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Vegas bookies pick ‘Social Network,’ Portman, Firth to win Oscars

You can book it: “The Social Network” is Las Vegas’ Oscar favorite.

The acclaimed Facebook flick is the leading candidate to win Best Picture, according to Sin City and offshore bookies, while Natalie Portman and Colin Firth are the favorites for Oscars’ top acting awards.

“The Social Network” opened as a 2-to-3 favorite for Best Picture, ahead of “The King’s Speech,” a 5-to-2 pick, according to Vegas oddsmaker Johnny Avello, the Wynn and Encore’s sports-book operations director.

Avello said he’s convinced those are the only flicks with a real shot at the top prize.

“After that, I believe everything is also-rans,” he told Fox5 in Las Vegas.