PACKING A WHOLLOP

Mo'Nique's Better Blues: Precious Star Steals Spotlight At Golden Globes

By Elizabeth C.

MO'NIQUE STOLE THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE 67TH GOLDEN GLOBES after winning for her turn as an abusive mother in the movie Precious that actress Helen Mirren called "raw poetry."
Mo'Nique, 42, swept onto the Beverly Hilton stage with Oprahesque confidence in a gold sleeveless gown.

"First, let me say thank you God for this amazing ride that you're allowing me to go on. And everybody kept asking me did I know my speech. And I said no I don't know what I'mma say because I don't want people to think that I just know that I done won something. So, no, I don't know."

But her delivery was better than this sounds!

"But I'm shaking and when I tell ya'll I am in the mist of my dream. And when I look into the eyes of the man that I stood next to at 14 years old. And I said to him one day we are going to be stars and he said, 'You first.' And we walked this red carpet together tonight. Sidney I love you more than you will ever know baby.

She continued on for several minutes, and no one dared to rush her with upturned music.

"I don"t know how much time I have but I have something to say so please." Lee Daniels (director of Precious), the world gets a chance to see how brilliant you are. You are a brilliant, fearless, amazing director who would not waver and thank you for trusting me to be Mary Jones in this movie.

To Gabby (Sidibe), sister, I am in awe of you. Thank for letting me play with you. To the cast and the crew of this movie, thank'’ll so much.

And I tell you: I celebrate this award with all the Preciouses, with all the Marys. I celebrate this award with every person that's ever been touched. It’s now time to tell, and it’s okay, god bless ya’ll. "