BAFTA \u2013 6
\nGolden Globe \u2013 3
\nDGA \u2013 6
\nPGA \u2013 8
\nBookmakers – 5<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One unusual feature in 2020 is that going into the Oscars everyone has the same opinion – that 1917 is the best film. The last time his happened was in 2013 when Argo swept the board…<\/p>\n
Until recently the Bookmakers and punters alike had a great record of picking the winner \u2013 up to 2014 when 12 Years A Slave won, it was almost becoming too easy for the Bookmakers to get it right<\/p>\n
However, things have changed in recent times \u2013 with the last five winners being non-favourites – with odds-on titles such as La La Land, the Revenant and Roma all beaten.<\/p>\n
But can 1917 be the one to change the trend? It seems so…<\/p>\n
OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton said: \u201c1917 is one of the strongest favourites we have seen in quite a while, and the fact that they have taken every award and are now odds-on is a huge marker thrown down and it will take a very brave person to go against it – it certainly look unbeatable at this stage.”<\/p>\n
OddsMonkey has looked back over the last decade to see what happened to the favourite film…<\/p>\n
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2010 – rewarding films from 2009<\/strong><\/span> BAFTA \u2013 The Hurt Locker The Bookmakers said \u2013 The Hurt Locker 8\/11, Avatar Evens, Up In The Air 14\/1, Inglorious Basterds 16\/1, Up 33\/1, The Blind Side 125\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026The Hurt Locker<\/p>\n 2011<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 The King\u2019s Speech The Bookmakers said \u2013 The King\u2019s Speech 1\/6, The Social Network 2\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026 The King\u2019s Speech<\/p>\n 2012<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 The Artist The Bookmakers said \u2013 The Artist 1\/12, The Descendants 10\/1, The War Horse 40\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026The Artist<\/p>\n 2013<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 Argo The Bookmakers said \u2013 Argo 2\/7, Lincoln 3\/1, Les Miserables 33\/1, The Silver Linings Playbook 33\/1, Life of Pi 50\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026 Argo<\/p>\n 2014<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 12 Years A Slave The Bookmakers said \u2013 12 Years a Slave 1\/5, Gravity 4\/1, American Hustle 12\/1, The Wolf of Wall Street 25\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u202612 Years A Slave<\/p>\n 2015<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 Boyhood The Bookmakers said \u2013 Boyhood 2\/5, The Imitation Game 7\/1, Grand Budapest Hotel 9\/1, Birdman 18\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026Birdman<\/p>\n 2016<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 The Revenant The Bookmakers said \u2013 The Revenant 1\/2, Spotlight 11\/4, The Big Short 6\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026Spotlight<\/p>\n 2017<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 Moonlight The Bookmakers said \u2013 La La Land 1\/10, Moonlight 4\/1, Manchester By The Sea 7\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026Moonlight<\/p>\n 2018<\/strong> BAFTA \u2013 Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri The Bookmakers said – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 6\/4,\u00a0Shape of Water 19\/10, Get Out 13\/2, Lady Bird 33\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to\u2026Shape of Water<\/p>\n 2019 BAFTA – Roma The Bookmakers said – Roma 2\/7, Green Book 9\/2, The Favourite 10\/1, Bohemian Rhapsody 33\/1<\/p>\n And the Oscar went to…Green Book<\/p>\n 2020 BAFTA – 1917 Best Picture odds:\u00a01917 1\/3, Parasite 4, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood 7\/1, Joker 11\/1, The Irishman 66\/1<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In 2010 all the talk was about Avatar, James Cameron\u2019s epic 3D sci-fi and was the biggest grossing film of all time and all looked good as they took the Golden Globe, but then talk turned to Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s Iraqi war drama The Hurt Locker and when that took the BAFTA and the DGA and PGA gongs, by the time Oscar night came around \u2013 The Hurt Locker was firm favourite, although only just with Avatar still at Evens, but the trend continued as Bigelow\u2019s creation took the honours.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 Avatar
\nDGA \u2013 The Hurt Locker
\nPGA \u2013 The Hurt Locker<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>This was very similar to 2010, when one film was deemed the favourite before being pipped. The Social Network was a highly popular movie all-around throughout 2010 and took the Golden Globe, and was odds-on at that point \u2013 but then came the late run from The King\u2019s Speech, and they took all the other prizes, and perhaps the nail in the coffin for Social Network was when the PGA did not even nominate, and by the time Oscars came around, The King\u2019s Speech was odds-on and it delivered.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 The Social Network
\nDGA \u2013 The King\u2019s Speech
\nPGA \u2013 The King\u2019s Speech<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>This was similar to when Slumdog Millionaire won. The Descendants starring George Clooney was popular early on and even won the Golden Globe, but that hype did not last long as the French black and white silent movie The Artist became the buzz movie in Hollywood, and dominated thereafter, and by Oscar night was 1\/12 to win, which it did with ease. Going into the Oscars \u2013 the Artist is the shortest price for any movie to win in recent years.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 The Descendants
\nDGA \u2013 The Artist
\nPGA \u2013 The Artist<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>This was a one movie year again with Argo, directed and starring Ben Affleck dominating \u2013 despite some other heavy hitters being in contention with the likes of Life of Pi and Lincoln also in contention \u2013 but it was the CIA-based historical drama than swept the board.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 Argo
\nDGA \u2013 Argo
\nPGA \u2013 Argo<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>This is one of the most fascinating years in recent movie history and is very much looked back on as a vintage year in movie making. As it turned out, the brilliant 12 Years a Slave dominated, but it was very from easy going with sci-fi drama Gravity also considered a genuine contender, whilst there was also American Hustle, Captain Phillips and The Wolf of Wall Street. Indeed the DGA went with Gravity, whilst the PGA did the unprecedented thing of award joint winners in Gravity and 12 Years A Slave. The BAFTA and Golden Globe\u2019s went to 12 Years A Slave and they took the main honours too on Oscar night by which point they were odds-on.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 12 Years A Slave
\nDGA \u2013 Gravity
\nPGA \u2013 Gravity & 12 Years A Slave<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>This year was another two-horse race. Boyhood and Birdman were by far the two leading lights. Richard Linklater\u2019s Boyhood took the Golden Globe and the BAFTA, and many thought it was on course for the Oscar, but Boyhood came from behind to capture the buzz, winning the DGA and PGA honours \u2013 but just days before the Oscars \u2013 Boyhood was odds-on with Birdman as long as 18\/1 but it caused a huge shock by taking the win also beating the fancied The Imitation Game and Grand Budapest Hotel \u2013 who both had a buzz pre-Oscar. This still ranks as one of the biggest upsets in recent history.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 Boyhood
\nDGA \u2013 Birdman
\nPGA \u2013 Birdman<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>Birdman caused a huge shock 12-months earlier at the Oscars and the Academy members did it again for the 2015 awards with Spotlight taking the honours. There was one movie dominating awards season was Alejandro G. Insrritu\u2019s historial American drama The Revenant starring Leondaro Di Caprio, which claimed the BAFTA, Golden Globe and the DGA \u2013 indeed the other movie thought to be in contention was the Big Short \u2013 based on the collapse of the American housing market. Spotlight \u2013 a true story about child abuse in the Catholic church \u2013 was highly acclaimed and amongst the front-runners, but it was still a huge shock when it took the Oscar on the night.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 The Revenant
\nDGA \u2013 The Revenant
\nPGA \u2013 The Big Short<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>For the third year running, the favourite did not win. Early in awards season and coming-of-age drama Moonlight was well received and took the Golden Globe and then the BAFTA. Highly acclaimed feel good musical La La Land was the name on everyone\u2019s lips, and was 1\/10 to win \u2013 90% probability, but no it was Moonlight who claimed the big award.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 Moonlight
\nDGA \u2013 La La Land
\nPGA \u2013 La La Land<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>The 2017 vintage was another two-horse race \u2013 but once again the favourite failed.\u00a0 The BAFTA and Golden Globe gong went to Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri whilst the DGA and PGA went for Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Shape of Water and it was the sci-fi love story that won out.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe \u2013 Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
\nDGA \u2013 Shape of Water
\nPGA \u2013 Shape of Water<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>Another year and another favourite fails. Netflix’s Roma from director with Alfonso Cuaron was the short price favourite to win ahead of Green Book – the 1960’s based drama around black pianist Donald Shirley. Roma was the pick of the BAFTAs and the DGA, but Green Book got the nod off the PGA and Golden Globe’s – who also honoured\u00a0Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe – Green Book\/Bohemian Rhapsody
\nDGA – Roma
\nPGA – Green Book<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>1917 has dominated awards season and is the first film since 2013 to win all four of the major awards, when Argo triumphed. Korean film Parasite and Martin Scorcese’s Netflix financed Irishman were both tipped to do well, but Sam Mendes’s World One drama 1917 is odds-on to win.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Globe – 1917
\nDGA – 1917
\nPGA – 1917<\/p>\n*Odds correct at time of publishing<\/h6>\n
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