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Mo’Nique wins Oscars, 5th black woman in history

Mo’nique or Monique Imes, the comedienne who was the gem shining brightly in the movie “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” becomes the fifth black woman to win an Oscar.
The feat was first accomplished by Hattie McDaniel in the classic “Gone with the Wind”, and when the full bodied funny woman accepted the [...]

The Hurt Locker locks down on major BAFTA gongs

The Iraq war movie directed by James Cameron’s ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow swept six out of its eight nominations in the BAFTA awards Sunday. This easily beat out Cameron’s AVATAR which was its head on competition prior to the event.

Bigelow was the first woman to ever win the best director award for her movie potraying elite [...]