<p>Official nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were read Tuesday, February 2 revealing both Golden Globe winner Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe as nominees.</p><p>Mo’nique, earning a nod for ‘Performance by an actress in a supporting role,…</p>

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe was caught by paparazzi leaving London’s Heathrow Airport looking happy as she walked through the terminal to catch her departing flight. Last night, she attended the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BATFA) awards, where she was nominated for a Best Actress award, which she lost to Carey Mulligan from […]

<p>The &ldquo;<em><span style="color: #ff0000;">16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards</span></em>&rdquo; went down last night, and I have to admit that I did not watch. As Joy Behar would say, &ldquo;So what, who cares!&rdquo;. <span style="color: #ff0000;">MoNique</span>, of course<span style="color: #ff0000;"> took home the award for &ldquo;Best Supporting Actress&rdquo;</span> for her work in &ldquo;<em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Precious</span></em>&ldquo;, while […]

In celebration of the 82nd annual Acadamy Awards, airing Sunday, March 7, Global Grind wanted to recognize some of today’s rising movie stars of color, that starred in some of this year’s nominated films. Gabourey Sidibe Gabourey recieved major accolades, including a Oscar nomination, in her potrayal as a sexually-abused, obese, illerate teen in the […]

“Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe is featured in the latest issues of Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar. She tells Harper’s Bazaar of her shoot: ‘I feel like a model. It justifies everyone in my life who told me I wouldn’t be anything until I lost weight. It justifies that little girl who cried because she didn’t […]

<p>The &ldquo;<span style="color: #ff0000;">15th Annual Critics Choice Awards</span>&rdquo; took place last night in <span style="color: #ff0000;">Hollywood, CA</span>. &ldquo;<span style="color: #ff0000;">Precious</span>&rdquo; star <span style="color: #ff0000;">MoNique</span>, <span style="color: #ff0000;">took home the award for &ldquo;Best Supporting Actress&rdquo;</span>.</p><p>We will also be watching <span style="color: #ff0000;">this Sunday </span>to see if MoNique can secure another win at this year&rsquo;s &ldquo;<span style="color: […]

<p><span>Gabourey &ldquo;Gabby&rdquo; Sidibe is not Precious, the character that has catapulted her into overnight superstardom in Lee Daniels&rsquo; critically acclaimed film &ldquo;Precious: Based on the Novel &lsquo;Push&rsquo; by Sapphire.&rdquo; The title character in the movie is an illiterate, neglected and abused teenager trapped in a 1980s Harlem version of hell, who fantasizes about a better […]

Gabourey Sidibe’s mom Alice Tan Ridley told the tabloids that her Oscar nominated daughter would like to lose some weight. “The truth is Gabourey would like to lose some weight but the reality is that she would not have gotten the role of Precious if she had not been heavy,’ Ridley said. “As her mom […]

Jim Carrey’s latest movie, I Love You, Phillip Morris, is a bit of a departure from the normal comedic roles we’ve grown up watching the rubber-faced star slapstick his way through. Mostly because this is a romance movie about a pair of homosexual prison cellmates.  The star was on hand for last night’s Cinema Society/DeLeon […]

<p>Tags: gabourey, precious, sidibe</p><p>Gabourey Sidibe has been receiving remarkable accolades these days. Check her out as the feature in Ebony Magazine to find out whats really "Precious" about her..</p>

    Gabourey Sidibe works it out in a purple gown at the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala at New York City’s Cipriani on Tuesday (January 12). Gabby thanked Precious director Lee Daniels, Lionsgate and the big-name guests in attendance for making her feel welcome! “I’d like to thank you all […]

<p>Golden Globe-nominated Precious star Gabourey Sidibe is ready for her close-up in the Feb. issue of Harper&rsquo;s Bazaar!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;I feel like a model. It justifies everyone in my life who told me I wouldn&rsquo;t be anything until I lost weight. It justifies that little girl who cried because she didn&rsquo;t think she could be in front […]