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News "The Help," Featuring Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Will Receive Ensemble Award at Annual Hollywood Film Awards "The Help," the box-office hit that features performances from Tony Award winner Viola Davis and Tony nominee Allison Janney, will receive this year's Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award at the 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz, will take place Oct. 24 in Beverly Hills. At the gala ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the entire principal cast will collect the award in person.

Other cast members honored include Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel.

The DreamWorks film, co-written and directed by Tate Taylor, is adapted from Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name. "The Help" centers around three very different women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship from a secret writing project based on the experiences of African-American maids that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk.

"The Help," which was released Aug. 10, has earned over $150 million worldwide since its release.

Previous casts honored with the Ensemble Award include "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008), Best Picture Oscar nominee "The Social Network" (2010) and the movie-musical Hairspray (2007). For more information, visit www.hollywoodawards.com.

 
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