Comments on: “Precious” Receives Three Gloden Globe Nominations

By: Mr. Ross

Mr. Ross — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:49:26 +0000

PRECIOUS was meh.. THE HURT LOCKER was one of the best war flicks ive seen in a while.

By: peter illyich

peter illyich — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:11:55 +0000

JUSDATRUTH – you is a fool. I think Oprah and Tyler Perry have more foresight than you. They are not promoting negativity they are promoting a black film that is excellent on many levels. The very fact that it has generated so much discourse means it succeeded.

By: sexcblack

sexcblack — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:21:45 +0000

Read the book, seen the film and I think both do each other justice

By: lurker

lurker — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:24:52 +0000

I’m surprised Lee Daniels wasn’t nominated for Best Director. He did wonderfully with this project.

By: Sydney™

Sydney™ — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:57:52 +0000

*”poverty p-o-r-n”*

By: Sydney™

Sydney™ — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:56:17 +0000

Also, I was unaware, until I read the NYT article, that John Singleton is the only black director to be nominated for an Oscar in the directing category, and no film directed by an African American (not even Spike Lee) has been nominated for Best Picture.

By: peter illyich

peter illyich — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:41:44 +0000

Why does every ignorant black person believe that we as a people are a monolithic unit ? The big, black girl in Precious ,IF she wins, should represent HERSELF, THE ACTRESS, NOT THE BLACK RACE !!!! When Dustin Hoffman won for Rain Man, did you hear white people saying ” they must think we are all retards” Same thing with Charlize Theron, Anthony Hopkins etc They were acting ! Their roles did not reflect the white community. Same thing with the actresses with Precious. Do you want a situation where white producers look past giving black actresses the very few roles available , because of social pressures ?
Awards in Hollywood are by and large distributed not on merit, but popularity. Or sway of opinion. Denzel should have won an Oscar for Malcolm X, everyone knows that. Spike Lee opened his big mouth and white people got pissed, and they voted for someone else. The award for Training Day was not his best role, he knew it, we all knew it- but it was a make-up call for overlooking him for Malcolm X.

By: eveinthegarden

eveinthegarden — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:17:29 +0000

…first of all, BIGUPS to my soror Hattie McDaniel for being the FIRST African American to win an Oscar PERIOD. EEEYIP!

What will be crazy is to see MoNique win before someone like Angela Bassett. MoNique said something about how the rawness of the role frightened her.

Ladies, yall are going to have to get down and dirty. Shock the people.

Thats why Charlize Theron won for “Monster”. You hardly thought that was the same woman. Thats why Denzel won for Training Day. I remember sitting in the theater unable to process that Denzel was really a villian.

Hollywood wants to see people STRETCH. Good luck to Mo and Gabrielle if they win.

By: Elana

Elana — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:14:49 +0000

Karen, Jesus stated that we should love each other.

By: Elana

Elana — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:12:06 +0000

Congratulations Gabby & Monique !!!