4 July 2009 7:35 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Now that the Oscars has expanded its Best Picture field to 10 films, things are going to get Cocoa Puffs crazy: The Hangover and Paul Blart for Best Picture; Transformers' Megan Fox for Best Actress. Er, right…? Wrong, say the Vegas oddsmaker, the Industry exec and the film professor we touched base with regarding the Academy's new big-tent policy. "The notion of an Academy Award movie isn't going to be changed," Christine Birch, president of marketing for DreamWorks said. Here's what that means to the Class of 2009's hopefuls: • The Hangover has "no shot." This, per Johnny Avello, Vegas' go-to-man for Oscar odds. (His... »

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