Though movie fans wait for most href="http://www.linetrackers.com/">sportsbooks to post the Vegas odds for
the 2009 Academy Awards in their href="http://www.betus.com/ats/10499/sportsbook/entertainment-betting-odds.aspx">entertainment
and political betting odds section, we do have the betting lines for
the 2009 Oscars courtesy of Grandmaster href="http://www.offshoreinsiders.com/">sports handicapper Joe Duffy.

For the most prestigious of the awards, Best Picture, class=SpellE>Slumdog Millionaire is the overwhelming favorite at 1-3.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is 7-2, followed by Milk at 9-1,
Frost/Nixon at 12-1, and the Reader at 18-1.

Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) is
likely to get the Oscar for Best Actor as the href="http://www.linetrackers.com/">oddsmakers have him at 8-11. He’s
followed by Sean Penn (Milk) at 13-8, Frank Langella
(Frost/Nixon) at 7-1, Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button) 14-1, and Richard Jenkins
(The Visitor) at 20-1.

Other favorites in the major Academy Awards categories
include Kate Winslet at 8-11 and Anne Hathaway at
7-4. Best Director Vegas lines has Danny Boyle at 2-5 and David Fincher at 7-2
leading the way.

The late Heath Ledger brings new meaning to overwhelming
favorite. He is 1-14 to win Best Supporting Actor, odds not seen much since
Michael Phelps in the Olympics. The Best Actress has Penelope Cruz at a 4-5
favorite.

American Idol 2009 odds will likely come out soon and style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> href="http://www.offshoreinsiders.com/">OffshoreInsiders.com and
the betting blog JoeDuffy.net
will report them when posted.