*Edit: I stand corrected. It was clearly not the underdog I thought it was. I never checked the bookmakers so my comments are purely from a personal perspective of what people I've talked to believed. This doesn't change the fact that I'm positively surprised :)
Anything that directly involves human decisions can not be wagered on in Nevada Sportsbooks.
Unless it involves sports.
An award to a good film about an essentially important issue, with a little dark (or darkly sinister, take your pick) levity by Mister Oscar, and you start to feel that there is a glimmer of hope...
The EFF can justifiably rant and rave and they do a good job at it. But a little nod from a general public institution seems, to me at least, to provide a special sort of boost.
Citation needed
Politics is not a cause. Politics is a domain, within which there are many (often opposing) potential causes.
Such ceremonies will award trophies based on subject matter without regard to quality. Not to sound like I'm disparaging the doc but anything about this subject, now, plus gays and racial and political issues will win you votes because these types always feel the need to side with causes to make them feel better about themselves.
No. Not everyone. And I should mention I have relatives who are actors but don't feel that way. Some may remember, a few years ago, the director who lost and said, "Next time I'll make a film about a gay, Latino who's politically suppressed".
I got stories to tell but I won't.