List of accolades received by the Help ( Film ) - wikipedia List of accolades received by the Help ( Film ) List of awards won by The Help Viola Davis ( left ) and Octavia Spencer ( right ) received acclaim for their performances. Awards and Nominations Award Won Nominated Academy Awards African American Film Critics Association Awards American Film Institute Art Directors Guild 0 BET Awards Black Film Critics Circle 5 5 BAFTA Awards 5 BMI Film & TV Awards Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 7 Chicago Film Critics Awards 0 Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association 0 Detroit Film Critics Society Golden Globe Awards Hollywood Film Festival Houston Film Critics Society 0 5 London Film Critics Circle Los Angeles Film Critics Association MTV Movie Awards 0 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Online Palm Springs International Film Festival People 's Choice Awards Producers Guild of America Awards 0 San Diego Film Critics Society 0 Satellite Awards 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards Southeastern Film Critics Association St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 0 Teen Choice Awards Vancouver Film Critics Circle Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Women Film Critics Circle 5 Writers Guild of America Award 0 Total number of wins and nominations Totals 36 90 References 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 Recipients and nominees Result 84th Academy Awards 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 December 12, 2011 Best Picture Nominated Best Actress Viola Davis Won Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won American Film Institute Movies of the Year ( 1 of 10 listed ) Won Art Directors Guild February 4, 2012 Period Film Mark Ricker ( Production Designer ) Nominated BET Awards July 1, 2012 Best Movie Won Best Actress Viola Davis Won Black Film Critics Circle December 20, 2011 Best Picture Won Best Actress Viola Davis Won Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Won Best Ensemble Won 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 May 17, 2012 Film Music Award Thomas Newman Won Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards January 12, 2012 Best Picture Nominated Best Actress Viola Davis Won Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated Octavia Spencer Won Best Acting Ensemble Won Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated Best Costume Design Sharen Davis Nominated Best Song `` The Living Proof '' Nominated Chicago Film Critics Association December 19, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated Most Promising Filmmaker Tate Taylor Nominated Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 16, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated Detroit Film Critics Society Awards December 11, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated Best Ensemble Nominated Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain ( also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life ) Won Golden Globe Awards January 15, 2012 Best Motion Picture -- Drama Nominated 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 Ensemble of the Year Won Hollywood Breakthrough Award Jessica Chastain Won Houston Film Critics Society Awards December 13, 2011 Best Picture Nominated Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated Octavia Spencer Nominated Best Song `` The Living Proof '' Nominated London Film Critics Circle January 19, 2012 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated Octavia Spencer Nominated 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 ) Won MTV Movie Awards June 3, 2012 Movie of the Year Nominated Best Gut - Wrenching Performance Bryce Dallas Howard Nominated Best Cast Nominated Best On - Screen Dirt Bag Bryce Dallas Howard Nominated National Board of Review of Motion Pictures December 1, 2011 Best Ensemble Cast Won New York Film Critics Circle Awards November 29, 2011 Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain ( also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life ) Won 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 ) Won Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7, 2012 Breakthrough Performance Award Octavia Spencer Won People 's Choice Awards January 11, 2012 Favorite Movie Actress Emma Stone Won Favorite Movie Nominated Favorite Drama Movie Nominated Favorite Book Adaptation Nominated Producers Guild of America Award January 21, 2012 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green Nominated San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 14, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Nominated Best Ensemble Performance Nominated Satellite Awards December 18, 2011 Best Ensemble Won Best Motion Picture Nominated 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 Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards January 29, 2012 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won 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 Top Ten Films Won Best Ensemble Won The Gene Wyatt Award Won St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards December 19, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated Teen Choice Awards July 22, 2012 Choice Movie : Drama Nominated Choice Movie Actress : Drama Viola Davis Nominated Choice Movie Actress : Drama Emma Stone Won Vancouver Film Critics Circle 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, 2011 Best Actress Viola Davis Nominated Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer Won Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor Nominated Best Cast Nominated Women Film Critics Circle December 19, 2011 Best Movie about Women Won Best Actress Viola Davis Won Jessica Chastain ( also for The Debt ) Nominated Best Ensemble Won Josephine Baker Award Won Writers Guild of America Awards February 19, 2012 Adapted Screenplay Nominated References Jump up ^ Finke, Nikki ( January 24, 2012 ). `` Oscars : Nominations By Picture : ' Hugo ' Leads With 11, ' The Artist ' 10, ' Moneyball ' and ' War Horse ' 6 Each ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012. Jump up ^ Harris, Scott ( December 13, 2011 ). `` Tree of Life Wins Top Honors From the African - American Film Critics Association ''. Next Movie. Retrieved January 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` ' Bridesmaids, ' ' Tree of Life, ' ' Hugo ' in AFI 's Top 10 Films of 2011 ''. Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2011. 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Question: who won the oscar for the movie the help
Answer: Octavia Spencer