Precious

Name: Precious
Director: Lee Daniels
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009

2009

IMDb

Lee Daniels

2009·R·

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Drama Indie

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

Cast

Gabourey Sidibe·Mo'Nique·Paula Patton·Mariah Carey

Producers

Lisa Cortes·Lee Daniels·Tom Heller·Valerie Hoffman·Asger Hussain

Languages

English

Italian

Major Awards

7 wins · 11 nominations

Wins (7)

Festival Grand Prize

Toronto International Film Festival (2009)

People's Choice Award

Lee Daniels

Sundance Film Festival (2009)

Dramatic

Lee Daniels

Sundance Film Festival (2009)

Dramatic

Mo'Nique

Sundance Film Festival (2009)

Dramatic

Lee Daniels

Best Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2010)

Best Feature

Lee DanielsSarah Siegel-MagnessGary Magness

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2010)

Best Director

Lee Daniels

Best Actress

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2010)

Best Female Lead

Gabourey Sidibe

Nominations (11)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Film

Lee DanielsSarah Siegel-MagnessGary Magness

PGA Awards (2010)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Lee DanielsSarah Siegel-MagnessGary Magness

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Picture

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Achievement in Directing

Lee Daniels

Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Director

Lee Daniels

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Geoffrey Fletcher

Writers Guild of America, USA (2010)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Geoffrey Fletcher

Best Actress

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Leading Actress

Gabourey Sidibe

Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Gabourey Sidibe

Critics' Awards

Cannes Film Festival (2009)

Un Certain Regard Award

Lee Daniels