Did You Know that Jennifer Hudson was almost Precious?

This is a shocker. I just read that Jennifer Hudson was offered the role of Precious. And she turned it down!

Here's the story:

Following her win for Best Supporting Actress for the 2006 film "Dreamgirls," the American Idol winner says that she asked by director Lee Daniels to read for the title part in the film "Precious." The role, an abused and overweight daughter, was appealing, but the physical strain it present was not.

"I had done that with Effie... and as much as I was moved by this film," Hudson writes in her new book, "I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down" (via Uptown Magazine). "I wanted to try a role that had nothing whatsoever to do with my weight."

Wow, I wonder if the film would have worked with Jennifer. I think she would've done a good job. What do you think?

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Monique's Oscar speech

I'll have a better version tomorrow

Blue Dances with Wolves and Hurt Locker leads Oscars

Great Hera! First Taylor Swift wins Record of the Year for a CD no one knew about and now, "Avatar" leads Oscars noms?

Alright, I'll stop complaining... Here are the Best Picture noms:
"District 9"
"Up"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"The Blind Side" really?
"Up in The Air"
"A Serious Man"
"An Education"
"Precious"
"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"

Les Daniels got his 1st nom for Best Director, making him the 2nd Black director nominated ever.

I am happy to see "District 9" in the mix. If a Sci Fi movie was going to be nominated, it should this one.

Mo'Nique was given the Best Supporting Actress nom... She has come a long way, y'all. From "Soul Plane" to this. Gabourey Sidibe also received Best Actress nom for her role in "Precious".

For Best Actor, we have:
George Clooney for "Up in the Air"
Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
Morgan Freeman in "Invictus"
Colin Firth in "A Single Man" and
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" BTW Jeremy has come a long way too, with his fine self.

Best Actress:
Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia"
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan for "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious"
Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"

to see the rest of the noms, go here

Mo'nique's Golden Globe speech

Go Mo!

The Reason why Mariah Carey will never win an Oscar

Mimi actually won something for her acting skills! She received the Breakthrough Actress award for her role in the movie Precious at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

However, she gave acceptance speech DRUNK!

New Trailer: Precious

This movie is based off of the novel, "Push" by Sapphire.

I'm looking forward to this.

Thanks to Invisible Woman for posting this on her wonderful blog