Mo'nique

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" – all went on to win at the Oscars.

SAG Awards: Who Won The Big Battle? AP 2011

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"– all went on to win at the Oscars.

SAG Awards: Who Won The Big Battle? AP 2011

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"– all went on to win at the Oscars.

SAG Awards: Who Won The Big Battle? AP 2011

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"– all went on to win at the Oscars.

SAG Awards: Who Won The Big Battle? AP 2011

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" – all went on to win at the Oscars.

SAG Awards: Who Won The Big Battle? AP 2011

To that list, I would add Meryl Streep, who appears to be having more fun in her early 60s than ever before; the women of the feminist groups Southall Black Sisters and Object; actor Mo'nique; and Venus and Serena Williams, who have dominated their sport while developing all kinds of other interests as well.

Role models: someone to look up to Kira Cochrane 2010

However, they're up against some pretty stiff competition with Mo'nique in "Precious," and Julianne Moore and Penelope Cruz are never actors to be taken lightly.

Golden Globe Nominations Opining From Hollywood Crush » MTV Movies Blog 2009

Mo'nique had demanded money to campaign ... because she considered it an "appearance."

Oscar’s Weirdest Speech: Music by Prudence’s Kanye Moment | /Film 2010

Oscar races begin here ( "Precious" was just that Mo'nique/Mariah movie when it debuted) and career trajectories are changed forever (hello Marc Webb, new frickin 'director of "Spider-Man").

Sundance 2010 Is On And The MTV Movies Team Is There To Bring You The Latest News » MTV Movies Blog 2010

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" – all went on to win at the Oscars.

SAG Awards: Who Won The Big Battle? AP 2011