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   • Academy Award Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 2010 · Winner

   • Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2010 · Winner

     • Mo'Nique

   • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2010 · Winner

     • Mo'Nique

   • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Supporting Actress 2010 · Winner

     • Mo'Nique

   • Academy Award Actress in a Supporting Role 2010 · Winner

     • Mo'Nique

   • Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2010 · Nominated

     • Paula Patton
     • Mariah Carey
     • Mo'Nique

   • Academy Award Best Picture 2010 · Nominated

   • Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama 2010 · Nominated

   • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Leading Actress 2010 · Nominated

     • Gabourey Sidibe

   • Academy Award Actress in a Leading Role 2010 · Nominated

     • Gabourey Sidibe

   • Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role 2010 · Nominated

     • Gabourey Sidibe

   • Academy Award Directing 2010 · Nominated

     • Lee Daniels

   • Academy Award Film Editing 2010 · Nominated

   • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Adapted Screenplay 2010 · Nominated

   • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Film 2010 · Nominated

   • Amandaprisen Best Foreign Film 2010 · Nominated

   • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama 2010 · Nominated

     • Gabourey Sidibe

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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Precious_(film)Precious (film) - Wikipedia

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   Precious, then without a distributor, premiered to acclaim at both the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, under its original title of Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire. At Sundance, it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for supporting actress Mo'Nique.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Push_(novel)Push (novel) - Wikipedia

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   177 (story until 140, then class book) ISBN. 978-0-679-76675-9. Push is the debut novel of American author Sapphire. Thirteen years after its release in 1996, the novel was made into the 2009 film Precious, which won numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards .

4. www.npr.org › 2009/11/06 › 120176695Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious' : NPR

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   Nov 6, 2009 · The gritty realism of the film Precious is even more intense in the novel Push, upon which the film is based. Author Sapphire discusses the inspiration for her work — and her initial...

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   Is Precious Based on a true story?

   • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire.

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   Who is 'Precious' Based on 'push' by Sapphire?

   • Lionsgate Claireece Jones, the Harlem teenager at the center of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” lives in a world of specific and overwhelming horror. She goes by her middle name, Precious, which seems like a cruel taunt, since nearly everyone around her thinks she’s worthless and lets her know it.

   Howls of a Life, Buried Deep Within - The New York Times

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   Where is Precious Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire starring Gabourey Sidibe?

   • Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire, with Gabourey Sidibe in the title role, opens Friday in selected cities. Lionsgate Claireece Jones, the Harlem teenager at the center of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” lives in a world of specific and overwhelming horror.

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   Where did Sapphire write the novel 'Push'?

   • Sapphire wrote the novel Push (renamed Precious) in a fractured ghetto patois that grew out of the author's experiences as a remedial reading teacher. Read An Excerpt. Even though the film Precious packs quite a wallop, the gritty realism of the novel upon which the movie is based is even more intense.

   Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious' : NPR

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2009/11/06 › moviesHowls of a Life, Buried Deep Within - The New York Times

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   Nov 5, 2009 · Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire, with Gabourey Sidibe in the title role, opens Friday in selected cities. Lionsgate. Precious. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Lee...

   • Director: Lee Daniels

7. variety.com › 2009 › filmPrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - Variety

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   Nov 16, 2009 · Release date: Nov. 6 Distrib: Lionsgate Oscar voters love star power, movies that take chances, performers who step out of their safety zones and newcomers with Cinderella stories. Improbably, &#82…

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9. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › preciousPrecious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Rent Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant...

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10. www.vogue.com › article › vd-movies-precious-basedPrecious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire | Vogue

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    Nov 6, 2009 · November 6, 2009. This year’s smash winner at Sundance, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, a modern-day fairy tale about an African-American girl bursting with hope,...