as women who suddenly develop superpowers in the superhero comedy film Thunder Force. She will reunite with her The Help co-star Jessica Chastain for a holiday comedy film. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations Spencer has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, including one win. She is the first African-American actress to receive Academy Award nominations in back-to-back years, the first African-American actress to receive two Academy Award nominations after a win, and the second-most nominated African-American actress to date. She has also won three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three National Board of Review Awards, two Satellite Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. See also List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories Footnotes References External links 1970 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Montgomery, Alabama Actresses from Alabama African-American actresses African-American history of Alabama American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Auburn University alumni Auburn University at Montgomery alumni Audiobook narrators Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winners Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award winners Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (film) winners Living people Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award winners 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women Actors with dyslexia