Gabourey Sidibe plans on bringing her mom as her date to the 2010 Academy Awards, but there is another person who’d definitely love to walk the red carpet with the “Precious” actress.

Acting veterans had words of wisdom for “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe. Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis, and other prominent Oscar winning and nominated women gathered Wednesday night and advised Gaby how to handle awards day jitters.

Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibeforis headed for the small screen with a new series pilot.

We recently reported on Vanity Fair’s Young Hollywood issue, which featured ten stars-on-the-rise who, unfortunately, were all white, female, slender and conventionally beautiful.

Gabourey Sidibe may be remembered forever for her role in “Precious”, but her mom is just as famous in her own right – she performs three times a week in NYC subways! Alice Tan Ridley, formerly a nursery school teacher and teacher’s aide, told the New York Post that she makes enough to support her […]

The 2010 Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some well deserved nominations. Mo’Nique was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “Precious.” Gabourey Sidibe grabbed one for Best Actress, Morgan Freeman received one for Best Actor for “Invictus.” Rounding out the nominations is “Precious” director Lee Daniels for Best Director. Congratulations to all!!!