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Mo'Nique wins Golden Globe for role in 'Precious'
8:21 PM on 01/17/2010
Mo'Nique poses with the best supporting actress award in a motion picture for “Precious” backstage at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- Mo'Nique has won the supporting-actress Golden Globe for her role as a loathsome, abusive welfare mother in the Harlem drama "Precious."
The prize Sunday marks a dramatic turning point for Mo'Nique, who was mainly known for lowbrow comedy but startled audiences with her ferocious performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire."
The Globe win could boost Mo'Nique's prospects at the Oscars, whose nominations come out Feb. 2.
"Precious" also was up for best drama, along with the sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar," the recession tale "Up in the Air" and the war stories "The Hurt Locker" and "Inglourious Basterds."
Rain doused the pre-show, stars in their finery crowding under umbrellas as storms rolled in.
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