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.
Awards and nominations The film was nominated for over 102 awards and won 41 of those awards. Award Date Category Recipients and nominees Result 84th Academy Awards February 26, 2012 Best Picture Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Jessica Chastain African American Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 12, 2011 Best Picture The Help Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer American Film Institute Movies of the Year (1 of 10 listed) The Help Art Directors Guild February 4, 2012 Period Film Mark Ricker BET AwardsJuly 1, 2012Best MovieThe HelpBest ActressViola Davis Black Film Critics Circle December 20, 2011 Best PictureThe Help Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Best Ensemble The cast 65th British Academy Film Awards February 12, 2012 Best Film Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Octavia Spencer Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor BMI Film & TV Awards May 17, 2012 Film Music Award Thomas Newman Broadcast Film Critics Association AwardsJanuary 12, 2012 Best Picture The Help Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Octavia Spencer Best Acting Ensemble The cast Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Best Costume Design Sharen Davis Best Song "The Living Proof" Chicago Film Critics Association"Tree of Life Leads CFCA Nominations with 7; Descendants, Drive Follow with 6" . Chicago Film Critics Association. December 27, 2011.December 19, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Most Promising Filmmaker Tate Taylor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 16, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Detroit Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 11, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Best Ensemble The cast Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life) Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 15, 2012 Best Motion Picture DramaThe Help Best Actress Motion Picture Drama Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture Jessica Chastain Octavia Spencer Best Original Song "The Living Proof" (Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas) Hollywood Film Festival Ensemble of the Year The cast Hollywood Breakthrough Award Jessica Chastain Houston Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 13, 2011 Best Picture The Help Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Octavia Spencer Best Song "The Living Proof" London Film Critics CircleJanuary 19, 2012 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Octavia Spencer Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain (also for Coriolanus, The Debt, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields, and The Tree of Life) 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. Jennings MTV Movie AwardsJune 3, 2012 Movie of the Year The Help Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Bryce Dallas Howard Best Cast The cast Best On-Screen Dirt Bag Bryce Dallas Howard National Board of Review of Motion Pictures December 1, 2011 Best Ensemble Cast The cast New York Film Critics Circle Awards November 29, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life) New York Film Critics Online December 11, 2011 Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain (also for The Tree of Life, The Debt, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields, and Coriolanus) Palm Springs International Film FestivalKilday, Gregg (December 7, 2011). "'The Help's' Octavia Spencer To Receive the Palm Springs Film Festival's Breakthrough Performance Award". The Hollywood Reporter. January 7, 2012 Breakthrough Performance Award Octavia Spencer People's Choice Awards January 11, 2012 Favorite Movie Actress Emma Stone Favorite MovieThe Help Favorite Drama Movie Favorite Book Adaptation Producers Guild of America Award January 21, 2012 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 14, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Best Ensemble Performance The cast Satellite AwardsDecember 18, 2011 Best Ensemble The cast Best Motion Picture The Help Best Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis Best Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer Best Director Tate Taylor Best Adapted Screenplay Screen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 29, 2012 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The cast Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Viola Davis Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer Jessica Chastain Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Top Ten FilmsThe Help Best EnsembleThe cast The Gene Wyatt AwardThe HelpSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 19, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Teen Choice Awards July 22, 2012 Choice Movie: Drama The Help Choice Movie Actress: Drama Viola Davis Choice Movie Actress: Drama Emma Stone Vancouver Film Critics Circle January 9, 2012 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life) Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 5, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Best Cast The cast Women Film Critics Circle December 19, 2011 Best Movie about WomenThe HelpBest Actress Viola Davis Jessica Chastain (also for The Debt) Best EnsembleThe cast Josephine Baker AwardThe HelpWriters Guild of America AwardsFebruary 19, 2012 Adapted ScreenplayTate Taylor
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