WE hate to ruin the suspense over the Academy Awards next Sunday night, but a lot of nominees needn’t bother preparing an acceptance speech. Oddsmaker Danny Sheridan says three of the top six categories are locks. Heath Ledger is 1:25 to win Best Supporting Actor. The other four con tenders, as a field, are 15:1. “Slumdog Millionaire” is 1:12 to win Best Picture, trailed by “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” at 5:1. And “Slumdog” director Danny Boyle is a lock for Best Director at 1:10. Kate Winslet (“The Reader”) is favored for Best Actress 1:2 over Meryl Streep (“Doubt”), who’s 3:1. The closest race is Best Actor, with Mickey Rourke (“The Wres tler”) a 5:7 favorite to beat Sean Penn (“Milk”) at 7:5. Forget Brad Pitt (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) and Angelina Jolie (“The Changeling”). Says Sheridan: “A lot of voters are not too fond of Pitt and Jolie.”
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