Kings Speech 200/1 to win 12 Academy Awards

British movie The King’s Speech leads the way with 12 Oscar nominations and Boylesports.com is offering 200/1 that the Tom Hooper directed blockbuster comes away with a clean sweep of awards.

Twelve Oscar wins would see the film break the record of eleven awards in a year, currently held by 1959 film Ben-Hur, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and the mega-money hit, Titanic.

The film is 2/1 to win the Best Picture award whilst Colin Firth, who received glowing reviews for his role in the film, is considered a near certainty to win Best Actor at 1/20.

Hooper is at 8/1 to win the Best Director award, with Geoffrey Rush at 11/2 to win Best Supporting Actor and Helena Bonham Carter at 9/2 to win Best Supporting Actress.

A five-award combination of Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for The King’s Speech is available at 100/1, with a clean sweep of 12 Academy Awards at 200/1.

But despite the nominations, Boylesports.com is betting on some strong competition for the film from The Social Network, which is the 1/4 odds-on favourite to win the Best Picture award and the man behind the film, David Fincher, is 1/14 to pick up the award for Best Director.

“The King’s Speech has taken the early headlines with 12 nominations but we think that the record is a massive ask,” said Boylesports.com Public Relations Executive, Nicola McGeady.

“With some stiff competition from the likes of The Social Network, The Fighter and Black Swan, those sought-after golden statuettes could be spread out amongst quite a few films this year.”

‘The King’s Speech’ Specials:

Best Picture: 2/1
Best Actor: 1/20
Best Director: 8/1
Best Supporting Actor: 11/2
Best Supporting Actress: 9/2
To win all five: 100/1
To win 12 Oscars: 200/1