Can talent outweigh size in Hollywood?
Posted by KevinCMar 11
(CNN) — Not even a full week has passed since Gabourey Sidibe attended the 82nd Annual Academy Awards as a best actress nominee and we’re already questioning whether her career is over.
Despite the accolades bestowed upon the actress in the past few months, it’s unclear if the film industry can go against the norm and cast a young woman who is not only African-American, but also larger than the Hollywood standard in a non-niche role, as the romantic lead in a major film vehicle, for example.
During Howard Stern’s Sirius satellite show on Monday morning, co-host Robin Quivers commented that Sidibe should have looked around at the Oscars and noticed that none of the other working actresses looked like her.
“What movie could she play in?” Stern questioned on his live broadcast. “You feel bad because everyone pretends that she’s part of show business, and she’s never going to be in another movie.”


2 comments
Comment by bjwnavigator on March 11, 2010 at 7:45 pm
she was good. someone would write something for her.
Comment by johnnieicedragon3 on March 15, 2010 at 8:03 pm
she lose weigth mr craft wtf going on man
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