Archive for November 19th, 2009

Sidibe as Precious

The Producer’s Guild of America announced that it is going to award this year’s Precious with the Stanley Kramer Award, which it gives out to films that illuminate “provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.” Kramer, whose films include High Noon, The Defiant Ones, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, was known for the provocative subjects of his films.

Past recipients of the award include Milk, An Inconvenient Truth, The Great Debaters, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Hotel Rwanda.

Precious, starring Gabourey Sidibe, is about a 16-year old African American girl growing up in Harlem in 1987 with an abusing mother and molesting father.

“Precious is a remarkable film that sends a powerful message of hope – brilliantly reminding us that we have the power to persevere regardless of life’s difficulties. Stanley Kramer’s legacy is ideally celebrated with the selection of this very worthy film,” said PGA Awards Co-Chairs David Friendly and Laurence Mark. – Variety

The film is expected to be a Best Picture contender at this year’s 82nd Academy Awards.

Source: Variety