William Hill have already chalked up Meryl Streep as their 5/4 favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar next year for her portrayal of Lady Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady. The new movie which is drawing praise from movie writers, questions from her family, and claims of a whitewash from her many and various critics who saw her decimate large sections of industry in this country throughout the 1980s. And imposing an unpopular Poll Tax on people who could ill afford it, sparking riots and her eventual resignation from office.
Nevertheless Hills are offering 16/1 that the Iron Lady wins The Best Film “Meryl Streep portraying Lady Thatcher is an intriguing combination and one that could easily result in another Best Actress Oscar,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams. Although what he would know about film, we wonder?!
William Hill 2012 Oscars Best Actress: 5/4 Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), 2/1 Viola Davis (The Help), 3/1 Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), 10/3 Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn), 10/1 Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin), 10/1 Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marelene) William Hill Best Film Oscar 2012: 5/2 War Horse, 11/4 The Descendents, 7/2 The Artists, 4/1 J. Edgar, 7/1 Hugo, 8/1Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, 9/1 Tinker Tailor Soilder Spy, 12/1 The Idles Of March, 12/1 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, 14/1 Moneyball, 16/1 The Iron Lady, 16/1 Midnight In Paris, 20/1 The Tree Of Life, 25/1 The Help, 25/1 My Week With Marilyn, 25/1 Drive, 33/1 A Dangerous Method, 33/1 Shame, 40/1 Martha Marcy May Marlene, 40/1 Carnage, 50/1 We Need To Talk About Kevin…Others On Request
