Octavia Spencer

Tragic BART Shooting Heads To Silver Screen

Robin Wilkey | Posted 04.17.2012

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actress from last year's Blockbuster film, "The Help", is allegedly in negotia...

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WATCH: Channeling 75 Best Supporting Actress Winners In Just Five Minutes

Posted 04.06.2012

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Oscar season may be a fading memory at this point, but that doesn't stop us from loving this clip! A video showing YouTube user The Doomsday Diarie...

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What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self? Here's What Oprah Would Say.

Posted 04.03.2012

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Arianna Huffington would tell her younger self to get more sleep. Maya Angelou would say to find a beautiful piece of art and relate, as much as possi...

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Octavia Being Honored By Hometown

AP | BOB JOHNSON | Posted 05.21.2012

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer promised Alabama fans Wednesday that she would do everything possible to make sure some...

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Octavia Spencer: I'm Not Sherri Shepherd

Posted 03.02.2012

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Sure, the Hollywood set has its fair share of famous-faced doppelgangers, but "The Help" actress Octavia Spencer wants you to know that she is not She...

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WATCH: Stop The Standing Ovations

Posted 02.28.2012

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When "Conan" writer Deon Cole watched Octavia Spencer win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on Sunday, he was happy for her. But there was...

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Inside Kelly Ripa's First Oscars Special

HuffingtonPost.com | Maggie Furlong | Posted 02.27.2012

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Kelly Ripa had a very Hollywood weekend -- fresh off a week of shooting "Live! With Kelly" on location in Hawaii, she and her crew stopped off in L.A....

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'The Help' Brings Domestic Workers Wage Campaign To Spotlight

Posted 02.27.2012

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For the millions of domestic workers who leave their families behind for jobs that don't even pay minimum wage, Octavia Spencer's Oscar win was a boon...

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Actress Jessica Chastain Has The Help to Get Her Award Noms

Brad Balfour | Posted 04.28.2012

When actress Jessica Chastain attended the Sundance Film Festival more than a year ago, making the rounds for the film Take Shelter, she spoke on a pa...

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Will The Help's Oscar Revive Interest in The Long Walk Home?

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.28.2012

In contrast to The Help, The Long Walk Home shows African-American maids as active participants in the civil rights struggle -- and remains a much more uplifting and hard-hitting movie about the plight and pluck of black domestic servants confronting racism.

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PHOTOS: Best-Dressed Stars At The 2012 Oscars

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.28.2012

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The 84th annual Academy Awards were dazzling (per usual) and the stars did not disappoint on the red carpet. First, a huge congratulations to Octa...

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Octavia Spencer's Win Inspires Lots Of Twitter Love

The Huffington Post | Lori Fradkin | Posted 02.27.2012

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When a teary Octavia Spencer stepped up to the microphone to accept the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, it was hard not to get swept up i...

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'The Artist' Had A Very Big Night

AP | Posted 02.27.2012

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By DAVID GERMAIN, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- "The Artist" won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first sil...

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Complete List Of Oscar Winners

Posted 02.27.2012

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At this year's Oscars, Jean Dujardin and Meryl Streep certainly weren't the only winners. Check out the list below for the winners in the order they w...

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Octavia Spencer Academy Awards 2012 Best Supporting Actress Winner

Posted 04.27.2012

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Octavia Spencer plowed through awards season as the frontrunner for Best Supporting Actress, and the veteran character actress didn't disappoint on Os...

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GOLD WINNER

Posted 02.27.2012

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"It's a wonderful time for Oscar, who will win?" Billy Crystal belted out, complete with jazz hands, at the beginning of the 84th Academy Awards, henc...

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Congratulations Octavia!

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 04.27.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Octavia Spencer inspired her formidable character in "The Help," but the actress turned into a softy Sunday as she accepted an Osc...

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PHOTOS: The 2012 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.24.2012

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A handful of the biggest and brightest stars were honored yesterday at Essence magazine's 5th annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon yesterday in Be...

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Octavia Spencer To Get Her Boobs Lifted After Oscars

Posted 02.23.2012

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No matter whether she wins or loses, Best Supporting Actress nominee Octavia Spencer is going to treat herself after the 2012 Academy Awards. "I'm...

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Oscar Nominees' Favorite Movie Moments

AP | By SANDY COHEN | Posted 02.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Many of this year's Oscar-nominated actors first experienced the magic of movies as children. When asked on Oscar.com to reflect on th...

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#BeTheHelp on Oscar Night

Gayle Kirshenbaum | Posted 04.24.2012

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This year, there will be Oscar parties where The Help's Aibileen and Minny won't be the only domestic workers in starring roles.

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Did 'The Help' Cause A 'Social Awakening'? Discussing The Best Picture Nominee With A Jackson, Mississippi Native

The Huffington Post | Katie Calautti | Posted 04.24.2012

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Oscar "for your consideration" campaigns are nothing new, but Disney's take on marketing its Oscar-nominated film, "The Help," might make you pause. W...

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43rd NAACP Image Awards: Red Carpet Stars (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.19.2012

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All of black Hollywood (short of Denzel and Halle) stepped in style last night for the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Color ruled ...

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PHOTOS: Octavia & Dustin Tell Intimate Stories On Stage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sasha Bronner | Posted 02.18.2012

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Stories are often told in Los Angeles. They range from you'll-never-guess-who-I-saw-at-Urth to the variety of comedies, dramas and fantasies that we s...

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Tadashi Shoji and Honor Fall 2012

Joy Adaeze | Posted 04.16.2012

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After actress Octavia Spencer's SAG and Golden Globe award winning Tadashi Shoji dresses, many were looking forward to what the designer would show for Fall.

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