In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, Mo’Nique gets Oscar campaigning lessons, and the celebrity “Precious” producers won’t be taking home the gold.
Scott Feinberg has video and transcripts from an episode of Mo’Nique’s talk show where she quizzes past Oscar nominees Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson on what it takes to campaign for an Academy Award, something Mo’Nique has at times seemed reluctant to do despite her performance in “Precious.” Howard and Henson compare it to a political campaign, while Mo’Nique wonders, “What are you campaigning for, though? That’s what I need to understand.”