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Precious
2009
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1125
- IMDb #1491
- Google retired #827
- Rotten Tomatoes #1085
- Metacritic #770
- Letterboxd #1495
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #735
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1823
- Metacritic Critics #808
- Metacritic Audience #898
- Criticker #1459
- Douban #585
- Kinopoisk #2028
- AlloCiné #1240
Every rating
52–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the most agreed on films →An obese, illiterate teenage girl in 1980s Harlem endures relentless abuse from her parents. Pregnant with her second child by her father, she is offered a chance to change her life by attending an alternative school. With the support of a determined teacher, she begins a difficult journey toward literacy, self-worth, and independence from her traumatic home life.
Details
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Writer
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher
- Based on
- Push by Sapphire
- Released
- 6 November 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $47.5M
- Awards
- 79 wins, 57 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (48) →
Awards & nominations
See all 136 →12 major awards won · 79 wins from 136 nominations across 48 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2010 | Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2010 | Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2010 | Best Feature | Precious | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2010 | Best First Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2010 | Best Supporting Female | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2010 | Best Female Lead | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Winner |
| Best Feature | Precious | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best First Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Supporting Female | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Academy Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Joe Klotz | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Nominee |
| Best Directing | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Precious | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama | Gabourey Sidbie | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Precious | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Precious | Winner |
| Theatrical Picture | Precious | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Jury Prize | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Adapted Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
10 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Precious | Winner |
| Best Film | Precious | Winner |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Lenny Kravitz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mariah Carey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Paula Patton | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
9 nominations, 6 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) | Lee Daniels | Winner |
| Outstanding Independent Motion Picture | Precious | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Precious | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Lenny Kravitz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Paula Patton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Mariah Carey | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Geoffrey Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Supporting Female | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Outstanding New Talent | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Precious | Winner |
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
| Best Film – Drama | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Original Song ("I Can See in Color") | Mary J. Blige | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Winner |
| Best Picture | Precious | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher - Tied with John Musker, Ron Clements, and Rob Edwards for The Princess and the Frog | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in Supporting Role | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Bravest Performance Award | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Unforgettable Moment Award | Precious | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Film | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Geoffrey Fletcher | Nominee |
| Bravest Performance Award | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't | Precious | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Precious | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Russell Smith Award | Lee Daniels | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Precious | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Film | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Geoffrey Fletcher | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize – Honorable Mention | Lee Daniels | Winner |
| Bronze Horse | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
ASPEN Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Artist To Watch Award | Paula Patton | Winner |
| Audience Award | Precious | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cast | Precious | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Female | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Precious | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Precious | Winner |
Women's Film Critics Circle Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Adrienne Shelly Award | Precious | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Nominee |
| Best Film | Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Precious | Nominee |
| Special Merit ("Favorite Scene") | Precious | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| 10 Best Films | Precious | Winner |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Mariah Carey | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Precious | Audience Choice Award | Winner |
Deauville American Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jury Prize | Precious | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture | Precious | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actress of the Year | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance | Gabourey Sidibe | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance Award | Mariah Carey | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Lee Daniels | Winner |
Utah Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations
| Best Director | Lee Daniels | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Mo'Nique | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Precious | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Geoffrey Fletcher | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Precious | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakout Star | Gabourey Sidibe | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| Scripter Award | Geoffrey Fletcher and Sapphire | Nominee |