Gabourey Sidibe Says ‘Hollywood Seas Didn’t For Me’ After Oscar-Nominated ‘Precious’ Role
While her phenomenal role in her feature film debut in ‘Precious‘ earned her an Oscar nomination, actress Gabourey Sidibe says “the Hollywood seas didn’t part for me.”
In addition to an Oscar nomination, Sidibe also received nods at the Independent Sprit Awards and the Golden Globes. However, while speaking with Collider, Sidibe reveals there were “a few factors” that prevented her from gaining the massive post-Oscar career boost she deserved.
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Sidibe says, “I’ve heard the idea that I’m just lucky before. I’ve heard that. I’m an extremely unlucky person, actually. I’m very, very unlucky in a lot of ways. I work really, really hard. And no, the Hollywood seas didn’t part for me in the same way that it might have for maybe Anna Kendrick who was nominated for the first time that year as well, who then went on to star in films and television and the whole thing. The seas did not part that same way for me and I assume that there are a few factors that made that so, but I am still working 10 years later. I’m still working 12 years after having filmed it.”
She continues, “I have agency. I am comfortable with who I am. I know my voice. I know what I want to say to the world. I know what I want to give to the world and what I want to give to myself. I know my artistry. And so, you know, starring in things or being on the covers of magazines, all of these things that say that I’ve ‘made it,’ everything that solidifies my position on the A-list, whatever that means, doesn’t actually mean anything to my self-worth and my sense of artistry.”
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Aside from her breakout role in ‘Precious,’ Sidibe’s resume continues to grow. She’s since starred in ‘The Big C,’ ‘Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sciopio Peepio,’ ‘American Dad!,’ ‘The Brothers Grimsby,’ ‘Difficult People,’ ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘Empire,’ ‘Antebellum.’
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