for full live coverage from 10am. for the Australian actress.
Just hours out from the 79th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, the cut.
American diva Jennifer Hudson, for her powerful performance in the musical Dreamgirls, has appeared unbeatable for months, but her odds have drifted slightly while her two closest rivals, Blanchett and 10-year-old Abigail Breslin, have improved.
and Blanchett, for her performance in Notes on a Scandal, shortened from 10/1 to 8/1.
Australia's other Oscar nominees, Happy Feet director Peter Templeman, face a long night if the bookies are correct.
overnight to 7/4.
shortening its odds to 2/5.
Parkyn and Templeman's movie, The Saviour, has the least support of the five nominees in the short film race, with their odds drifting overnight from 13/2 to 15/2.
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