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Precious

2009 film by Lee Daniels
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Summary

Precious is a film[1]. Precious ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award[5]
  • Director: Lee Daniels[6]
  • Screenwriter: Geoffrey S. Fletcher[7]
  • Composer: Mario Grigorov[8]
  • Genre: teen film[9], drama film[10], LGBTQ-related film[11]
  • Based on: Push[12]
  • Cast member: Gabourey Sidibe[13], Mo'Nique[14], Paula Patton[15], Mariah Carey[16], Lenny Kravitz[17], Sherri Shepherd[18], Stephanie Andujar[19], Xosha Roquemore[20], Nealla Gordon[21], Chyna Layne[22], Grace Hightower[23], Kimberly Russell[24], Bill Sage[25]
  • Producer: Lee Daniels[26], Gary Magness[27], Oprah Winfrey[28], Tyler Perry[29]
  • Production company: Harpo Productions[30], Lee Daniels Entertainment[31]
  • Director of photography: Andrew Dunn[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Soundtrack release: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[36], 92%[37], 78/100[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: January 15, 2009[41], November 6, 2009[42], March 25, 2010[43]
  • Distributed by: Starz Entertainment[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: New York City[46]
  • Official website: http://www.weareallprecious.com/[47]
  • Main subject: incest[48], dysfunctional family[49]
  • Film editor: Joe Klotz[50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[51], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[52], Academy Award for Best Actress[53], Academy Award for Best Director[54], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[55], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[56]
  • Executive producer: Tyler Perry[57]
  • Title: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire[58]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Precious's after a work by is recorded as Sapphire[59].

Why It Matters

Precious has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Precious is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Precious receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], and Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award[5].

Related Entities

film Gabourey Sidibe Lee Daniels Lenny Kravitz Mariah Carey Mo'Nique Netflix New York City Oprah Winfrey Paula Patton Starz Entertainment Tyler Perry United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu',
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    Set in period → 1980s
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