Odds on Golden Globe Winners Released

Helen Mirren has a virtual lock on the best actress award at the Golden Globes.

The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com has created odds on seven major Golden Globe categories acknowledging excellence in motion pictures, which are widely considered a preview to the Oscars®. The Departed opened as the favorite to capture the Best Drama award at 1/1 odds and director Martin Scorsese is a 5/9 favorite to win Best Director honors. The highly touted Dreamgirls is a huge 1/7 favorite to be named the Best Comedy or Musical. In the Best Actor in a Drama category, Forest Whitaker is favored to win for his role in The Last King of Scotland at 5/6, while Helen Mirren is an overwhelming favorite to take the Best Actress in a Drama at 1/5 odds. PinnacleSports.com has named Sascha Baron Cohen (11/10) and Meryl Streep (4/7) as the odds-on favorites to capture the Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy or Musical honors.

PinnacleSports.com will accept wagers on the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards until only hours before the awards ceremony on Monday, January 15, 2007. Below are the current odds offered by PinnacleSports.com with nominees appearing in descending order from favorites to long shots under each category heading.

    Current Odds:    *All odds are subject to change*

    Best Motion Picture - Drama
    The Departed            1/1
    The Queen               7/4
    Little Children         7/1
    Babel                   7/1
    Bobby                  32/1

    Best Actor - Drama
    Forest Whitaker                     5/6
    Peter O'Toole                       2/1
    Will Smith                          7/1
    Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed    10/1
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond   24/1

    Best Actress - Drama
    Helen Mirren           1/5
    Penelope Cruz          8/1
    Kate Winslet           9/1
    Judi Dench            13/1
    Maggie Gyllenhaal     32/1

    Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    Dreamgirls                          1/7
    Little Miss Sunshine                6/1
    Borat                              24/1
    Thank You For Smoking              24/1
    The Devil Wears Prada              24/1

    Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
    Sascha Baron Cohen       11/10
    Johnny Depp                5/2
    Aaron Eckhart              6/1
    Will Farrell               6/1
    Chiwetel Ejiofor           9/1

    Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
    Meryl Streep                 4/7
    Annette Bening               2/1
    Beyonce Knowles              7/1
    Renee Zellweger             16/1
    Toni Collette               16/1

    Best Director - Motion Picture
    Martin Scorsese                             5/9
    Stephen Frears                              3/1
    Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima       6/1
    Clint Eastwood, Flags of our Fathers       19/1
    Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu                19/1

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