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Ryan Seacrest in Milwaukee!
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Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique Backstage at 82nd Academy Awards.

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Mo’Nique, is an American comedienne and actress. In 2009, she received critical praise for her role in the film Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire. She has won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for her performance in Precious. She is the 16th African American actress to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the 4th to win. She hosts The Mo’Nique Show, a late night talk show that premiered in 2009 on BET.

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