Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen-year-old African-American... (Learn more)
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Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton
Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious young woman with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities exist for her. Threatened with expulsion, Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. Precious doesn’t know the meaning of “alternative,” but her instincts tell her this is the chance she has been waiting for. In the literacy workshop taught by the patient yet firm Ms. Rain, Precious begins a journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination.
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US Release Date
11/6/09
MPAA Rating
Rated R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.
Running Time
109 mins.
Locations
- New York City, New York, USA
Box Office Total
$45,447,889
Awards
- Winner of the 2009 Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress (Mo"Nique) by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA).
- Winner of three awards including the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the Special Jury Prize for Acting (Mo'Nique) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
- Voted one of the 10 best films of 2009 by the American Film Institute (AFI).
- Winner of the 2009 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
- Winner of the 2009 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC).
- Nominated for the 2009 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
- Winner of the 2009 award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Mo'Nique); also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Gabourey Sidibe) and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
- Co-winner of the TCM Audience Award and winner of the TVE-Another Look Award at the 2009 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
- Nominated for five 2009 Spirit Awards including Best Feature, Best Director, Best First Screenplay, Best Female Lead (Gabourey Sidibe) and Best Supporting Female (Mo'Nique) by Film Independent (FIND).
- Winner of the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Mo'Nique); also nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Gabourey Sidibe) by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
- Winner of the 2009 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).
- Winner of two 2009 awards including Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) and co-winner for Best Ensemble Cast by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
- Winner of the 2009 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).
- Winner of the 2009 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC).
- Nominated for six 2009 Academy Awards including Best Actress in a Leading Role (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mo'Nique), Best Directing, Best Film Editing, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
- Winner of three 2009 Satellite Awards including Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mo'Nique), Outstanding New Talent (Gabourey Sidibe) and Best Screenplay, Adapted by the International Press Academy (IPA).
- Winner of two 2009 awards including Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) and Best Breakthrough Performance (Gabourey Sidibe) by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
- Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival.
- Co-winner of the Jury Prize at the 2009 Deauville Festival of American Cinema.
- Winner of the Cadillac People's Choice Award at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
- Winner of the 2009 award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actress (Gabourey Sidibe) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
