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Oscars 2010 – Best Supporting Actress: Mo’st Deserving Win

I caught Precious at the Racquet Club theater in Park City. I’m pretty sure everyone in that audience had the same impression I did – Mo’Nique’s character is so ugly, and the performance was so raw that it would easily spread its wings beyond the indie fest – it had gold dust sweat stains spilling out of her pores.

The Noms:

Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Who Will Win: Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Who Should Win: Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Who Won: Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Commentary: I caught Precious at the Racquet Club theater in Park City. I’m pretty sure everyone in that audience had the same impression I did – Mo’Nique’s character is so ugly, and the performance was so raw that it would easily spread its wings beyond the indie fest – it had gold dust sweat stains spilling out of her pores. Mo’Nique’ unorthodox anti-campaign was a refreshing f-u to citing her words “the politics” involved with campaigning.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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