Nate Silver saves you the trouble of watching the Oscars

Posted: 2/16/09 at 4:52pm

According to the statistical wizard at 538.com, there isn't even a category that's close. I felt bad for that Ricard Jenkins (With a one-half of one percent chance of winning) but the four directors who split three-tenths of one percent chance of winning must make him feel like he's got a genuine shot.
Sean Penn is that far out of the running?