With the Oscar’s taking place this Sunday, and “The Help” receiving 3  nominations, we take a look back at black female Oscar winners and nominees…

Move over Gabourey, your mom is going to be a star!!! Gabourey Sidibe clearly isn’t the only talented member of her family.

This weekend, Gabourey did a phenomenal job on SNL! She opened the show with a grand entrance of "She's Gabourey" for all those people who still call her Precious!

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 […]