Oscar odds

Which Oscar contenders are safe bets? Who should you place your money on?

BEST PICTURE
"Babel" 2/1
"The Departed" 8/5
"The Queen" 50/1
"Little Miss Sunshine" 3/2
"Letters From Iwo Jima" 15/1

BEST ACTOR
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland" 4/5
Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson" 100/1
Peter O'Toole, "Venus" Even
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness" 50/1
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond" 10/1

BEST ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, "The Queen" 1/9
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal" 10/1
Kate Winslet, "Little Children" 12/1
Penelope Cruz, "Volver" 50/1
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada" 8/1

EST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls" 4/5
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine" Even
Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children" 20/1
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed" 30/1
Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond" 40/1

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls" 7/5
Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine" 2/1
Adriana Barraza, "Babel" 5/2
Cate Blanchett "Notes on a Scandal" 20/1
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel" 40/1

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed" 3/5
Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima" 6/5
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel" 15/1
Stephen Frears, "The Queen" 40/1
Paul Greengrass, "United 93"