Winfrey's 'Precious' Wins Top Toronto Award
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey's new movie Precious scooped the top award at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday.
The movie, a gritty drama produced by talk-show host Winfrey and featuring singer Carey, was honored with the People's Choice award at the annual event in Canada.
Director Lee Daniels says, "I made this film for every person out there who ever looked in the mirror and felt unsure about the person looking back. This is not an art film for a select few. This is a movie that everyone can relate to."
Last year's People's Choice award was won by Slumdog Millionaire -- which went on to sweep the board at the Oscars and Golden Globes earlier this year.
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