March 7th, 2010 I would not be surprised to hear the following: "And the Oscar goes to Mo'Nique for Precious"
Of course we are only in October and we still have to wait for the big question marks of the Oscar race to be released (Nine, The Lovely Bones, Invictus) but I would say of all potential Oscar races, the Supporting Actress race is the only one with one strong front runner at this point.
And that front runner is the author of the book Skinny Women Are Evil: Notes of a Big Girl in a Small-Minded World and the former star of UPN's The Parkers.
Yes Mo'Nique could definitely win an Oscar. Stranger things have happened. I mean, who would have thought that American Idol's Jennifer Hudson would be an Oscar winner.
However Mo'Nique is currently shooting herself in the foot. Reports have surfaced that Mo'Nique will not do any PR for the film. A source told the New York Daily News, "Mo'Nique said she signed on to do this film for a small amount of money. She said she didn't care about 'no Oscar' — all that mattered was 'those Benjamins!' Because Oprah and Tyler Perry are backing the film, she feels as though there should be a budget to pay for her promotional duties."
Apparently Mo'Nique thinks that because Perry and Lady O are involved that she somehow deserves 100 000 grand per appearance and first class treatment for her entire entourage.
Mo'Nique was absent from Toronto and New York premieres of the film, while her costars, certain Best Actress nominee Gabby Sidibe and Mariah Carey, have been promoting the film for free.
NOT SMART Mo'Nique!
Mo'Nique commented on the situation herself, saying "When people say, 'You care more about money than winning an Oscar,' well, what does an Oscar mean? An Oscar means more work when you win it, and that means more money! I couldn't eat that Oscar. Everybody needs money, baby. That's how we survive, right?"
Mo'Nique better shape up! She should know that becoming an Oscar winner is far more important in the long run financially. Or maybe she's not smart enough to realize this.
I hope she gets a stern phone call from Oprah this week and she changes her tune and price or else the Oscar will end up in Julianne Moore's hands.
