Academy Awards, USA
2012
Winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer ,
2012
Nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Brunson Green ,
Chris Columbus ,
Michael Barnathan ,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis ,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain ,
BAFTA Awards
2012
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
2012
Nominee
Best Film
Brunson Green ,
Chris Columbus ,
Michael Barnathan ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Best Leading Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2012
Winner
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis ,
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer ,
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Jessica Chastain ,
Viola Davis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Emma Stone ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Mike Vogel ,
2012
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain ,
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janney ,
AFI Awards, USA
2012
Winner
Movie of the Year
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2011
Winner
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
2011
Nominee
Best Picture
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2012
Winner
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
Jessica Chastain ,
2012
Nominee
Unforgettable Moment
Art Directors Guild
2012
Nominee
Period Film
Mark Ricker (production designer) ,
Curt Beech (art director) ,
Cosmas A. Demetriou (assistant art director) ,
George Lee (set designer) ,
Paul Sonski (set designer) ,
Gregory Hill (illustrator) ,
Timothy Burgard (storyboard artist) ,
Ellen Lampl (graphic designer) ,
Tom Johnson (scenic artist) ,
Rena DeAngelo (set decorator) ,
Austin Film Critics Association
2011
Winner
Jessica Chastain
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2011
Winner
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis ,
Best Cast Ensemble
Jessica Chastain ,
Viola Davis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Emma Stone ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Mike Vogel ,
2011
Nominee
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Sharen Davis ,
Best Motion Picture
Michael Barnathan ,
Chris Columbus ,
Brunson Green ,
BET Awards
2012
Winner
Best Movie
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2011
Winner
Best Picture
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Best Ensemble
Jessica Chastain ,
Viola Davis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Emma Stone ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Mike Vogel ,
Black Reel Awards
2012
Winner
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Original Score
Thomas Newman ,
Best Film
Chris Columbus ,
Michael Barnathan ,
Brunson Green ,
Best Song
Mary J. Blige (Performer, Writer) ,
Harvey Mason Jr. (Writer) ,
Thomas Newman (Writer) ,
Damon Thomas (Writer) ,
Best Ensemble
Kerry Barden (Casting Director) ,
Paul Schnee (Casting Director) ,
2012
Nominee
Best Breakthrough Performance
Octavia Spencer ,
BMI Film & TV Awards
2012
Winner
Film Music
Thomas Newman ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2012
Winner
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Acting Ensemble
2012
Nominee
Best Song
Mary J. Blige (Performer/Writer) ,
Thomas Newman (Writer) ,
Harvey Mason Jr. (Writer) ,
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Best Costume Design
Sharen Davis ,
Best Picture
Casting Society of America, USA
2012
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Drama
Kerry Barden (casting director) ,
Paul Schnee (casting director) ,
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2012
Winner
Actor of the Year
Jessica Chastain ,
2012
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Breakthrough Film Artist
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Ensemble
Emma Stone ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Viola Davis ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Mike Vogel ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Jessica Chastain ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Aunjanue Ellis ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Most Promising Filmmaker
Tate Taylor ,
Christopher Awards
2012
Winner
Feature Films
Tate Taylor (screenplay) (director) (executive producer) ,
Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei (executive producer) ,
Michael Barnathan (producer) ,
Jennifer Blum (producer) ,
Chris Columbus (producer) ,
Brunson Green (producer) ,
L. Dean Jones Jr. (executive producer) ,
Sonya Lunsford (co-producer) ,
John Norris (executive producer) ,
Mark Radcliffe (executive producer) ,
Jeff Skoll (executive producer) ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2012
Nominee
Most Valuable Film of the Year
Tate Taylor ,
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2012
Nominee
Excellence in Period Film
Sharen Davis ,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2011
Winner
Breakthrough Artist
Jessica Chastain ,
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Ensemble
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2011
Winner
Breakthrough Artist - International
Jessica Chastain ,
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
2011
Winner
Best Feature Film
Tate Taylor ,
2011
Nominee
Tate Taylor
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2012
Winner
Jessica Chastain
2012
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Gold Derby Awards
2020
Nominee
Supporting Actress of the Decade
Octavia Spencer ,
2012
Winner
Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Ensemble Cast
Jessica Chastain ,
Viola Davis ,
Nelsan Ellis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Emma Stone ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Mike Vogel ,
2012
Nominee
Lead Actress
Viola Davis ,
Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Costume Design
Sharen Davis ,
Motion Picture
Michael Barnathan ,
Chris Columbus ,
Brunson Green ,
Golden Globes, USA
2012
Winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer ,
2012
Nominee
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Viola Davis ,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Thomas Newman (music by) ,
Mary J. Blige (music and lyrics by) ,
Harvey Mason Jr. (music and lyrics by) ,
Damon Thomas (lyrics by) ,
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Schmoes Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Actress of the Year
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress of the Year
Octavia Spencer ,
Hollywood Film Awards
2011
Winner
Ensemble of the Year
Emma Stone ,
Viola Davis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Jessica Chastain ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Aunjanue Ellis ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
2011
Nominee
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2011
Nominee
Best Original Score - Feature Film
Thomas Newman ,
Hollywood Post Alliance, US
2011
Winner
Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film in a DI Process
Steven J. Scott ,
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Original Song
Mary J. Blige ,
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2012
Winner
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer ,
2012
Nominee
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Emma Stone ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Cicely Tyson ,
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Tate Taylor ,
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Tate Taylor ,
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2011
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2012
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Ensemble Cast
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2012
Winner
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
2012
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2011
Nominee
Best Picture
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2012
Nominee
Supporting Actress of the Year
Jessica Chastain ,
Supporting Actress of the Year
Octavia Spencer ,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2012
Nominee
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Dennis Drummond (supervising sound editor) ,
Kim Drummond (supervising dialogue/adr editor) ,
Laura Graham (adr editor) ,
Scott A. Jennings (adr editor) ,
MovieGuide Awards
2012
Nominee
Most Inspiring Performance in Movies
Viola Davis ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2012
Nominee
Best On-Screen Dirtbag
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Best Movie
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Best Cast
National Board of Review, USA
2011
Winner
Best Acting by an Ensemble
Octavia Spencer ,
Allison Janney ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Mike Vogel ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Jessica Chastain ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Viola Davis ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Emma Stone ,
Aunjanue Ellis ,
Sissy Spacek ,
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2012
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Nevada Film Critics Society
2012
Winner
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Ensemble Cast
Jessica Chastain ,
Viola Davis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Emma Stone ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Mike Vogel ,
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2011
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
New York Film Critics, Online
2011
Winner
Breakthrough Performance
Jessica Chastain ,
Top Films of the Year
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2012
Winner
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2011
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Online Film & Television Association
2012
Winner
Best Breakthrough Performance: Female
Jessica Chastain ,
2012
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Ensemble
Best Casting
Kerry Barden ,
Paul Schnee ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Tate Taylor ,
Best Costume Design
Sharen Davis ,
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2012
Winner
Jessica Chastain
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2012
Winner
Jessica Chastain
People's Choice Awards, USA
2012
Nominee
Favorite Movie
Favorite Drama Movie
Favorite Book Adaptation
PGA Awards
2012
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Michael Barnathan ,
Chris Columbus ,
Brunson Green ,
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2011
Winner
Best Screenplay - Adaptation
Tate Taylor ,
2011
Nominee
Best Original Song
Mary J. Blige ,
Harvey Mason Jr. ,
Thomas Newman ,
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis ,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Picture
Best Director
Tate Taylor ,
Breakthrough Behind the Camera
Tate Taylor ,
Publicists Guild of America
2012
Winner
Motion Picture
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2011
Winner
Jessica Chastain
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Best Ensemble Performance
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2012
Winner
Viola Davis
Satellite Awards
2011
Winner
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
Emma Stone ,
Viola Davis ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Jessica Chastain ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Allison Janney ,
Christopher Lowell ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Mike Vogel ,
Sissy Spacek ,
Aunjanue Ellis ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
2011
Nominee
Best Motion Picture
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Director
Tate Taylor ,
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Tate Taylor ,
Society of Camera Operators
2012
Nominee
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Winner
2011
Nominee
Best Picture
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Teen Choice Awards
2012
Winner
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Emma Stone ,
2012
Nominee
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Viola Davis ,
Choice Movie: Drama
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2012
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Village Voice Film Poll
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer ,
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor ,
Best Acting Ensemble
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2011
Winner
Women's Work/Best Ensemble
Aunjanue Ellis ,
Ahna O'Reilly ,
Octavia Spencer ,
Mary Steenburgen ,
Emma Stone ,
Bryce Dallas Howard ,
Jessica Chastain ,
Allison Janney ,
Viola Davis ,
Cicely Tyson ,
Best Actress
Viola Davis ,
Best Movie About Women
2011
Nominee
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain ,
Women's Image Network Awards
2011
Nominee
Actress Feature Film
Viola Davis ,
Actress Feature Film
Emma Stone ,
World Soundtrack Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Original Song Written for a Film
Thomas Newman (music by/lyrics by) ,
Mary J. Blige (music by/lyrics by/performer) ,
Harvey Mason Jr. (music by/lyrics by) ,
Damon Thomas (music by/lyrics by) ,
Writers Guild of America, USA
2012
Nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tate Taylor (screenplay) ,
