# List of awards and nominations received by Octavia Spencer

This is article is a List of awards and nominations received by Octavia Spencer.
Octavia Spencer is an American actress, author, and producer. She has received several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
For her roles on film she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a Minny Jackson, a maid from the south in the period drama The Help (2011). The role earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She was Oscar-nominated for her playing mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in the drama Hidden Figures (2016), and Zelda Fuller, a custodian in the romantic fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017).
Spencer is the first black actress to receive two consecutive Academy Award nominations in back-to-back years, the first black actress to receive two Academy Award nominations after a win, and the second-most nominated black actress to date behind Viola Davis with four nominations. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for playing a history teacher in the drama Luce (2019). Spencer has also won two Critics' Choice Movie Awards and three National Board of Review Awards as well as the Producers Guild of America Visionary Award in 2020.
For her work in television, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her performance as Madam C. J. Walker in the Netflix series Self Made (2020). She was further nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for the Investigation Discovery documentary series Lost Women of Highway 20 (2024).

## Major awards
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Help | Won |
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Shape of Water | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2020 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Self Made | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Narrator | Lost Women of Highway 20 | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Shape of Water | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Won |

## Other awards and nominations

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| African American Film Critics | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| African American Film Critics | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Black or White | Won |
| African American Film Critics | 2014 | Best Ensemble | Get on Up | Won |
| African American Film Critics | 2017 | Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2011 | Best Cast | The Help | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2011 | Unforgettable Moment | The Help | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | 2014 | Best International Supporting Actress – Cinema | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Award Circuit Community Award | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| Award Circuit Community Award | 2011 | Best Cast | The Help | Won |
| Black Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| Black Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Black Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Breakthrough Performance | The Help | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | 2012 | Best Breakthrough Performance | The Help | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Smashed | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2015 | Best Ensemble | Get on Up | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Luce | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Voice Performance | Onward | Nominated |
| Black Reel TV Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series | Self Made | Nominated |
| Black Reel TV Awards | 2020 | Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Self Made | Nominated |
| Black Reel TV Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series | Truth Be Told | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Movie Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Movie Cast | The Help | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Movie Cast | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2018 | Best Movie Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals | 2017 | Woman of the Year | — | Won |
| Independent Spirit Award | 2019 | Best Supporting Female | Luce | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Get on Up | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2018 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Gifted | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Luce | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Truth Be Told | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Self Made | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Self Made | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Truth Be Told | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Truth Be Told | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | 2011 | Best Ensemble Cast | The Help | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Fruitvale Station | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2016 | Best Ensemble Cast | Hidden Figures | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2020 | Visionary Award | — | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast – Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Help | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2017 | Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast – Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2017 | Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Film Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2019 | Ma | Best Film Lead Actress | Nominated |

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| African-American Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | The Help | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2020 | Luce | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Cast | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Festival | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award | 2016 | Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Won |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2011 | Best On-Screen Duo | The Help | Nominated |
| North Texas Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| North Texas Film Critics Association Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| North Texas Film Critics Association Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Ensemble | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2011 | Breakthrough Performance | The Help | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2016 | Ensemble Performance | Hidden Figures | Won |
| Phoenix Critics Circle Award | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble Performance | The Help | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2016 | Best Ensemble Performance | Hidden Figures | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Luce | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Ensemble | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Fruitvale Station | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2016 | Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Won |