Wanna learn how to pick up a major acting award without having any actual cinematic talent? Simple: Step 1: Be in the absolute worst fucking movie ever. Step 2: Land a small role in a big film where they make you ugly by not slathering your face with makeup three inches thick. Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit!

The singer/actress' make-up free appearance as a dowdy social worker in the Lee Daniels-directed movie landed her the Supporting Actress of the Year accolade at the 14th Annual Capri Hollywood International Film Festival on Monday (28Dec09).

And it's just the start for the star - Carey will be feted for her acting skills again next week (05Jan10) when she picks up the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival. (Source)

And that's all it takes! Really? And of course, there is the optional Step 5 where you complain during interviews about how they made you ugly despite the fact that all they did was not give you any makeup. Seriously, compared to Glitter, a fifth grade musical Christmas pageant about Santa Claus getting amnesia is practically Oscar Bait. Congratulations on not sucking as badly as you did last time, Mariah.