Mo’Nique’s speech at the Golden Globes this past Sunday was the evening’s highlight for some. According to Brian Brooks at indieWIRE, the best supporting actress winner had already delivered a memorable speech the previous evening at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s awards dinner, held at the Century City Intercontinental Hotel. (About a stone’s throw from the Globes’ Beverly Hilton Hotel.)

Mo’Nique explained that she hadn’t been looking at the Precious rushes, and only realized the impact of her performance as Gabourey Sidibe’s abusive mother after she received a phone call from director Lee Daniels. “Lee said to me, ‘Bitch!’ I mean, he said to me, ‘Biiiiiitch! You gave me far more then I could have ever expected…”

I wonder if Rob Marshall paid similar compliments to his female Nine cast members. Imagine Marshall praising Dame Judi Dench or Nicole Kidman (below) that way. But then again, apart from Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee Penelope Cruz and Critics Choice nominee Marion Cotillard, the Nine women haven’t fared all that well this awards season. Perhaps not many compliments were forthcoming during the shoot, anyhow.