In her first nomination, 42-year-old comedian/actress/talk show host Mo’Nique won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Jones – extremely abusive mother of the title Character in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Her award was the first of the evening for the 67th Annual Golden Globes.
“Everybody kept asking me do I know my speech, and I said, ‘No, I don’t know what I’m going to say because I don’t want people to think I just know I done won something,’ so no, I don’t know!” Mo’Nique said.
She thanked her husband, Sidney Hicks.
“When I tell you all I am in the midst of my dream and when I look into the eyes of the man I stood next to at 14 years old and I said to him, ‘One day we’re going to be stars, and he said, ‘You first.'” Mo’Nique said. “And we walked this red carpet together tonight. Sidney, I will love you more than you will ever know, baby.”
Mo’Nique, who played an abusive mother named Mary Jones in the film, also thanked costar Gabourey Sidibe for “letting me play” despite the serious subject matter of the film.
“I celebrate this award with all the Preciouses, with all the Marys — I celebrate this award with every person that’s ever been touched,” she said. “It’s now time to tell. And it’s okay.”
Information from US Magazine contributed to this report.
