Octavia Spencer

The winner for Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer addresses the audience onstage at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

Octavia Spencer arrives at the 84th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon on Feb. 6, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The actress earned an Oscar nomination - her first - for her supporting role in "The Help."

Octavia Spencer is shown in a scene from "The Help." The actress plays Minny Jackson, a loyal, outspoken maid living and working in Jackson, Miss., in the 1960s.

Actress Octavia Spencer poses in the press room with her supporting actress award for "The Help" during the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Octavia Spencer arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. She won the best supporting actress award for her role in "The Help."

From left, actors Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney, Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Ahna O'Reilly and Chris Lowell accept the Best Acting Ensemble award for "The Help" onstage during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Octavia Spencer accepts the breakthrough performance award onstage during The 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Jan. 7, 2012, in Palm Springs, Calif.

Actress Octavia Spencer arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual "Power 100: Women In Entertainment Breakfast" on Dec. 7, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actress Octavia Spencer arrives at the premiere of "The Help" in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011.