Huffman (Transamerica) got to be honored. American loves Reese, but Felicty was powerful in an unusual role. This could go either way for Oscar. How does he like his women, this Oscar? Perky like Reese or serious like Felicity?

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Paul Giamatti wins for Cinderella Man. This makes sense. People LOVE-loved him in Sideways last year. Nobody wants a Ron Howard film to end a night with zero awards. But let us look for a moment at who he beat:

Don Cheadle, Crash
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain

Looking at who's in the mix, there's reason to think that everybody in this category has a shot at being Oscar's good buddy on the big night. Brokeback Mountain is a heavy favorite to make an impact at the awards, and if Heath doesn't have much of a shot against PSH, then Jake is a great way to snake an award in to Ang Lee's masterpiece. Crash has been under-rated all year, and George Clooney gained weight for his role in Syriana, which we all know can translate to an award all on its own. It's a wild category that could go any way.

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Rachel Wiesz wins for The Constant Gardner. This was a bit of an upset, with Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain having been the favorite with Catherin Keener for Capote and Frances McDormand for North Country right behind her. Even though we know Oscar loves Frances McDormand, he's unlikely to throw any awards towards North Country after the criticism it received for being a fabricated Oscar movie (as in it only got made to get nominations for its overblown drama). But if the field looks the same on Oscar night, I'd still look for Oscar to go home on Michelle Williams' arm despite the SAG upset.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: This is a category Oscar doesn't even have, but it rewards a cast that acted as an ensemble. At the SAGs, Crash won this category, beating out Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck and Hustle & Flow. The reason we're bringing it up? This award for Crash may be an indicator that Academy voters could think more of it than we guessed and some awards could float its way.

So there you have it. Take it and use it wisely when those possible Oscar bets start to happen.

In other news, you may want to know what the worst of Hollywood is this year. Fear not! The Razzie nominations came out today. We'll just run them down for you.

Worst Screenplay: Bewitched, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Dirty Love, The Dukes of Hazzard, Son of the Mask

Worst Actress: Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four and Into the Blue), Hilary Duff (Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and The Perfect Man), Jennifer Lopez (Monster in Law), Jenny McCarthy (Dirty Love), Tara Reid (Alone in the Dark)

Worst Actor: Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds), Will Ferrell (Bewitched and Kicking and Screaming), Jamie Kennedy (Son of the Mask), The Rock (Doom), Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo).

Worst Picture: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Dirty Love, Dukes of Hazzard, House of Wax, Son of the Mask

Call us crazy, but we think Dirty Love may make a sweep.

Labels: awards, Oscars, Razzies

posted by pregamejocelyn at 8:03 PM

Michael Jackson's down in Bahrain sporting the traditional veil and robe of the women of that country while his affairs are going downhill here in the States. Over at Bodog, you can get in on 2 action items: "Will Michael Jackson take a job with AAJ Holdings Ltd., of Bahrain?" and "Will Michael Jackson put the Neverland Ranch up for sale by December 31, 2006?"

You've been seeing him go downhill for years, admit it: you could get a little cash, too.

Don't forget out our spankin' new Grammy Betting Guide and get your bets in before the 8th!

Labels: Michael Jackson

posted by Kari at 2:24 PM

The shiny little grammophones will be handed out on February 8th, and we've got your betting guide to the biggest music award show of the year!

Think you know who'll win? Wanna make a little cash to get your sweetie a nice little Valentine's Day gift? Get the numbers and put your money where your mouth is!

Labels: awards, Grammys

posted by Kari at 2:03 PM

These two are back in the news lately, for a few reasons: Justin's working on a new album, Cameron's supposedly pregnant, and the lovebirds are getting married. Over Sports Interaction, you can take a gander at the odds. On the front page, in the left hand column at the bottom is "Specials," and there's a link directly to "When Will Cameron and Justin Marry?" right underneath it.

Right now the best odds are "Marry in 2007" at 2.25, which means that if you slap down $10 that the nuptuals will be next year, and they get married in 2007, you'll win $22.50. That's not a bad little bet there. Neck-and-neck with each other are "June / July 2006" and "Split Before End Of 2006" at 2.50, which are both real possibilities at this point-- putting in $10, you'll win $25 with either one of those happening.

Now, if you really want to be bold, you could go with in the next two months, "February / March 2006," which is at 7.00-- $10 gets you $70. Nice.

Labels: Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake

posted by Kari at 12:37 PM

Thank the lord American Idol got better in the second night. That first night was rough going, but a night with a cute little cowboy, the crazy girl who sang Bjork and, um, Zachary was much, much better.

Still no early favorites other than the two girls from North Carolina who they cannot stop showing in the previews. Lordy. Do you think they want those girls in the finals? I'm sick of seeing them already and they haven't even gotten to their auditions yet. I hope lines come up on who will get to the final 12. I'll take them.

Better than American Idol? Skating with Celebrities. Did you watch that stuff? Why do people like Bruce Jenner and Debbie Gibson throw their dignity away? I just don't understand. Todd Bridges. I can understand that. Bruce Jenner? You're an Olympic Champion. Do you really need to embarass yourself like that?

Labels: American Idol, reality

posted by pregamejocelyn at 11:43 AM

Did you watch the American Idol premier last night? It won't be long before we're down to 12 and you can start to place wagers on whom you think is going to win. Sometimes, you can get some ideas from who gets camera time early on in the show on who is going to win. Which means...

Nobody from Chicago is favored right now. Sorry folks. Nobody there got enough attention to be considered a front runner yet.

Was it just me or was last night's premier kind of, actually, boring? I found myself flipping around. Maybe it's just me, but I've seen enough bad singers over the past four seasons. I only get into this show now when the real competition starts. Except, oh, okay, I admit it. I couldn't stop watching when they had that fake-baked teenager and her crazy mom on. I watched the train wreck.

Check back for more updates as the field narrows.

Labels: American Idol, reality

posted by pregamejocelyn at 3:41 PM

It's over. The precursor to the Oscars are over, the champangne is drunk, and the hangovers are being nursed today. How did you do last night? Here's how you would have done betting Bodog's numbers last night:

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Walk the Line (2/1). With one dollar, you would have doubled up, plus $2 more.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line" (1/1). Even numbers means you would have doubled up.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line" (1/1). Same with Joaquin. Does this mean he's going to keep acting now?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama" Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica" (10/11). Betting $11 would have gotten you $22, plus $10 more.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote" (11/10). For every $10, you would've won that $10, plus $11, which is a bit of an improvement.

Best Television Series - Drama: Lost, ABC (2/3). As the sure-fire winner, for every $3, you won $5 on top of it.

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Desperate Housewives, ABC (11/10). As with Phillip Seymour Hoffman above, every $10 won $21.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief" (6/5). Similar to 11/10 odds, for every $5 you won $6.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Hugh Laurie, "House" (11/10). Nobody was sure if he was going to win, but he did, and got you $21 if you bet $10 on him.

Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Mary-Louis Parker, "Weeds" (5/1). If you bet on this shocker of a winner, you would've gotten five times the money! If the max bet was $50, that's a cool $250 right there!

Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Steve Carell, "The Office" (6/1). Another surprise, you would've gotten six times your money. Crazy.

Labels: awards, Golden Globes

posted by Kari at 1:26 PM

Forget the celebrity workout, everybody's going to court. This week over at Bodog, you can put your money down on who will win or who will lose! Check out the odds this week!

•Will the first ever Surivior Richard Hatch go to jail for Tax Evasion?
•Britney Spears vs. Us Weekly!
•Paris Hilton has 2 lawsuits going on at the same time!

Labels: Britney Spears, lawsuits, Paris Hilton

posted by Kari at 1:16 PM

You better believe it's true. There's a bun in the oven for the two hottest people on the planet. (Well, for me, Angelina's the hottest person ever born. But I digress.) Over at BetOnSports, they're taking bets on what the names will be for the new tyke. You have Maddox and Zahara for a brother and sister, so what's the next name? On the front page, under "Specials," there's a link right to the numbers. While the best odds are on "Brad Jr." or "Angelina" (which, despite the whole family looking pretty normal in papparazzi pictures so far is a stretch, it wouldn't surprise me) the worst odds are on "Louis de Pointe du Lac" (you know, from Interview With The Vampire?) and the oh-so-adorable SportsInteraction.com. Aw. A fun bet for after you win at the Golden Globes.

...and speaking of those lovely Globes, the show is this coming Monday, January 16th. we've put together a complete betting guide for Bodog's numbers on the nominees. This weekend is your last chance to get your money in. Are those office pools not enough action for you? Make a little more money! When you use our links to Bodog, if you sign up and deposit $25, they'll match $25 into your account. $50 is a nice chunk to play around with, so get to it!

Labels: Angelina Jolie, babies, Brad Pitt

posted by Kari at 1:50 PM

Whew. It took us a while, but we finally finished the complete Golden Globes betting odds. Whether you're betting for money or in an office pool, just click here to get all the Golden Globes odds before it's too late!

Labels: awards, Golden Globes

posted by pregamejocelyn at 10:51 AM

So, the question burns: Who will win the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Drama? Okay, maybe I'm the only one that question burns for. But work with me.

It's always a a weird category because, inevitably, some movie that's actually very dramatic but that includes music will make the cut, putting everybody else at a disadvantage. Bodog lays the current odds out like this:

Mrs. Henderson Presents at 6 to 1 (Click to bet Mrs. Henderson Presents now)
Pride & Prejudice at 7 to 2 (Click to bet for the chick flick of the year now)
The Producers at 9 to 2 (Click to bet for more musicals on film now. Yeah!)
The Squid and the Whale at 6 to 1 (Click to bet for The Squid and the Whale now)
Walk the Line at 2 to 5 (Click to bet on Walk the Line now)

So, basically what we're saying is that Bodog is, like the rest of us, pretty sure that Walk the Line is going to win the award for Best Musical or Comedy film. You can still make money. For every $5 you bet, you'll win an extra $2. So bt $25 and end up making $35 back. That's not bad.

It always seems unfair to me. Reese Witherspoon is favored for an Oscar for this movie, and her role is neither comical nor musical. The whole film, it's a drama. But it's in this category, which basically means it'll win. Something seems wrong with this picture. Perhaps if the only musical element to a movie are staged performance re-enactments, we should wonder if it needs to be locked down in this category.

Click here to bet on these and other Golden Globes winners.

Labels: awards, Golden Globes

posted by pregamejocelyn at 3:45 PM

And today, we will discuss the joy of betting on the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Drama. Is it wrong that each of the nominated series in this category have at one point or another left me huddled on the floor giggling, and not because they told a joke? Anyway, Bodog lays the odds out like this:

Commander in Chief (ABC) at 3 to 1 (Click to bet on Commander in Chief for 3x your money)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) at 7 to 1 (Click to bet on Grey's Anatomy)
Lost (ABC) at 2 to 3 (Click to bet on Lost, mysterious as it is)
Prison Break (Fox) at 7 to 2 (Click to bet on Fox winning for best drama. Ha ha ha.)
Rome (HBO) at 13 to one (Click to bet on Rome for $13 back on every dollar you bet)

Too bad you can't bet on whether ABC will get the Globe in this category.

So, Lost is the favorite and I'm not sure anybody can imagine that show not winning, and even with crappy odds I put some money down on it. But I also hedged (see below). Here's the thing: I think we can all feel pretty good about Lost winning even if it's harder to make a killing betting on it. It's good TV. Now, let's talk about your other options.

Commander in Chief? Really? At 3 to 1, which means oddsmakers think there's a better chance of that show winning than of Rome winning? Have we watched this show? I'm a female who would like to see a female President, and I can barely stay awake through it. I dunno. But there it is.

Grey's Anatomy? Grey's Anatomy? REALLY? Also with better odds than Rome? This is a show that actually had a joke about "taking a bite out of crime" when some woman dismembered a penis. Golden Globe Award? Please.

Prison Break. Yes, this is a good show. But it's on Fox. Will the voting members of the Golden Globes be willing to reward the network who gives us Nanny 911 and Wife Swap? And if they were going to nominate a Fox show, shouldn't it have been House?

But here's where I'm confused. Rome is at 13 to 1 odds. That's $13 back on every dollar you bet. I have to think that's wrong. It's a show that took years and years to produce, airing on a network that is a favorite for high quality tv shows among critics, and not dealing with penis jokes in any way. Oh, and with actors who have to use accents at times! Look, I'm just saying that I think Lost has this wrapped up, but I'm putting some money on Rome because industry folks LOVE HBO and overly dramatic stuff like this. 13 to 1? Really? That show could totally win.

Click here to bet on these and other Golden Globe winners.

Labels: awards, Golden Globes

posted by pregamejocelyn at 1:36 PM

Today, we discuss the odds and betting options for the Golden Globe for the Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture- Drama. Or, as I like to call it, men who cry on camera.

Bodog lays the odds out like this:

Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man at 2 to 1 ( Click to Bet Russell the Muscle now and double your money)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote at 7 to 5 (Click to bet Philip Seymour Hoffman now)
Terrence Howard, Hustle and Flow at 10 to 1 (Click to bet Terrance Howard now and make 10x back on your money)
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain at 2 to 1 (Click to bet Heath now and forgive him for A Knight's Tale)
David Strathairn, Good Night and Good Luck at 5 to 1 (Click to bet David Strathairn now)

Let's assume that Terrence Howard and David Strathairn are unlikely to win as the other three favorites are SO favorite. A person could see the longshot, Terrence Howard, as a possibility, but I'm telling you it won't happen. Here's why.

It's going to be Heath Ledger or Russell the Muscle Crowe. Philip Seymour Hoffman? Awards shows have gotten so much smack lately about giving awards to performances that were imitations of real life people. They'd have to LOVE Philip Seymour Hoffman to give him the Golden Globe considering that. They don't love him that way, though I LOVED him in Along Came Polly. But that's beside the point. I don't think he can win up against Heath the Beef or Russell the Muscle. The odds have him as the favorite. You could bet him. You'd be safe. He is, after all, the favorite. But I think he will not win.

Heath and Russell though? Laying the exact same odds as favorites, and really, it could go either way. Did people love Russell rising to victory for the love of his family in Cinderella Man more or less than they loved Heath getting shirtless and showing man love in Brokeback Mountain?

And how will I handle this? I will bet both Heath the Beef and Russell the Muscle and hedge my chances. Then I am only screwed if the favorite actually wins. And I don't think he will.

Click to bet on these and other Golden Globes winners at Bodog!

Labels: awards, Golden Globes

posted by pregamejocelyn at 12:28 PM

At HollyWagers, we hope you had a lovely holiday. We ate a lot, opened presents, ate a lot, sang holiday songs, ate a lot, and then realized that before we'd even blinked, it was 2006.

And you know what a new year means, right? It means that most evil vice of celebrity-obsessed people like ourselves - awards shows.

You can bet on just about any awards show out there, and over the next week we'll run down the odds on just about every Golden Globe and Grammy bet you can make. And if you're on the email list, we'll even give you some special tips we're not posting directly on the blog, so get on over there and sign up.

We'll start off with the Bodog odds on the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. Bodog lays it out like this:

Maria Bello, "A History of Violence" - 5 to 1 (Bet Maria now for $5 back on every dollar bet)
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica" - 10 to 11 (Bet Felicity now)
Gwyneth Paltrow, "Proof" - 3 to 1 (Bet Gwyneth now for $3 back on every dollar bet)
Charlize Theron, "North Country" - 9 to 1 (Bet Charlize now for $9 back on every dollar bet)
Ziyi Zhang, "Memoirs of a Geisha" - 3 to 2 (Bet Ziyi now)

If you're playing along at home, this makes Felicity Huffman, in a movie almost nobody has seen, a big time favorite -- Followed by Ziyi Zhang in a movie EVERYBODY has seen, but with a name voting members can't pronounce. And Charlize Theron, in a movie designed to win her a second Oscar, is suddenly the very long shot.

Here's what I'm saying: Everybody loves Felicity Huffman. She's been around a long time and played a lot of interesting roles that got under-appreciated. Plus she's married to a Hollywood award favorite AND she just won an Emmy for Desperate Housewives. These odds look about right to me unless every voting member of whomever votes on the Golden Globes suddenly forgets about Charlize stripping herself of all credibility in Aeon Flux. If it were up to me, I think Maria Bello gave the actual best performance of any of them, but Felicity's definitely a good safe bet.

If you HAVE to bet an underdog, consider Maria Bello, though. All the critics are talking about her in their end-of-year wrap ups.

Click here to bet on this and other Golden Globe awards now.

Labels: awards, Golden Globes

posted by pregamejocelyn at 1:45 PM