After Globes, bookies bet on 'Slumdog' for Oscars

LONDON: With a successful run at the Golden Globe Awards, British director Danny Boyle���s Mumbai-based story of an underdog, Slumdog Millionaire, has emerged as a clear favourite with bookies to win the next month���s Oscars.
Bookies put the feel-good movie at 8/15 on to scoop the coveted Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards, well in front of rivals ���The Curious Case of Benjamin Button���, ���Milk���, ���Frost/Nixon��� and ���Revolutionary Road���.The film���s director Danny Boyle is also 4-6 favourite to win the best director trophy at the February 22 ceremony.
A spokesman for bookmakers Paddy power said in a statement, ���Slumdog Millionaire has been heavily backed for the last couple of weeks and, after its success at the Golden Globes, it looks set for Oscars glory.���
The film currently sits at number two in the top ten in the United Kingdom.