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! Award
! Date of ceremony
! Category
! Recipients and nominees
! Result |
rowspan="6"|Academy Awards[{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/82nd-annual-academy-awards-winners-list-1118016173 |title=82nd Annual Academy Awards winners list |author=Variety Staff |work=Variety |publisher= Reed Elsevier Inc |date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010}}]
|rowspan="6"|March 7, 2010
|Best Picture
|Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness
|{{nom}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Adapted Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{won}} |
| Best Film Editing
|Joe Klotz
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="5"|African-American Film Critics Association[{{cite web |url=http://www.aafca.com/news.html |title=African -American Film Critics Association Selects "Precious" As Top Film Of 2009 |publisher=African-American Film Critics Association |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410150239/http://aafca.com/news.html |archive-date=April 10, 2010 }}]
|rowspan="5"|December 14, 2009
|Best Picture
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{won}} |
| Best Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher - Tied with John Musker, Ron Clements, and Rob Edwards for The Princess and the Frog
|{{won}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="10"|Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award[{{cite web |url=http://awfj.org/eda-awards/2009-eda-award-winners/ |title=2009 EDA Award Winners |publisher=Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="10"|December 15, 2009
|Unforgettable Moment Award
|Precious
| {{won}} |
| Best Actress in Supporting Role
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Bravest Performance Award
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Film
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{nom}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Breakthrough Performance
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Bravest Performance Award
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Ensemble Cast
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
American Film Institute Awards[{{cite web|url=http://blog.afi.com/main/index.php/2009/12/14/afi-awards-2009-announced/ |title=AFI Awards 2009 Announced |publisher=American Film Institute Awards |date=December 14, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219053326/http://blog.afi.com/main/index.php/2009/12/14/afi-awards-2009-announced/ |archive-date=February 19, 2010 }}]
|December 13, 2009
|10 Best Films
|Precious
|{{won}} |
rowspan="2"|ASPEN Film Festival[{{cite web |url=http://www.aspenfilm.org/index.php/events/aspen-filmfest |title=Aspen FilmFest |publisher=ASPEN Film Festival |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324022736/http://www.aspenfilm.org/index.php/events/aspen-filmfest |archive-date=March 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}]
|rowspan="2"|September 30 – October 4, 2009
|Audience Award
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Artist To Watch Award
|Paula Patton
|{{won}} |
rowspan="10"|Black Reel Awards[{{cite web |url=http://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/record-breaking-evening-for-%E2%80%9Cprecious%E2%80%9D/ |title=Record-Breaking Evening for "Precious!" |publisher=Black Reel Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="10"|February 13, 2010
|Best Film
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Breakthrough Performance
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| rowspan="3"|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Mariah Carey
|{{nom}} |
| Paula Patton
|{{nom}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{won}} |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{won}} |
| Best Ensemble
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actor
|Lenny Kravitz
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="2"|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards[{{cite web |url=http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/outsidetheframe/archive/2009/12/13/boston-society-of-film-critics-winners-quot-hurt-quot-s-so-good.aspx |title=Boston Society of Film Critics winners: "Hurt"'s so good |first=Peter |last=Keough |publisher=Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="2"|February 9, 2010
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Cast
|Precious
|{{won}} |
rowspan="4"|British Academy Film Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominations,949,BA.html |title=Film Awards Winners |publisher=British Academy Film Awards |date=January 21, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228014651/http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominations,949,BA.html |archive-date=February 28, 2010 }}]
|rowspan="4"|February 21, 2010
|Best Film
|Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness
|{{nom}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Adapted Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{nom}} |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival[{{cite web |url=http://www.caprihollywood.com/new.php?id=587 |title=Cinema: A Mariah Carey IL Carpi Award 2009 |publisher=Capri Hollywood International Film Festival [In Italian] |date=November 29, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}]
|January 2, 2010
|Supporting Actress of the Year
|Mariah Carey
|{{won}} |
rowspan="3"|Chicago Film Critics Association[{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 |title=2009 Winners of the 22nd Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards |publisher=Chicago Film Critics Association |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522060400/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 }}]
|rowspan="3"|December 21, 2009
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Most Promising Performer
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
Chicago International Film Festival[{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/news/display_news.php?article=45th_chicago_international_film_festival_announces_audience_choice_awards_ |title=45th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Audience Choice Awards! |publisher=Chicago International Film Festival |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708144047/http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/news/display_news.php?article=45th_chicago_international_film_festival_announces_audience_choice_awards_ |archive-date=July 8, 2011 }}]
|October 22, 2009
|Precious
|Audience Choice Award
|{{won}} |
rowspan="5"|Critics' Choice Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2009.php |title=The 15th Critics' Choice Awards Nominees |publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014115621/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2009.php |archive-date=October 14, 2010 }}]
|rowspan="5"|January 15, 2010
|Best Picture
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Directing
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
| Best Adapted Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
rowspan="3"|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association[{{cite web |url=http://www.dfwfilmcritics.com/dfwfca2009awards.pdf |title=Award Categories |publisher=Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association [PDF file] |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202143708/http://dfwfilmcritics.com/dfwfca2009awards.pdf |archive-date=2011-02-02 |url-status=dead }}]
|rowspan="3"|December 16, 2009
|Top 10 Films
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Russell Smith Award
|Lee Daniels
|{{won}} |
Deauville American Film Festival[{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-deauville.com/pdf/2009-PALMARES-AWARDS-2009.pdf |title=Palmers – Awards |author=Deauville American Film Festival |publisher=Deauville American Film Festival [PDF file] |language=French |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mNUETgaA?url=http://www.festival-deauville.com/pdf/2009-PALMARES-AWARDS-2009.pdf |archive-date=December 29, 2009 }}]
|September 13, 2009
|Jury Prize
|Precious
|{{won}} |
rowspan="4"|Detroit Film Critics Society Awards[{{cite web|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/Home_Page.html |title=Best of 2009 Nominations and Winners |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709015310/http://detroitfilmcritics.com/Home_Page.html |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}]
|rowspan="4"|December 18, 2009
|Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Breakthrough Performance
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Ensemble
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
Directors Guild of America Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg= |title=62nd Annual DGA Awards |publisher=Directors Guild of America Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331234007/http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg= |archive-date=March 31, 2009 }}]
|January 30, 2010
|Outstanding Directorial Achievement
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="3"|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards[{{cite web|url=http://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/awards.htm |title=FFCC Award Winners |publisher=Florida Film Critics Circle |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209013615/http://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/awards.htm |archive-date=December 9, 2011 }}]
|rowspan="3"|December 21, 2009
|Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
GLAAD Media Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/21/nominees |title=21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards – English Language Nominees |publisher=GLAAD Media Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|April 17, 2010
|Outstanding Film – Wide Release
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="3"|Golden Globe Awards[{{cite web |url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/01/17/golden-globes-2010-winners/ |title=Golden Globes 2010 winners: 'Avatar' wins best picture, drama |author=EW Staff |work=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Warner Inc |date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010}}]
|rowspan="3"|January 17, 2010
|Best Motion Picture – Drama
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
|Gabourey Sidbie
|{{nom}} |
| Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
Heartland Film Festival[{{cite web |url=http://www.trulymovingpictures.org/Movies/Pages/MovieDetails.aspx?MovieId=602 |title=Movie: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009) |publisher=Heartland Film Festival |access-date=March 16, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}]
|October 29, 2009
|Truly Moving Picture
|Precious
|{{won}} |
rowspan="5"|Houston Film Critics Society Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.houstonfilmcritics.com/home/ |title=The Houston Film Critics Society Award Winners for 2009: |publisher=Houston Film Critics Society Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101005031/http://www.houstonfilmcritics.com/home/ |archive-date=2009-11-01 |url-status=dead }}]
|rowspan="5"|December 19, 2009
|Best Picture
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
|Mo'Nique
|{{nom}} |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="5"|Independent Spirit Awards[{{cite web |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/06/independent-spirit-awards-2010-winners-list/ |date=March 6, 2010 |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |title='Precious' Leads The 2010 Independent Spirit Awards Winners |first=Adam |last=Rosenberg |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309160244/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/06/independent-spirit-awards-2010-winners-list/ |archive-date=March 9, 2010 }}]
|rowspan="5"|March 5, 2010
|Best Feature
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{won}} |
| Best Female Lead
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Female
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best First Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{won}} |
rowspan="2"|Iowa Film Critics Awards[{{cite web |url=http://awardscircuit.blogspot.com/2010/01/iowa-film-critics-announce-their.html |title=The Iowa Film Critics announce their winners! |publisher=Iowa Film Critics Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="2"|January 14, 2010
|Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle[{{cite web |url=http://www.kcfcc.org/ |title=KCFCC voted for the following winners |publisher=Kansas City Film Critics Circle |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|January 3, 2010
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
London Film Critics' Circle[{{cite web|url=http://criticscircle.org.uk/film/award.asp?CAT=as&title=Actress%20of%20the%20Year |title=Actress of the Year |publisher=London Film Critics' Circle |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125065756/http://criticscircle.org.uk/film/award.asp?CAT=as&title=Actress%20of%20the%20Year |archive-date=January 25, 2009 }}]
|February 18, 2010
|Actress of the Year
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/news.html |title=Los Angeles Film Critics Announced 2009 Award Winners |first=Alice |last=Zou |publisher=Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611125053/http://www.lafca.net/news.html |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}]
|December 14, 2009
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
MTV Movie Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2010/best-breakout-star/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515041203/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2010/best-breakout-star/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2010 |title=Best Breakout Star |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom|access-date=May 16, 2010}}]
| June 6, 2010
| Best Breakout Star
| Gabourey Sidibe
| {{nom}} |
rowspan="9"|NAACP Image Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/winners/ |title=Motion Picture Categories |publisher=NAACP Image Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330135357/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/winners/ |archive-date=March 30, 2010 }}]
|rowspan="9"|February 26, 2010
|Outstanding Motion Picture
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{won}} |
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
|Lee Daniels
|{{won}} |
| rowspan="2"|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
|Mariah Carey
|{{nom}} |
| Paula Patton
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
|Lenny Kravitz
|{{nom}} |
National Board of Review Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/awards.cfm?award=Breakthrough%20Performance%20by%20an%20Actress |title=Breakthrough Performance by an Actress |publisher=National Board of Review Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212100512/http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/awards.cfm?award=Breakthrough%20Performance%20by%20an%20Actress |archive-date=December 12, 2009 }}]
|January 12, 2010
|Breakthrough Performance
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[{{cite web|url=http://nyfcc.com/awards.php?year=2009 |title=2009 Awards |publisher=2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415015702/http://nyfcc.com/awards.php?year=2009 |archive-date=April 15, 2010 }}]
|December 14, 2009
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
rowspan="2"|New York Film Critics Online[{{cite web |url=http://nyfco.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=2009awards |title=2009 NYFCO Awards |author=EDouglas Adminiastaer |publisher=New York Film Critics Online |date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="2"|December 13, 2009
|Best Supporting Female
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Top 10 Films
|Precious
|{{won}} |
rowspan="2"|Online Film Critics Society Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.43kix.com/wap/award.php?award=60&year=2009%20premios |title=Online Film Critics Society – 2009 premios OFCS Awards |publisher=Online Film Critics Society |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707064110/http://www.43kix.com/wap/award.php?award=60&year=2009%20premios |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}]
|rowspan="2"|January 5, 2010
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
Palm Springs International Film Festival[{{cite web |url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=209&year=2009 |title=Palms Springs finds Carey precious |publisher=Palm Springs International Film Festival |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727190411/http://www.psfilmfest.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=209&year=2009 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 }}]
|January 5, 2010
|Breakthrough Performance Award
|Mariah Carey
|{{won}} |
rowspan="2"|Producers Guild of America Awards["Producers Guild Awards 2010 Winners" March 7, 2010 Producers Guild of America Awards 2009 Retrieved March 16, 2010.]
|rowspan="2"|January 24, 2010
|Theatrical Picture
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Stanley Kramer Award
|Precious
|{{won}} |
rowspan="7"|Satellite Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2009.shtml |title=Nominees and Winners: 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards |publisher=Satellite Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008032601/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2009.shtml |archive-date=October 8, 2011 }}]
|rowspan="7"|December 20, 2009
|Best Screenplay – Adapted
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Female
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Top 10 Films
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Outstanding New Talent
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Film – Drama
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
Best Original Song
("I Can See in Color")
|Mary J. Blige
|{{nom}} |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[{{cite web |url=http://sdfcs.org/?page_id=19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630154101/http://sdfcs.org/?page_id=19 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |title=2009 Awards |publisher=San Diego Film Critics Society |access-date=March 16, 2010 }}]
|December 15, 2009
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{nom}} |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle[{{cite web |url=http://sffcc.org/2009awards.html |title=2009 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards |publisher=San Francisco Film Critics Circle |date=December 14, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306092735/http://sffcc.org/2009awards.html |archive-date=March 6, 2011 }}]
|December 14, 2009
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
rowspan="3"|Screen Actors Guild Awards[{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/23/sag-awards-2010-list-of-w_n_434383.html |title=SAG Awards 2010: List of Winners |last=Elber |first=Lynn |work=Huffington Post |publisher=HuffingtonPost.com, Inc |date=January 23, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010}}]
|rowspan="3"|January 23, 2010
|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
rowspan="2"|Southeastern Film Critics Association[{{cite web|url=http://www.sefca.org/awards.html |title=SEFCA Awards History |publisher=Southeastern Film Critics Association |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909010332/http://www.sefca.org/awards.html |archive-date=September 9, 2009 }}]
|rowspan="2"|December 13, 2009
|Top 10 Films
|Precious
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
rowspan="4"|St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-george-clooney-carey-mulligan-894/ |title=2009 ST. Louis Film Critics Association Awards |first=Anna |last=Robinson |date=December 21, 2009 |publisher=St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="4"|December 21, 2009
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Picture
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Special Merit ("Favorite Scene")
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="3"|Stockholm International Film Festival[{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/festival/2009/vinnare/ |title=Winners 2009 |publisher=Stockholm International Film Festival |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328193746/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/festival/2009/vinnare |archive-date=March 28, 2010 }}]
|rowspan="3"|November 18 – 29, 2009
|Bronze Horse
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
| FIPRESCI Prize – Honorable Mention
|Lee Daniels
|{{Won}} |
| Best Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
Sundance Film Festival[{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2009/01/sundance-2009-award-winners.html |title=Sundance 2009: Award Winners |work=Paste Magazine |access-date=March 23, 2010}}]
|January 24, 2009
|Special Jury Prize
|Mo'Nique
|{{Won}} |
Toronto International Film Festival[{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8265281.stm |title=Precious film takes Toronto prize |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC Online |date=September 20, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2010}}]
|September 19, 2009
|People's Choice Award
|Lee Daniels
|{{won}} |
USC Scripter Award[{{cite web |url=http://www.usc.edu/libraries/scripter/index.shtml |title=USC Libraries Announce Scripter 2010 Finalists |publisher=USC Scripter Award |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709103544/http://www.usc.edu/libraries/scripter/index.shtml |archive-date=July 9, 2010 }}]
|February 6, 2010
|Scripter Award
|Geoffrey Fletcher
and Sapphire
|{{nom}} |
Utah Film Critics Association Award[{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/utah-film-critics-awards-2009-774764/ |title=2009 Utah Film Critics winners |publisher=Utah Film Critics Association |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|December 18, 2009
|Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
rowspan="7"|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/index.htm |title=Our Awards: 2009 |publisher=Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2010}}]
|rowspan="7"|December 7, 2009
|Best Breakthrough Performance
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
|Mo'Nique
|{{won}} |
| Best Film
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
| Best Director
|Lee Daniels
|{{nom}} |
| Best Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{nom}} |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{nom}} |
| Best Ensemble
|Precious
|{{nom}} |
rowspan="2"|Women's Film Critics Circle Award[{{cite web |url=http://www.thehotpinkpen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wfcc09awards.pdf |title=The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2009 |publisher=Women's Film Critics Circle Award [PDF file] |first=Jan Lisa |last=Huttner |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006082425/http://www.thehotpinkpen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wfcc09awards.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-06 |url-status=dead }}]
|rowspan="2"|December 9, 2009
|Best Young Actress
|Gabourey Sidibe
|{{won}} |
| Adrienne Shelly Award
|Precious
|{{won}} |
Writers Guild of America Awards[{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |title=2010 Award Winners |publisher=Writers Guild of America Award |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525050852/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}]
|February 20, 2010
|Adapted Screenplay
|Geoffrey Fletcher
|{{nom}} |
