'Precious' wins 6 Oscar nominations

Answer: Gold.

The Lee Daniels directed film "Precious: Based On The Novel By Sapphire" was nominated for six Academy Awards on Tuesday, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.

The film itself was nominated for Best Picture, while leading star Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the role of Precious, was nominated for best actress, and Monique was nominated for best supporting actress, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday.

Director Lee Daniels was nominated for best director, Joe Klotz was nominated for best film editing and Geoffrey Fletcher was nominated for best writing for an adapted screenplay.

The film features acting performances by several big names, including Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and Sherri Shepherd. After the film was made, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry joined on as producers.

The Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time in Los Angeles.

[Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story inadvertently mentioned the Golden Globes. We apologize for the error._