The Oscars are now so close that we can smell the fresh shampoo on the red carpet, hear the orchestra practising playing Oscar winners off after three seconds and taste the starch in Ellen DeGeneres’ tux, but only because we thought it belonged to Portia.

And so we’re continuing our rundown of Oscars betting odds like things possessed. We’ve decided – somewhat controversially – that Helen Mirren might win Best Actress and Forest Whitaker might win Best Actor, but here comes our first unclear Oscars category – Best Director. There are so many phenomenally gifted directors involved in the Oscars race this year that literally any of them have it in them to come second to Martin Scorsese.

Here’s part one of our Best Director Oscars betting odds – for Stephen Frears, Paul Greengrass and Clint Eastwood – with betting odds from Paddy Power…