Lee Daniels

Remember when Mariah Carey was, more than anything else, a singer? Today, music is just one of the pop/soul diva's many pursuits, an occupation on equal footing with her judge's gig on "American Idol" and the hours she spends posting tubby-time pictures on Twitter. (She's also expected to appear this year in "The Butler" by director Lee Daniels, who cast her in "Precious. ") As recently as the mid-2000s, though, Carey seemed fully invested in the business of making (and promoting)

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The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations had their share of snubs and surprises Wednesday morning. One of the biggest shockers was the selection of Nicole Kidman in the supporting actress category for her role as a tarty jailhouse lover in Lee Daniels' polarizing film "The Paperboy. " That movie received only a 39% "fresh" rating on the Rotten Tomatoes reviews website and collected less than $700,000 at the box office this fall. Meanwhile, Jackie Weaver's portrayal of a tough but weary Philadelphia housewife in "Silver Linings Playbook" was overlooked by voters.

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" swept the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday night, winning outstanding film and outstanding independent motion picture, lead actress for newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, supporting actress for Mo'Nique, motion picture writing for Geoffrey Fletcher and directing for Lee Daniels. All the night's winners from "Precious," the story of an abused teen and her hateful mother, have also been nominated for the Academy Awards, which will be held March 7. Mo'Nique, who also won an Image Award for her television talk show, has been sweeping the critical honors this season, winning a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild award and the BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Oscars, among many others.

"Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" dominated the nominations for the 41st NAACP Image Awards on Wednesday morning, earning eight nods -- best film, best director for Lee Daniels, screenplay for Geoffrey Fletcher, best actress for Gabourey Sidibe, supporting actress for Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique and Paula Patton and supporting actor for Lenny Kravitz. Competing with "Precious" in the best picture category are "The Blind Side," "Invictus," "Michael Jackson's: This Is It" and "The Princess and the Frog."