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.

At the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards held in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium last night, Gabourey Sidibe got a big surprise when she went on stage to accept the Best Actress award for her portrayal of the title character in the film Precious.

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 […]

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