List of accolades received by The Help (film) explained

List of accolades received by The Help
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Image1:	Viola Davis by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Wins:	36
Nominations:	90

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^[1]	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 Awards^[2]	December 12, 2011	Best Picture	The Help
		Best Actress	Viola Davis
		Best Supporting Actress	Octavia Spencer
American Film Institute^[3]		Movies of the Year (1 of 10 listed)	The Help
Art Directors Guild^[4]	February 4, 2012	Period Film	Mark Ricker
BET Awards	July 1, 2012	Best Movie	The Help
		Best Actress	Viola Davis
Black Film Critics Circle^[5]	December 20, 2011	Best Picture	The 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^[6]	May 17, 2012	Film Music Award	Thomas Newman
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards^[7]	January 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^[8]	December 19, 2011	Best Supporting Actress	Octavia Spencer
		Most Promising Filmmaker	Tate Taylor
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association^[9]	December 16, 2011	Best Supporting Actress	Octavia Spencer
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards^[10]	December 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 Awards^[11]	January 15, 2012	Best Motion Picture Drama	The 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^[12]		Ensemble of the Year	The cast
		Hollywood Breakthrough Award	Jessica Chastain
Houston Film Critics Society Awards^[13]	December 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 Circle^[14]	January 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 Awards^[15]	June 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^[16]	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 Festival^[17]	January 7, 2012	Breakthrough Performance Award	Octavia Spencer
People's Choice Awards^[18]	January 11, 2012	Favorite Movie Actress	Emma Stone
		Favorite Movie	The Help
		Favorite Drama Movie
		Favorite Book Adaptation
Producers Guild of America Award^[19]	January 21, 2012	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards^[20]	December 14, 2011	Best Actress	Viola Davis
		Best Supporting Actress	Jessica Chastain
		Best Ensemble Performance	The cast
Satellite Awards	December 18, 2011	Best Ensemble	The cast
		Best Motion Picture	The Help
		Best Actress in a Motion Picture
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Octavia Spencer
		Best Director	Tate Taylor
		Best Adapted Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards	January 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^[21]		Top Ten Films	The Help
		Best Ensemble	The cast
		The Gene Wyatt Award	The Help
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards	December 19, 2011	Best Actress
		Best Supporting Actress
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Tate Taylor
Teen Choice Awards^[22] ^[23]	July 22, 2012	Choice Movie: Drama	The Help
		Choice Movie Actress: Drama
		Choice Movie Actress: Drama	Emma Stone
Vancouver Film Critics Circle^[24]	January 9, 2012	Best Supporting Actress	Jessica Chastain (also for Take Shelter and The Tree of Life)
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	December 5, 2011	Best Actress
		Best Supporting Actress
		Best Adapted Screenplay
		Best Cast	The cast
Women Film Critics Circle^[25]	December 19, 2011	Best Movie about Women	The Help
		Best Actress	Viola Davis
			Jessica Chastain (also for The Debt)
		Best Ensemble	The cast
		Josephine Baker Award	The Help
Writers Guild of America Awards^[26]	February 19, 2012	Adapted Screenplay	Tate Taylor

Notes and References

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2. News: Harris. Scott. Tree of Life Wins Top Honors From the African-American Film Critics Association. January 6, 2012. Next Movie. December 13, 2011.
3. News: 'Bridesmaids,' 'Tree of Life,' 'Hugo' in AFI's Top 10 Films of 2011. Los Angeles Times. December 15, 2011. December 11, 2011.
4. News: Kilday. Gregg. Art Directors Nominate Movies as Different as 'Harry Potter' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. The Hollywood Reporter. January 15, 2012. January 3, 2012.
5. Web site: 'The Help' Chosen Best Film of 2011 by Black Film Critics Circle. blackfilm.com. January 6, 2012. wilsonmorales. December 20, 2011.
6. Web site: Gallo. Phil. Backbeat: Rolfe Kent Receives Career Achievement Honor at BMI Film and TV Awards. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 9, 2012. May 17, 2012.
7. News: Grosz. Christy. 'Hugo,' 'Artist' Lead Critics Choice Noms. January 6, 2012. Variety. December 13, 2011.
8. http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content "Tree of Life Leads CFCA Nominations with 7; Descendants, Drive Follow with 6"
9. News: Smith. Nigel. Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Name 'Descendants' Top Film of 2011. January 6, 2012. . December 16, 2011.
10. News: Stevens. Beth. Detroit Film Critics Society Nominees. January 6, 2012. Awards Daily. December 11, 2011.
11. News: The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations . January 6, 2012 . . December 15, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121029080302/http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2011/12/the-69th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ . October 29, 2012 .
12. News: Feinberg. Scott. 'The Help' To Receive Ensemble Award at 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards. January 6, 2012. The Hollywood Reporter. September 20, 2011.
13. News: Adams. Ryan. Houston Film Critics Society Nominees. January 6, 2012. . December 10, 2011.
14. News: Child. Ben. Scandinavian Directors Lead Drive for London Film Critics' Circle Awards. . January 15, 2012. December 20, 2011.
15. News: AP. 'Hunger Games,' 'Bridesmaids' Top MTV Movie Award Nominees. . April 30, 2012.
16. Web site: 2011 NBR Awards Announced . . December 16, 2011 . December 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111204145440/http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/2011NBRAwardsAnnounced.cfm . December 4, 2011 .
17. Kilday, Gregg (December 7, 2011). "'The Help's' Octavia Spencer To Receive the Palm Springs Film Festival's Breakthrough Performance Award". The Hollywood Reporter.
18. Web site: People's Choice Awards 2012 – Nominees and Winners . PeoplesChoice.com . January 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175611/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2012 . March 3, 2016 .
19. Web site: PGA Announces Theatrical Motion Picture and Long-Term Television Nominations for 2012 PGA Awards. Producers Guild of America. January 5, 2011. January 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530154740/http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/PGA-ANNOUNCES-THEATRICAL-MOTION-PICTURE-AND-LONG-FORM-TELEVISION-NOMINATIONS-FOR-2012-PGA-AWARDS.htm. May 30, 2012. dead.
20. Web site: 2011 Awards. San Diego Film Critics Society. December 16, 2011. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113034219/http://sdfcs.org/2011-awards/. January 13, 2012. dead.
21. Web site: Adams. Ryan. Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards – The Descendants Best Picture of 2011. . January 6, 2012. December 19, 2011.
22. Web site: Monk. Katherine. Teen Choice Award Nominees 2012. Huffington Post. August 2, 2012. May 18, 2012.
23. Web site: Moorhouse. Drusilla. Teen Choice Awards 2012: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, 'The Hunger Games' big winners. zap2it.com. August 2, 2012. July 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725221210/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/07/teen-choice-awards-2012-the-winners.html. July 25, 2012. dead.
24. Web site: Monk. Katherine. Vancouver Film Critics Honour Christopher Plummer, The Artist and David Cronenberg. Canada.com. January 21, 2012. January 10, 2010.
25. Web site: 'Iron Lady' and 'Kevin' Top Women Film Critics' Awards. indieWire. January 6, 2012. December 19, 2011.
26. News: 2012 Nominations . January 9, 2012 . . January 1, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120525035829/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1516 . May 25, 2012 . dead .