Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, earned best director, best actress (Gabourey Sidibe), supporting actress (Mo’Nique), director (Lee Daniels) and adapted screenplay nominations.
A few highlights from reviews around the Web:
Dave Karger, Entertainment Weekly: “If there were an Oscar for Most Improved Director, Daniels would be a lock. A nomination for plain old Best Director may just have to suffice.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: “‘Precious’ is going to be one of the top contenders for this year’s Oscars’ Best Picture.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: “Sidibe is heartbreaking as Precious, that poor girl. Three other actresses perform so powerfully in the film that academy voters will be hard-pressed to choose among them.”
Rex Reed, New York Observer: “It’s a once-in-a-blue moon experience that tests the boundaries of film, with an electrifying, positively Oscar-worthy performance by salty stand-up comic Mo’Nique, as the most monstrous mother on the planet.”
David Germain, Associated Press: “‘Precious’ is great American cinema…Mo’Nique should win an Oscar for this performance.”
If you have been living under a rock, or haven’t seen it yet. GO SEE PRECIOUS!!!
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