List of accolades received by The Help (film)

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List of accolades received by The Help
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(from left to right) Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain received acclaim for their performances.
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins36
Nominations90
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

The Help is a 2011 American drama directed by Tate Taylor. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film is about a young white woman, Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan (Emma Stone), and her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) and Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer) during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The film is an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The Help was produced by DreamWorks Studios and distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures label.

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Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for over 102 awards and won 41 of those awards.

AwardDateCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
84th Academy Awards [1] February 26, 2012 Best Picture Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Nominated
Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won
Jessica Chastain Nominated
African American Film Critics Association Awards [2] December 12, 2011Best PictureThe HelpNominated
Best Actress Viola Davis Won
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won
American Film Institute [3] Movies of the Year (1 of 10 listed)The HelpWon
Art Directors Guild [4] February 4, 2012Period FilmMark Ricker (Production Designer)Nominated
BET Awards July 1, 2012 Best Movie The HelpWon
Best Actress Viola Davis Won
Black Film Critics Circle [5] December 20, 2011Best PictureThe HelpWon
Best Actress Viola Davis Won
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Won
Best EnsembleThe castWon
65th British Academy Film Awards February 12, 2012 Best Film Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Nominated
Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated
Octavia Spencer Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards [6] May 17, 2012Film Music Award Thomas Newman Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards [7] January 12, 2012Best PictureThe HelpNominated
Best Actress Viola Davis Won
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated
Octavia Spencer Won
Best Acting EnsembleThe castWon
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated
Best Costume Design Sharen Davis Nominated
Best Song"The Living Proof"Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association [8] December 19, 2011Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated
Most Promising Filmmaker Tate Taylor Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association [9] December 16, 2011Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards [10] December 11, 2011Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated
Best EnsembleThe castNominated
Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life )Won
Golden Globe Awards [11] January 15, 2012 Best Motion Picture – Drama The HelpNominated
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Jessica Chastain Nominated
Octavia Spencer Won
Best Original Song "The Living Proof" (Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas)Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival [12] Ensemble of the YearThe castWon
Hollywood Breakthrough Award Jessica Chastain Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards [13] December 13, 2011Best PictureThe HelpNominated
Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated
Octavia Spencer Nominated
Best Song"The Living Proof"Nominated
London Film Critics Circle [14] January 19, 2012Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated
Octavia Spencer Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 2011Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain (also for Coriolanus , The Debt , Take Shelter , Texas Killing Fields , and The Tree of Life )Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors February 19, 2012 Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for a Feature Film Dennis Drummond, Kim Drummond, Laura Graham, Scott A. JenningsNominated
MTV Movie Awards [15] June 3, 2012 Movie of the Year The HelpNominated
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Bryce Dallas Howard Nominated
Best Cast The castNominated
Best On-Screen Dirt Bag Bryce Dallas Howard Nominated
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures [16] December 1, 2011Best Ensemble CastThe castWon
New York Film Critics Circle Awards November 29, 2011Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life )Won
New York Film Critics Online December 11, 2011Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain (also for The Tree of Life , The Debt , Take Shelter , Texas Killing Fields , and Coriolanus )Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival [17] January 7, 2012Breakthrough Performance Award Octavia Spencer Won
People's Choice Awards [18] January 11, 2012Favorite Movie Actress Emma Stone Won
Favorite MovieThe HelpNominated
Favorite Drama MovieNominated
Favorite Book AdaptationNominated
Producers Guild of America Award [19] January 21, 2012Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards [20] December 14, 2011Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated
Best Ensemble PerformanceThe castNominated
Satellite Awards December 18, 2011Best EnsembleThe castWon
Best Motion PictureThe HelpNominated
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer Nominated
Best Director Tate Taylor Nominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards January 29, 2012 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The castWon
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Viola Davis Won
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer Won
Jessica Chastain Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards [21] Top Ten FilmsThe HelpWon
Best EnsembleThe castWon
The Gene Wyatt AwardThe HelpWon
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 19, 2011Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated
Teen Choice Awards [22] [23] July 22, 2012 Choice Movie: Drama The HelpNominated
Choice Movie Actress: Drama Viola Davis Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Drama Emma Stone Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle [24] January 9, 2012 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life )Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 5, 2011Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated
Best CastThe castNominated
Women Film Critics Circle [25] December 19, 2011Best Movie about WomenThe HelpWon
Best Actress Viola Davis Won
Jessica Chastain (also for The Debt )Nominated
Best EnsembleThe castWon
Josephine Baker AwardThe HelpWon
Writers Guild of America Awards [26] February 19, 2012Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated

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