Nate Silver's Oscar picks

[Chris]

FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver is now handicapping the Oscars.

Here are his picks.....

Best picture: "'Slumdog Millionaire' (99.0 percent chance of victory)

Best actor: "Mickey Rourke, 'The Wrestler' (71 percent chance of victory)"

Best actress: "Kate Winslet, 'The Reader' (68 percent chance of victory)"

Best supporting actress: "Taraji P. Henson, 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' (51 percent chance of victory)"

Best supporting actor: "Heath Ledger, 'The Dark Knight' (86 percent chance of victory."

Best director: "Danny Boyle, 'Slumdog Millionaire' (99.7 percent chance of victory)"

SFGate: Politics Blog : 538.com's Nate Silver picks the Oscars. Listen up.

 

[garyd]

The last time I watched an Oscar Show I think it Was The GodFather got most of the Oscars.
Sorry I am not a real big fan of vanity parades of the self important and self indulgent.