There’s more chance of Angelina Jolie becoming US President than…

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chickendinner were pretty shocked to find Paddy Power offering odds of just 20/1 that Angelina Jolie becoming US President before she dies. That means that the Irish bookies believe there is more chance of that happening than:

» Padraig Harrington retaining the USPGA Championship (28/1)

» Portsmouth finishing bottom of the Premier League (22/1)

» Bayern Munich or Juventus winning the Champions League (22/1)

» Robin van Persie or Carlos Tevez winning the PFA Player of the Year (22/1, 25/1)

» Madonna adopting her next child from England (33/1)

Posted: July 9th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

A superfact on each of the six leading Academy Awards

Will all the leading BAFTA winners triumph again at the Oscars?

The six winners of the key awards at the BAFTAs - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress - are all clear favourites to win again at the Oscars. Will they all complete the double though? Here’s a key statistic for each category:

BEST PICTURE
Contenders:
Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, The Reader, Frost/Nixon
Superfact:
The BAFTAs Best Film winner has only won at the Oscars in one of the last seven years, which doesn’t bode well for favourite Slumdog Millionaire.

BEST DIRECTOR
Contenders:
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Gus Van Sant (Milk), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
Superfact:

Posted: February 20th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment