A film adaptation of The Help was released on August 10, 2011.[12] Stockett's childhood friend Tate Taylor wrote and directed the film.[13]
Parts of The Help were shot in Jackson, Mississippi, but the film was primarily shot in and around Greenwood, representing Jackson in 1963.[14]
At the 84th Academy Awards, Octavia Spencer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film. The film also received three other Academy Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress for Viola Davis, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain.[15]
