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‘Precious’ Grabs Five Spirit Award Nominations

Published by Clay Cane on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 12:00 am.

monique-preciousThe Spirit Awards are almost always a precursor to Oscar nominations and if this year is any indication Precious will rack up this year.  The Spirit Awards has honored outstanding independent films for over 25 years.  This year, Taraji P. Henson helped announce the nominations, which gave five to Precious and five to a film called The Last Station — those two received the most nods.  As expected, Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe received nods.

BEST FEATURE
“(500) Days Of Summer” – Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
“Amreeka” – Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
“Precious” – Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
“Sin Nombre” – Producer: Amy Kaufman
“The Last Station” – Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer

BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – “A Serious Man”
Lee Daniels – “Precious”
Cary Joji Fukunaga – “Sin Nombre”
James Gray – “Two Lovers”
Michael Hoffman – “The Last Station”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes – “Cold Souls”
Scott Cooper – “Crazy Heart”
Cherien Dabis – “Amreeka”
Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious”
Tom Ford, David Scearce – “A Single Man”

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello – “Downloading Nancy”
Nisreen Faour – “Amreeka”
Helen Mirren – “The Last Station”
Gwyneth Paltrow – “Two Lovers”
Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious”

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun – “Cold Souls”
Mo’Nique – “Precious”
Samantha Morton – “The Messenger”
Natalie Press – “Fifty Dead Men Walking”
Mia Wasikowska – “That Evening Sun”

There were very little African-American projects nominated at the Spirit Awards. In the best documentary category Lebron James‘ documentary More Than A Game received a nod.

The Spirit Awards will air March 5th, 2010.

Check out this article fromThe New York Times Success of ‘Precious’ Highlights an Absence.

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thickmadam01 Said on December 3rd, 2009

i did not even see the movie and i think moniqu should take home awards for the movie presious.



PLANTATION Said on December 3rd, 2009

3 JOHN 1 : 2 . Beloved , I Pray That In All Respects You May Prosper and Be In Good Health , Just As Your Soul Prospers .
Oscar Nomination Award !



David Said on December 3rd, 2009

this movie had too many fat ugly girls, yuck



Antionette Said on December 3rd, 2009

The movie was great I took my daughter shes 13yr. I felt that it was something that she needed to see and to let her know that things like this really do happen in the world. It happens every day. I felt that it teaches women to be on the look out for things that can happen like this. You do not need a man to validate you as being a woman. You can do that yourself you are a parent first and you are to protect at all times. Thanks monique for playing the role and taking the character to another level and letting people see that you have come a long way no matter what has happen your past you overcame that.



josephine Said on December 3rd, 2009

monique did a outstanding performance at first when i saw the preview and thought am i going to like monique after i saw the movie , But it was funny as well as sad and to the girl who played precious was also outstanding



Akera Said on December 3rd, 2009

“Precious” was the best moviee yet me and my bf went to go see it 2 weeks ago and he said he “loved” it. That movie showed so much emotions and struggle in her life. Some parts were funny too!! :]



khamauri Said on December 3rd, 2009

precious is the most fatest girl but i am not saying to be mean.But i think she is vary pretty.She is:nice beatuful pretty



lisa Said on December 3rd, 2009

oh, my god that is a true story i need a girl who is like that in real life …..



Asia Said on December 3rd, 2009

I under-estimated Monique, she’s a great actor.



mitzie Said on December 4th, 2009

I haven’t seen the move yet, but the book was awesome. That is, once I was able to get past the grammer and poor english.. As soon as I get a chance I will go see the movie. Monique is a great actress and I am sure the woman who tplayed Precious is good as well. Once a person start believing in self, anything is possible.



Neicy Said on December 7th, 2009

Why “Precious” wasn’t released in my area? Its not fair there is alot of people who wants to see this movie and its not in our theatres(ATLAS CINEMAS ). The closest theatre is 30 miles! Can someone tell me why???



LeAndrea Said on December 9th, 2009

Thank you, you have blessed me with this film. More than you will ever know. I want to be that same teacher in the film. When she was crying her heart out to the instructor, I said what she said at the same time “write”. I dream of becoming a Science and Spanish teacher, giving back to community, (MLK Shreveport, La) but Satin just want leave me alone. I pray and ask God to continue to use me and to allow me to do walk with Him. Movies like this give me curage and the understanding that He is always with me. I shedded tears at some point in this movie because I have feeling. I know what it is like to have a dream and only to be told that because of the way you are, you cant have it. Thank you. I tell my students all the time, I have dream and a goal. My goal is to become a Eniviromental Psychologist but my dream is to meet Mary J. Blidge and write my first gosple album. Because I know God both will come true. Thank you becasue life will make you give up sometimes and that is when actors and producers come along. My God continue to use you all and to motivate us as African American today. LeAndrea Darnell Humphrey



xiomara smith Said on December 9th, 2009

This movie was outstanding, Monique deserve an Oscar & also Gabourney did great for a fist acting debut she deserve an Oscar.



xiomara smith Said on December 9th, 2009

This movie was outstanding, Monique deserve an Oscar & also Gabourney did great for a first acting debut she also deserve an Oscar.







Bones Said on December 13th, 2009

This was a great movie. Monique was great…she had me believing she was a gangsta girl gone over the edge from stress. At times I couldn’t understand some of Precious’ words and I wanted to know what kind of family her dad came from. It is good to see that “Precious” started to trust herself and believe in her ability. I liked that she used her special place to draw energy from. When we see that earth we walk on is not just dirt, the trees and animals are not just resources for our consumption, then we can begin to accept ourselves as spirits vibrating in unison with all the other spirits around us. We are wonderfully made by God!

We should always pray for others to find good things in themselves and to stop being victims of evil doers. May God bless each of us with all we need and some left over to bless others.



Alexis G. Said on December 13th, 2009

“Mo’Nique acts with such force that she burns a hole in the screen. Her Mary is raging and defeated, a woman who treats Precious as a slave — and I don’t use the word lightly, since part of the film’s power is its perception that these two are living out patterns of cruelty that go back for generations. Their agony has roots. What’s terrifying about the abuse here is how casually it’s accepted as a fact of life, by both perpetrator and victim. Mary hates her daughter because she thinks that Precious has ‘’stolen” her man. Yet she also exploits her as a welfare ticket. How to escape this hell?

One night, the two get a visit from a school administrator, who wants to enroll Precious in a special program for problem students. Quietly, almost instinctively, Precious signs up. The program becomes her pathway out of the madness and into a real life. And if that sounds like a facile feel-good scenario, the way that Daniels stages it, sticking to the merciless outline of Sapphire’s novel, it’s more like a slow walk of redemption marked by tiny roadside bombs that keep going off.”



Avatar Movie Reviews Said on December 14th, 2009

This movie was outstanding, no doubt about it. Check out Avatar Movie Review.

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