'PRECIOUS' AND ITS STARS FILL AWARDS SEASON: Film among AFI's top 10 of 2009; Mo'Nique, Sidibe, Daniels earn kudos.
"Precious" made American Film Institute's Top 10 films of the year, sharing the honor with "The Hurt Locker," the comedies "Up in the Air" and "The Hangover" and the animated tales "Up" Rounding out AFI's list are the dramas "The Messenger," "A Serious Man," "A Single Man" and "Sugar." The filmmakers behind the top 10 choices will be honored at a luncheon Jan. 15.
The African American Film Critics Association named "Precious" its best picture winner, the film's helmer Lee Daniels its best director and Mo'Nique its best supporting actress of 2009. The comedian, who stars as a viciously-abusive mother, has also won the best supporting actress title from both the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Boston Society of Film Critics. She has been nominated in the category by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), which will announce its winners at the upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
"Precious" is also up for BFCA's best picture honor. It will compete against "Avatar," "Inglourious Basterds," "Nine," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Invictus," "A Serious Man," "Up" and "Up in the Air."
Sidibe received a BFCA nod for lead actress, alongside Emily Blunt in "The Young Victoria," Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side," Carey Mulligan in "An Education," Saoirse Ronan in "The Lovely Bones" and Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia."
"Precious" director Lee Daniels also scored a BFCA nod, and will face Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker," James Cameron for "Avatar," Clint Eastwood for "Invictus," Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air" and Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds."
The BFCA's Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, hosted by Kristin Chenoweth, airs at 9 p.m. Jan. 15 from the Hollywood Palladium and is currently in the final year of a pact with VH1.
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