'Precious' dominates Spirit Awards

The Harlem drama 'Precious' won five prizes last night at the Spirit Awards honouring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique and director Lee Daniels.

Sidibe won best actress for “Precious: Based on the Novel ’Push’ by Sapphire,” playing an illiterate teenager pulling herself out of an abyss of neglect and abuse. Mo’Nique earned the supporting-actress honour as the girl’s loathsome mother.