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The Help (2011) More at IMDbPro »
| AFI Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2012 | Won | AFI Award |
Movie of the Year Michael Barnathan Brunson Green Chris Columbus THE HELP is an intimate epic that measures the cultural divide in the American south at a critical moment in the nation's march toward racial harmony. Tate Taylor's film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's bestseller soars above and beyond stereotypes to illustrate how tolerance is taught, not inherited. Measured and moving performances by Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain help make THE HELP remind us that movies can be smart, movies can be kind and movies can be important. |
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Oscar |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Motion Picture of the Year Brunson Green Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Viola Davis |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Jessica Chastain |
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| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Excellence in Production Design Award |
Period Film Tom Johnson (scenic artist) Rena DeAngelo (set decorator) George Lee (set designer) Cosmas A. Demetriou (assistant art director) Ellen Lampl (graphic designer) Mark Ricker (production designer) Gregory Hill (illustrator) Paul Sonski (set designer) Timothy Burgard (storyboard artist) Curt Beech (art director) |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Breakthrough Artist Award |
Jessica Chastain
Also for Texas Killing Fields (2011), Take Shelter (2011), Coriolanus (2011), The Debt (2010/I) and The Tree of Life (2011). |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor |
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Best Film Brunson Green Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan |
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Best Leading Actress Viola Davis |
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Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain |
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| BET Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | BET Award |
Best Actress Viola Davis Also for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011). |
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Best Movie |
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| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
Film Music Thomas Newman |
| Black Reel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Black Reel |
Best Actress Viola Davis |
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Best Ensemble Kerry Barden (Casting Director) Paul Schnee (Casting Director) |
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Best Film Michael Barnathan Chris Columbus Brunson Green |
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Best Original Score Thomas Newman |
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Best Song Thomas Newman (Writer) Damon Thomas (Writer) Harvey Mason Jr. (Writer) Mary J. Blige (Performer, Writer) For the song "Living Proof" |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer |
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| Nominated | Black Reel |
Best Breakthrough Performance Octavia Spencer |
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| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Acting Ensemble Jessica Chastain Chris Lowell Octavia Spencer Aunjanue Ellis Viola Davis Bryce Dallas Howard Mike Vogel Allison Janney Emma Stone Ahna O'Reilly Cicely Tyson Mary Steenburgen |
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Best Actress Viola Davis |
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Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer |
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| Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor |
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Best Costume Design Sharen Davis |
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Best Picture |
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Best Song Harvey Mason Jr. (Writer) Mary J. Blige (Performer/Writer) Thomas Newman (Writer) For the song "Living Proof" |
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Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain |
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| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Artios |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Drama Paul Schnee (casting director) Kerry Barden (casting director) |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | COFCA Award |
Actor of the Year Jessica Chastain Also for The Debt (2010/I), The Tree of Life (2011), Take Shelter (2011), Texas Killing Fields (2011) and Coriolanus (2011). |
| 2nd place | COFCA Award |
Breakthrough Film Artist Jessica Chastain Also for Texas Killing Fields (2011), The Tree of Life (2011), Take Shelter (2011), Coriolanus (2011) and The Debt (2010/I). For acting |
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| Nominated | COFCA Award |
Best Actress Viola Davis |
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Best Ensemble Mary Steenburgen Octavia Spencer Mike Vogel Ahna O'Reilly Jessica Chastain Cicely Tyson Aunjanue Ellis Emma Stone Viola Davis Bryce Dallas Howard Allison Janney Chris Lowell Sissy Spacek |
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Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer |
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Most Promising Filmmaker Tate Taylor |
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| Christopher Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Christopher Award |
Feature Films Jeff Skoll (executive producer) John Norris (executive producer) Michael Barnathan (producer) Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei (executive producer) Chris Columbus (producer) Mark Radcliffe (executive producer) Tate Taylor (screenplay) (director) (executive producer) L. Dean Jones Jr. (executive producer) Sonya Lunsford (co-producer) Jennifer Blum (producer) Brunson Green (producer) |
| Cinema for Peace Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Cinema for Peace Award |
Most Valuable Movie of the Year Tate Taylor |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | CDG Award |
Excellence in Period Film Sharen Davis |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | 3rd place | DFWFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Octavia Spencer |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Song - Motion Picture Thomas Newman (music by) Mary J. Blige (music and lyrics by) Damon Thomas (lyrics by) Harvey Mason Jr. (music and lyrics by) For the song "The Living Proof" |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Viola Davis |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Jessica Chastain |
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| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Hollywood Breakthrough Award |
Breakthrough Actress Jessica Chastain Also for The Debt (2010/I), Coriolanus (2011), The Tree of Life (2011) and Take Shelter (2011). |
| Hollywood Film Award |
Ensemble of the Year Octavia Spencer Viola Davis Chris Lowell Sissy Spacek Ahna O'Reilly Emma Stone Mary Steenburgen Bryce Dallas Howard Jessica Chastain Aunjanue Ellis Cicely Tyson Allison Janney |
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| Nominated | Hollywood Movie Award | ||
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis |
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Outstanding Motion Picture |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Octavia Spencer |
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| Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Emma Stone |
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Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Tate Taylor |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Bryce Dallas Howard |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Cicely Tyson |
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Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Tate Taylor |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Supporting Actress of the Year Jessica Chastain |
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Supporting Actress of the Year Octavia Spencer |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Also for Take Shelter (2011), The Debt (2010/I), The Tree of Life (2011), Texas Killing Fields (2011) and Coriolanus (2011). |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Cast |
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Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Bryce Dallas Howard |
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Best Movie |
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Best On-Screen Dirtbag Bryce Dallas Howard |
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| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film Scott A. Jennings (adr editor) Dennis Drummond (supervising sound editor) Kim Drummond (supervising dialogue/adr editor) Laura Graham (adr editor) |
| MovieGuide Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Grace Award |
Most Inspiring Performance in Movies Viola Davis |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Acting by an Ensemble Ahna O'Reilly Mike Vogel Jessica Chastain Viola Davis Cicely Tyson Chris Lowell Octavia Spencer Mary Steenburgen Allison Janney Bryce Dallas Howard Sissy Spacek Aunjanue Ellis Emma Stone |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Also for Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Also for Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | OFCS Award |
Breakthrough Performer Jessica Chastain Also for The Tree of Life (2011) and The Debt (2010/I). |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan Brunson Green |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Breakthrough Performance Award |
Octavia Spencer
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| Spotlight Award |
Jessica Chastain
Also for The Tree of Life (2011), Take Shelter (2011), The Debt (2010/I) and Coriolanus (2011). |
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| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Book Adaptation |
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Favorite Drama Movie |
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Favorite Movie |
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| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Screenplay - Adaptation Tate Taylor |
| Nominated | PFCS Award |
Best Actress in a Leading Role Viola Davis |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jessica Chastain |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Bryce Dallas Howard |
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer |
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Best Director Tate Taylor |
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Best Original Song Harvey Mason Jr. Thomas Newman Mary J. Blige For the song "Living Proof" |
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Best Picture |
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Breakthrough Behind the Camera Tate Taylor |
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| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Special Award |
Jessica Chastain
Also for The Debt (2010/I), The Tree of Life (2011), Take Shelter (2011), Coriolanus (2011) and Texas Killing Fields (2011). For the body of work in the last year. |
| Nominated | SDFCS Award |
Best Actress Viola Davis |
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Best Ensemble Performance |
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Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain |
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| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Outstanding Performance Award |
Viola Davis
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis |
| Special Achievement Award |
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture Octavia Spencer Viola Davis Sissy Spacek Bryce Dallas Howard Mike Vogel Emma Stone Aunjanue Ellis Chris Lowell Jessica Chastain Mary Steenburgen Cicely Tyson Ahna O'Reilly Allison Janney |
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| Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer |
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Best Director Tate Taylor |
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Best Motion Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Tate Taylor |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Jessica Chastain Viola Davis Chris Lowell Bryce Dallas Howard Emma Stone Sissy Spacek Allison Janney Mary Steenburgen Cicely Tyson Ahna O'Reilly Octavia Spencer Mike Vogel |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Viola Davis |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer |
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| Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Jessica Chastain |
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| Society of Camera Operators | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Camera Operator of the Year Award |
Will Arnot
(A-Camera Operator)
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| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Ensemble Jessica Chastain Cicely Tyson Chris Lowell Ahna O'Reilly Aunjanue Ellis Octavia Spencer Bryce Dallas Howard Emma Stone Allison Janney Mary Steenburgen Viola Davis Mike Vogel |
| Wyatt Award | |||
| Nominated | SEFCA Award |
Best Picture |
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| Teen Choice Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Teen Choice Award |
Choice Movie Actress: Drama Emma Stone |
| Nominated | Teen Choice Award |
Choice Movie Actress: Drama Viola Davis |
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Choice Movie: Drama |
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| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | VFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain Also for Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer |
| Nominated | WAFCA Award |
Best Acting Ensemble |
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Best Actress Viola Davis |
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Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor |
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| World Soundtrack Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Song Written for a Film Damon Thomas (music by/lyrics by) Thomas Newman (music by/lyrics by) Harvey Mason Jr. (music by/lyrics by) Mary J. Blige (music by/lyrics by/performer) For the song "The Living Proof". |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay Tate Taylor (screenplay) Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett |
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