Loving Gabby Sidibe

Her work in Precious looks totally astonishing, of course (and there's more Paula Patton!).  This brief profile of her in New York makes her sound smart, both about her career and her life.  But most of all, I'm just happy that she's already got another leading role lined up.  I hoped the same thing for Nikki Blonsky after Hairspray, keeping in mind that weight is perhaps the most pernicious prejudice in Hollywood, and it doesn't look like starring roles have poured in for her, though she's getting some work (getting into highly-publicized physical alterations with former America's Top Model contestants over foolishness doesn't help your career either).  But Sidibe's already got another lead role lined up, one where she is profoundly not a victim.  She's not going to get pigeonholed by her breakout role, and I hope she doesn't get pigeonholed by her weight, either.