The Help Actresses, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, Nominated for Golden Globe

Left: Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis in The Help. Right: The two women at an event

Viola Davis was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Aibileen Clark and Octavia Spencer was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Minny Jackson.

The Help, set during the civil rights era, also snagged nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Song for "The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige.

If you haven't seen this movie...please go see it..it's a really beautiful movie and the acting was phenomenal!