Odds Of Joaquin Phoenix Winning Oscars 2020 For His Role As Joker Are Currently The Highest!
A lot of actors have played the iconic character of Joker. From Jack Nicholson to Heath Ledger, Zach Galifianakis to Jared Leto, everyone has their own favourite. However, Joaquin Phoenix portrayal of super villain can be the deadliest of all.
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The movie hasn¡¯t released as of yet. Directed by Todd Phillips, the movie titled Joker, which will show the origin story of the character, will be released on October 4. Before that, it will be screened at two prestigious film festivals.
Because of the fact that it is rare for comedy-book based movies to get such recognition is fuelling the speculations that Joker will be a major contender for awards this season.
What¡¯s more? Joaquin Phoenix is bookies favourite apparently. According to NME, he has 9/4 odds of winning the Oscar. He is up alongside Tom Hanks who has 3/1 for his role as Mr Rogers in A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood. Taron Egerton has 10/3 chance for his role as Elton John in Rocketman and Antonio Banderas has 7/2 odds for his role in Pain And Glory.
For Best Picture category, bookies have Netflix¡¯s Marriage Story, which stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, in the top spot with odds of 5/1. Quentin Tarantino¡¯s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is at the second spot at 6/1.
Oscars 2020 nominations will be announced on Feb 9, 2020.
