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goldderby.latimes.com - 10/20/2009

Yes, the Gotham Awards snubbed 'Precious'

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It's shocking, but the Manhattan-based awards that pride themselves on being Oscar precursors that hail the best indie movies of the year just snubbed the Manhattan-based indie that's poised to be the breakout hit at the next Academy Awards: "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." The ...

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goldderby.latimes.com - 10/22/2009

Top Oscar bloggers respond to backlash against 'Precious'

— goldderby.latimes.com — The shocking omission of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" from the list of Gotham... Awards nominees has triggered an uproar. Does this mean that there's a backlash against the likely Oscars contender since it swept top awards at the ... (more) Top Oscar bloggers respond to backlash against 'Precious'

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blogs.indiewire.com - 10/27/2009

Oscar Watch: Precious Star Mo

— blogs.indiewire.com — Awards Oscar Watch: Precious Star Mo’Nique Plays Hard to Get Can a film win an Oscar without... an all-out campaign? Three movies face an uncertain Oscar future because they may not deliver a full-court press. Eyebrows were raised on reports that ... (more) Oscar Watch: Precious Star Mo

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goldderby.latimes.com - 10/22/2009

Is there a backlash against 'Precious'? Is Oprah to blame?

— goldderby.latimes.com — When I called the Gotham Awards' snub of "Precious" "shocking," Lou Lumenick of the New York Post... said that "tends to confirm my suspicion that awards-wise, the film could suffer a backlash because of its high-profile endorsement by Oprah Winfrey and ... (more) Is there a backlash against 'Precious'? Is Oprah to blame?

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In Contention:  10/20 Oscarweb Round-up

RopeofSilicon.com:  Oscar Update: 'Precious' Backlash, 'An Education' Looms Large and New Predictions

Awards Daily:  The Oprah Effect on Precious

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10/20 Oscarweb Round-up
In Contention — ... Mr. Fox.” [The Odds] • Patrick Goldstein, meanwhile, writes a love letter to the Warner Bros. marketing team that found an audience for Spike Jonze’s film. [The Big Picture] • Keeping the hype going on “Avatar” — a new three-and-a-half minute trailer is set to hit theaters this weekend. [Coming Soon] • Tom O’Neil on the Gothams’ “Precious” snub. [Gold Derby]

Oscar Update: 'Precious' Backlash, 'An Education' Looms Large and New Predictions
RopeofSilicon.com — ... Tom O'Neil at Gold Derby was the first to address the absence of Precious from such eligible categories as best picture, breakthrough director (Lee Daniels) and breakthrough performer (Sidibe and/or Mo'Nique). As a result, it got people talking. ...

The Oprah Effect on Precious
Awards Daily — ... The total snub of “Precious” in the Gotham Award nominations yesterday, which Tom O’Neil calls “shocking” in the L.A. Times, tends to confirm my suspicion that awards-wise, the film could suffer a backlash because of its high-profile endorsement by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. ...