"The Artist" is the overwhelming pick for Best Picture, with the online trading site giving it an 87.5 percent chance. "The Descendants" is at 4.4 percent. Intrade has been known to be wrong, but this would seem to be a lock. For other categories, Jean Dujardin ("The Artist") has a slight edge over George Clooney ("The Descendants") for best actor, and Viola Davis ("The Help") has a decent lead over Meryl Streep ("Iron Lady") for best actress. By the way, "The Artist" has generated $27.5 million after 13 weeks at the box office.
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