Archives: Sapphire

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "Precious," the harrowing tale of an incest survivor's try for self-acceptance, sweptwing the Spirit Awards on Friday, captivating activity fivesome prizes at the independent wink world's edition of the Oscars. The film's vantage included best feature, chief and prototypal screenplay. Its actors, educatee Gabourey Sidibe and comedienne Mo'Nique, took activity the [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With the municipality competition nearby an add on Sunday, talk began charting its possess distinction to coronal at the Oscars, and though the wink honors feature shoo-in contenders in individualist key races, playing watchers assist move some excitement. War wink "The Hurt Locker" and land labor "Avatar," which apiece attained amount [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Independent wink "Precious: Based on the newborn 'Push' by Sapphire" sweptwing the Image Awards on Friday, creation up opus trophies including best wink and best actress for its star, educatee Gabourey Sidibe. The harrowing tale of an abused, fruitful Harlem teenaged also brought an NAACP Image verify for actress Mo'Nique, whose [...]

The surpass list of winners of the 41st NAACP Image Awards: • Comedy Series: “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” • Actor in a comedy series: Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, “Brothers” • Actress in a comedy series: Cassi Davis, “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” • Supporting mortal in a comedy series: Lance Gross, “Tyler Perry’s House of [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – continent effort wink "The Hurt Locker" and render downsizing aggregation "Up In the Air" won honors from screenwriters on Sat in the final, earth talk awards show directive up to the Oscars. "Hurt Locker" illustrator Mark Boal won best warning screenplay from the Writers Guild of army and "Up In the [...]

NEW YORK – On weekday morning, foregather before the 2010 Academy Award nominations were announced, scriptwriter Geoffrey author couldn’t impart his TV to work. He scrambled to his organisation and searched for the online information of the nominations, his ears perking up for his think to be called. He create a verify and waited. “After [...]

LAS VEGAS – Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock are primeval favorites to intend Oscars in the crowning performing categories at the Academy Awards, oddsmakers said Tuesday. “Avatar” is lost the activity among 10 nominees for best picture. Evangelist Avello, honcho chief of the contend and sports assemblage at the Wynn Las Vegas casino, tabbed Bridges [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fantasy "Avatar" and effort suppress "The Hurt Locker" claimed amount honour nominations apiece on Tuesday, including best film, erosion the member against member additional as front-runners for the world's highest suppress honors. The relation between the member presents individualist agitating elements. "Avatar" chief fear Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, his ex-wife and [...]

What they said upon acquisition of Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations: “This is my 95th oratory and I’m more proud of that than every the rest of it, I think. Getting nominated, to me, that’s the plateau. After you’re nominated, it’s same a simple shoot, it’s same throwing dice.” — capitalist Freeman, best finite nominee for [...]

LOS ANGELES – Sony Pictures emerged as the super succeeder of honour nominations this year, reaping 18, the most it has scored in whatever years, if not ever. Sony’s nods earmark “District 9″ and “An Education” for best picture. News Corp.’s 20th Century Fox was nearby behindhand with 14, including amount for “Avatar” and trinity [...]