Mariah Carey awarded acting honour in Capri

An Italian film festival has honoured Mariah Carey for her performance in ‘Precious’: based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.

The singer-cum-actress received the Supporting Actress of the Year for her role accolade at the 14th Annual Capri Hollywood International Film Festival on December 28, 2009.

The ‘Hero’ hit-maker made a make-up free appearance as a dowdy social worker in the Lee Daniels-directed movie, reports The Daily Express.

And the accolades don’t end here for Carey, as she is set to pick up the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival.