The Help” got the upper hand in the Oscar race on Sunday when the movie won three awards from the Screen Actors Guild, including best cast in a surprise over silent movie romance “The Artist.”
“The Help,” which came into the show with a leading four nominations, also earned the best actress award for its star Viola Davis, and a supporting actress trophy for Octavia Spencer. They both played maids who face discrimination in the film set in Mississippi during the 1960s.
