Nominations & Awards for The Help
The Help
1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures (Walt Disney)
Film Info
WINNER denotes winner
2011
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® (AMPAS)
Academy Awards® (84th)
Best motion picture of the year
Viola Davis - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Jessica Chastain - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
AAFCA Awards (9th)
Best Film
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Actress
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ)
Excellent Dynamic Activism Awards (6th)
WINNER
Viola Davis as Abileen Clark - Best Actress
Jessica Chastain as Celia Foote - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Ensemble Cast
Viola Davis as Abileen Clark - Female Icon Award
Unforgettable Moment Award
American Film Institute (AFI)
AFI Awards (12th)
AFI Movies of the Year - Official Selections
Art Directors Guild (ADG)
Excellence in Production Design Awards (16th)
Period Feature Film
Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA)
AFCA Awards (7th)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Breakthrough Artist Award
Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC)
BFCC Awards (2nd)
WINNER
Best Picture
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Actress
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
WINNER
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER
Best Ensemble
Top 10 Films of the Year
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
Orange British Academy Film Awards (65th)
Best Film
Adapted Screenplay
Viola Davis - Leading Actress
Jessica Chastain - Supporting Actress
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Supporting Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (17th)
Best Film
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Actress
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
WINNER
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Costume Design
Best Song - "The Living Proof"
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA)
COFCA Awards (10th)
Viola Davis - Best Actress
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Breakthrough Film Artist
Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA)
CFCA Awards (24th)
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Most Promising Filmmaker
Costume Designers Guild (CDG)
CDG Awards (14th)
Excellence in Period Film
Critics' Circle, The (CC)
London Film Critics' Circle Awards (32nd)
Jessica Chastain - Supporting Actress of the Year
Octavia Spencer - Supporting Actress of the Year
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA)
DFWFCA Awards (18th)
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS)
DFCS Awards (5th)
Viola Davis - Best Actress
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Breakthrough Performance
Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA)
GFCA Awards (1st)
Viola Davis - Best Actress
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Breakthrough Award
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
Golden Globe® Awards (69th)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Viola Davis - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jessica Chastain - Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Best Original Song - Motion Picture - "The Living Proof"
Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS)
HFCS Awards (5th)
Best Picture
Viola Davis - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Original Song - "The Living Proof"
Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA)
IFJA Awards (3rd)
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Supporting Actress
International Press Academy (IPA)
Satellite Awards (16th)
WINNER
Viola Davis - Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Octavia Spencer - Actress in a Supporting Role
Director
Screenplay, Adapted
WINNER
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA)
IFCA Awards (9th)
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Actress
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS)
Sierra Awards (15th)
Best Picture
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)
LAFCA Awards (37th)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE)
Golden Reel Awards (59th)
Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
NAACP Image Awards (43rd)
WINNER
Outstanding Motion Picture
Emma Stone - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
WINNER
Viola Davis - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Bryce Dallas Howard - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Cicely Tyson - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
National Board of Review (NBR)
NBR Awards (83rd)
WINNER
Best Ensemble Cast
National Society of Film Critics (NSFC)
NSFC Awards (46th)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
Nevada Film Critics Society (NFCS)
NFCS Awards (1st)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Actress
WINNER
Best Ensemble Cast
New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
NYFCC Awards (77th)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO)
NYFCO Awards (11th)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Breakthrough Performance
Top Films of the Year
North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA)
NTFCA Awards (5th)
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Actress
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC)
OFCC Awards (6th)
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS)
PFCS Awards (12th)
Top Ten Films
Best Director
Viola Davis - Best Actress in a Leading Role
Bryce Dallas Howard - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Best Screenplay - Adaptation
Best Original Song - "The Living Proof"
Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera
Producers Guild of America (PGA)
Producers Guild Awards (23rd)
The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS)
SDFCS Awards (16th)
Viola Davis - Best Actress
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
SAG Awards (18th)
WINNER
Viola Davis / Aibileen Clark - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain / Celia Foote - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Octavia Spencer / Minny Jackson - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA)
SEFCA Awards (20th)
Top 10 Films of the Year
WINNER
Best Ensemble
WINNER
Wyatt Award
St. Louis Film Critics (SLFC)
SLFC Awards (8th)
Viola Davis - Best Actress
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC)
VFCC Awards (12th)
WINNER
Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress
Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA)
WAFCA Awards (10th)
Viola Davis - Best Actress
WINNER
Octavia Spencer - Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
Best Adapted Screenplay
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC)
WFCC Awards (8th)
WINNER
Best Movie About Women
Jessica Chastain - Best Actress
WINNER
Viola Davis - Best Actress
WINNER
Josephine Baker Award: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America
WINNER
Women's Work: Best Ensemble
Writers Guild of America (WGA)
Writers Guild Awards (64th)
Adapted Screenplay
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