Award |
Date of ceremony |
Category |
Recipients and nominees |
Result |
Academy Awards[3] |
March 7, 2010 |
Best Picture |
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness |
Nominated |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Won |
Best Film Editing |
Joe Klotz |
Nominated |
African-American Film Critics Association[4] |
December 14, 2009 |
Best Picture |
Precious |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
Best Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher - Tied with John Musker, Ron Clements, and Rob Edwards for The Princess and the Frog |
Won |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award[5] |
December 15, 2009 |
Unforgettable Moment Award |
Precious |
Won |
Best Actress in Supporting Role |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Bravest Performance Award |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Film |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Screenplay, Adapted |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Nominated |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Breakthrough Performance |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Bravest Performance Award |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Ensemble Cast |
Precious |
Nominated |
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't |
Precious |
Nominated |
American Film Institute Awards[6] |
December 13, 2009 |
10 Best Films |
Precious |
Won |
ASPEN Film Festival[7] |
September 30 – October 4, 2009 |
Audience Award |
Precious |
Won |
Artist To Watch Award |
Paula Patton |
Won |
Black Reel Awards[8] |
February 13, 2010 |
Best Film |
Precious |
Won |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Breakthrough Performance |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Mariah Carey |
Nominated |
Paula Patton |
Nominated |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Won |
Best Ensemble |
Precious |
Won |
Best Supporting Actor |
Lenny Kravitz |
Nominated |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards[9] |
February 9, 2010 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Cast |
Precious |
Won |
British Academy Film Awards[10] |
February 21, 2010 |
Best Film |
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness |
Nominated |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Nominated |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival[11] |
January 2, 2010 |
Supporting Actress of the Year |
Mariah Carey |
Won |
Chicago Film Critics Association[12] |
December 21, 2009 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Most Promising Performer |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Chicago International Film Festival[13] |
October 22, 2009 |
Precious |
Audience Choice Award |
Won |
Critics' Choice Awards[14] |
January 15, 2010 |
Best Picture |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Directing |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association[15] |
December 16, 2009 |
Top 10 Films |
Precious |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Russell Smith Award |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
Deauville American Film Festival[16] |
September 13, 2009 |
Jury Prize |
Precious |
Won |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards[17] |
December 18, 2009 |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Breakthrough Performance |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Ensemble |
Precious |
Nominated |
Directors Guild of America Awards[18] |
January 30, 2010 |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards[19] |
December 21, 2009 |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Pauline Kael Breakout Award |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
GLAAD Media Awards[20] |
April 17, 2010 |
Outstanding Film – Wide Release |
Precious |
Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards[21] |
January 17, 2010 |
Best Motion Picture – Drama |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama |
Gabourey Sidbie |
Nominated |
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Heartland Film Festival[22] |
October 29, 2009 |
Truly Moving Picture |
Precious |
Won |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards[23] |
December 19, 2009 |
Best Picture |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
Mo'Nique |
Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Nominated |
Independent Spirit Awards[24] |
March 5, 2010 |
Best Feature |
Precious |
Won |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
Best Female Lead |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Supporting Female |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best First Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Won |
Iowa Film Critics Awards[25] |
January 14, 2010 |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle[26] |
January 3, 2010 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
London Film Critics' Circle[27] |
February 18, 2010 |
Actress of the Year |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[28] |
December 14, 2009 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
MTV Movie Awards[29] |
June 6, 2010 |
Best Breakout Star |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
NAACP Image Awards[30] |
February 26, 2010 |
Outstanding Motion Picture |
Precious |
Won |
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture |
Precious |
Won |
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Won |
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
Mariah Carey |
Nominated |
Paula Patton |
Nominated |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
Lenny Kravitz |
Nominated |
National Board of Review Awards[31] |
January 12, 2010 |
Breakthrough Performance |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[32] |
December 14, 2009 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
New York Film Critics Online[33] |
December 13, 2009 |
Best Supporting Female |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Top 10 Films |
Precious |
Won |
Online Film Critics Society Awards[34] |
January 5, 2010 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Palm Springs International Film Festival[35] |
January 5, 2010 |
Breakthrough Performance Award |
Mariah Carey |
Won |
Producers Guild of America Awards[36] |
January 24, 2010 |
Theatrical Picture |
Precious |
Nominated |
Stanley Kramer Award |
Precious |
Won |
Satellite Awards[37] |
December 20, 2009 |
Best Screenplay – Adapted |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Won |
Best Supporting Female |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Top 10 Films |
Precious |
Won |
Outstanding New Talent |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Film – Drama |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
Best Original Song ("I Can See in Color") |
Mary J. Blige |
Nominated |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[38] |
December 15, 2009 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Nominated |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle[39] |
December 14, 2009 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Screen Actors Guild Awards[40] |
January 23, 2010 |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
Precious |
Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Southeastern Film Critics Association[41] |
December 13, 2009 |
Top 10 Films |
Precious |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards[42] |
December 21, 2009 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Picture |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Special Merit ("Favorite Scene") |
Precious |
Nominated |
Stockholm International Film Festival[43] |
November 18 – 29, 2009 |
Bronze Horse |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
FIPRESCI Prize – Honorable Mention |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
Best Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Sundance Film Festival[44] |
January 24, 2009 |
Special Jury Prize |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Toronto International Film Festival[45] |
September 19, 2009 |
People's Choice Award |
Lee Daniels |
Won |
USC Scripter Award[46] |
February 6, 2010 |
Scripter Award |
Geoffrey Fletcher and Sapphire |
Nominated |
Utah Film Critics Association Award[47] |
December 18, 2009 |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[48] |
December 7, 2009 |
Best Breakthrough Performance |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
Won |
Best Film |
Precious |
Nominated |
Best Director |
Lee Daniels |
Nominated |
Best Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Nominated |
Best Screenplay – Adapted |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Nominated |
Best Ensemble |
Precious |
Nominated |
Women's Film Critics Circle Award[49] |
December 9, 2009 |
Best Young Actress |
Gabourey Sidibe |
Won |
Adrienne Shelly Award |
Precious |
Won |
Writers Guild of America Awards[50] |
February 20, 2010 |
Adapted Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Nominated |