Academy Awards, USA
2010
Winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo'Nique ,
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
2010
Nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Lee Daniels ,
Sarah Siegel-Magness ,
Gary Magness ,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Achievement in Directing
Lee Daniels ,
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Joe Klotz ,
BAFTA Awards
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Film
Lee Daniels ,
Sarah Siegel-Magness ,
Gary Magness ,
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Best Leading Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2010
Winner
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Mariah Carey ,
Lenny Kravitz ,
Mo'Nique ,
Paula Patton ,
Sherri Shepherd ,
Gabourey Sidibe ,
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
AFI Awards, USA
2010
Winner
Movie of the Year
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2009
Winner
Best Picture
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2009
Winner
Unforgettable Moment
Mo'Nique ,
Bravest Performance Award
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Movie You Wanted to Love, But Just Couldn't
Bravest Performance Award
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Amanda Awards, Norway
2010
Nominee
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
Lee Daniels ,
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2012
Winner
Best Supporting Actress of the Decade
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Winner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Motion Picture
Lee Daniels (producer) ,
Greg Maness (producer) ,
Sarah Siegel-Magness (producer) ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher (writer) ,
BET Awards
2010
Winner
Best Movie
2010
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Black Reel Awards
2010
Winner
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Breakthrough Performance
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Film
Lee Daniels ,
Gary Magness ,
Sarah Siegel-Magness ,
Best Ensemble
Billy Hopkins (Casting Director) ,
Jessica Kelly (Casting Director) ,
2010
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Lenny Kravitz ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mariah Carey ,
Best Supporting Actress
Paula Patton ,
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Ensemble Cast
Mo'Nique ,
Paula Patton ,
Sherri Shepherd ,
Mariah Carey ,
Lenny Kravitz ,
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Chyna Layne ,
Amina Robinson ,
Stephanie Andujar ,
Angelic Zambrana ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Best Acting Ensemble
Cannes Film Festival
2009
Nominee
Lee Daniels
Capri, Hollywood
2009
Winner
Mariah Carey
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Most Promising Performer
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Chicago International Film Festival
2009
Winner
Lee Daniels
Chlotrudis Awards
2010
Winner
Best Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
CinEuphoria Awards
2011
Winner
Best Actress - Audience Award
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award
Lee Daniels ,
Top Ten of the Year - International Competition
Lee Daniels ,
Best Duo - International Competition
Mo'Nique ,
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2010
Nominee
Excellence in Contemporary Film
Marina Draghici ,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Lee Daniels
2009
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
2011
Nominee
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Lee Daniels ,
Deauville Film Festival
2009
Winner
Lee Daniels
2009
Nominee
Lee Daniels
Denver Film Critics Society
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Winner
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Breakthrough Artist
Gabourey Sidibe ,
2009
Nominee
Best Ensemble
Directors Guild of America, USA
2010
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Lee Daniels ,
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
2010
Winner
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2010
Winner
Best Feature
Lee Daniels ,
Sarah Siegel-Magness ,
Gary Magness ,
Best Female Lead
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Supporting Female
Mo'Nique ,
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best First Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Gabourey Sidibe
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2010
Nominee
Film Performance of the Year
Mo'Nique ,
Film Performance of the Year
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Film of the Year
LGBT-Themed Film of the Year
GLAAD Media Awards
2010
Nominee
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
Gold Derby Awards
2010
Winner
Supporting Actress of the Decade
Mo'Nique ,
Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Lead Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Ensemble Cast
Mariah Carey ,
Lenny Kravitz ,
Mo'Nique ,
Paula Patton ,
Sherri Shepherd ,
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Golden Globes, USA
2010
Winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Golden Schmoes Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress of the Year
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actress of the Year
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Golden Trailer Awards
2008
Nominee
Best Trailer - No Movie
Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio
2011
Nominee
Best Leading Voice Actress
Alessia Amendola ,
Best Dubbing Direction
Rodolfo Bianchi ,
Best Picture
Hawaii International Film Festival
2009
Winner
Best Narrative Feature
Lee Daniels ,
Hollywood Film Awards
2009
Winner
New Hollywood
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Humanitas Prize
2010
Winner
Feature Film Category
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra
2011
Nominee
Best Female Voice
Alessia Amendola ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2010
Winner
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Mo'Nique ,
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Lee Daniels ,
2010
Nominee
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Lenny Kravitz ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Mariah Carey ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Paula Patton ,
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2009
Nominee
Best Lead Performance
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Supporting Performance
Mo'Nique ,
International Cinephile Society Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Ensemble Cast
Internet Film Critic Society
2009
Winner
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Winner
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2010
Winner
Actress of the Year
Mo'Nique ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2010
Nominee
Best Breakout Star
Gabourey Sidibe ,
National Board of Review, USA
2009
Winner
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
New York Film Critics, Online
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Top Films of the Year
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Best Film
Online Film & Television Association
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Breakthrough Performance: Female
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Best First Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2010
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2010
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2010
Winner
Mariah Carey
PGA Awards
2010
Winner
Lee Daniels
Sarah Siegel-Magness ,
Gary Magness ,
2010
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Lee Daniels ,
Sarah Siegel-Magness ,
Gary Magness ,
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo'Nique ,
Breakout on Camera
Gabourey Sidibe ,
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2009
Winner
Lee Daniels
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2010
Winner
Gabourey Sidibe
Satellite Awards
2009
Winner
Outstanding New Talent
Gabourey Sidibe ,
10 Best Films of 2009
2009
Nominee
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Original Song
Mary J. Blige ,
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Picture
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
2009
Nominee
Best Film
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
St. Louis International Film Festival
2009
Winner
Best Feature Film
Lee Daniels ,
Stockholm Film Festival
2009
Winner
Lee Daniels
2009
Nominee
Lee Daniels
Sundance Film Festival
2009
Winner
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Toronto International Film Festival
2009
Winner
Lee Daniels
USC Scripter Award
2010
Nominee
Geoffrey Fletcher (screenwriter)
Sapphire (author) ,
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2010
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Village Voice Film Poll
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Worst Film
2009
Nominee
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique ,
Best Breakthrough Performance
Gabourey Sidibe ,
2009
Nominee
Best Film
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Best Ensemble
Mo'Nique ,
Lenny Kravitz ,
Paula Patton ,
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Mariah Carey ,
Sherri Shepherd ,
Stephanie Andujar ,
Chyna Layne ,
Amina Robinson ,
Xosha Roquemore ,
Best Director
Lee Daniels ,
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Winner
Best Young Actress
Gabourey Sidibe ,
Hall of Shame
Writers Guild of America, USA
2010
Nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher ,
