Home > Movies > After Golden Globe success, bookies tip The Artist for ‘Best Picture’ award at The Oscars January 16th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Paddy Power have today shortened the odds on Michel Hazanavicius’ ‘The Artist’ claiming this years Oscar for Best Picture to 4/11 following last nights Golden Globe Awards. The silent French romance film is now the firm favourite for the gong with comedy-drama ‘The Descendants’ and Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ its closest rivals at 4/1 and 9/1 respectively. ‘The Artist’ is also favoured to come out on top in the Best Director category with Michael Hazanavicius available at 8/11. Martin Scorsese (Hugo) leads the chasing pack at 5/2 with Alexander Payne (The Descendants) and Steven Spielberg (War Horse) available at 11/2 and 7/1. Elsewhere, George Clooney is the 8/15 favourite in the Best Actor category for his role as Matt King in ‘The Descendants’, while Meryl Streep is the 4/9 favourite to claim the Best Actress prize for ...