Tow (2026)
Barb
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer Movie Reviews
Spirited
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Encounter
Hattie
Thunder Force
Emily Stanton
The Witches
Grandmother
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove
Onward
Manticore (voice)
Dolittle
Dab-Dab (voice)
Luce
Harriet Wilson
Ma
Sue Ann
A Kid Like Jake
Judy
Small Town Crime
Kelly Banks
The Shape of Water
Zelda
Gifted
Roberta Taylor
The Shack
Papa / Elouisa
Hidden Figures
Dorothy Vaughn
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Miss Harris
The Free World
Linda Workman
Fathers and Daughters
Dr. Corman
Zootopia
Mrs. Otterson (voice)
Blog Posts That Mention Octavia Spencer
TV/Streaming
“Ride or Die”: Two Best Friends, Too Many Lies, and a Good Reason to Get a Fake Passport
TV/Streaming
Season 2 of Netflix’s “Running Point” Is An Easy Layup
TV/Streaming
What to Watch on Netflix: March 2025
TV/Streaming
Flying to the Moon: Ten Films About the Apollo Program
Far Flungers
High-Spirited Naughtiness: Celebrating Terry Zwigoff’s Bad Santa
Features
Overdue Oscars: The 2021 Actors Looking for Their First Academy Awards
Festivals & Awards
57th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Schedule; Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch to Open
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2021: Encounter, Earwig, Inexorable
Festivals & Awards
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Offers Virtual Experience in 37th Year
Chaz's Journal
Welcome to Women Writers Week 2020
Interviews
We Want to Tell Personal Stories at Pixar: Head of Story Kelsey Mann on Onward
Festivals & Awards
Watch the Academy Awards and the Film Independent Spirit Awards This Weekend
Chaz's Journal
Chaz Ebert’s Top 10 Films (And Then Some) of 2019
TV/Streaming
Apple TV Drama Truth Be Told Just Sounds Like Lies
Far Flungers
Playing it Luce: Questions for a complicated movie
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: September 5, 2019
Festivals & Awards
Chicago Critics Film Festival Announces Full Schedule, Special Guests
Chaz's Journal
Black Women vs. The End of the World (Again)
Chaz's Journal
How the Image of Black Women Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in the Last Two Decades
Festivals & Awards
The Best Performances of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Festivals & Awards
The Best Films of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2019: Luce, Big Time Adolescence, Them That Follow
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2019 Interview: Julius Onah on Luce
Festivals & Awards
Backstage at the 2019 Golden Globes
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2019 Announces Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
Interviews
Anatomy of a Relationship: Silas Howard on A Kid Like Jake
Far Flungers
The Destiny of Abandonment: The Films of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan
Festivals & Awards
Diary of a Sundance Juror
Festivals & Awards
Sundance Goes From #MeToo to What’s Next
Festivals & Awards
The Best Films of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Festivals & Awards
The Shape of Water Tops 2018 Oscar Nominees
Festivals & Awards
Congratulations to Steve James on Your Oscar Nomination
Festivals & Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2018 Jury Announced
Festivals & Awards
Women Rock the 23rd Critics Choice Awards
Festivals & Awards
Three Billboards, Lady Bird Win Big at 75th Golden Globes
Festivals & Awards
“The Shape of Water” Leads the 2018 Golden Globe Nominees
Chaz's Journal
My Favorite Films of 2017
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2018 Announces Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
Festivals & Awards
AFI Fest 2017: “The Shape of Water” Panel with Guillermo del Toro, Sally Hawkins and more
Chaz's Journal
Will 2018 Have More Female Oscar Contenders Than Ever?
Festivals & Awards
Oscars Could Be Facing Dearth of Diversity Yet Again
Festivals & Awards
Cupid’s Arrow Pierced My Tender Heart at the Movies
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2017: “The Shape of Water,” “First Reformed,” “Darkest Hour”
Festivals & Awards
The Greatest Show on Earth: Recap of the 2017 Telluride Film Festival
Features
2017 Fall Movie Preview: 25 Films We’re Excited About
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: April 27, 2017
Festivals & Awards
“Moonlight,” “La La Land” Win Big at Academy Awards
Festivals & Awards
RogerEbert.com’s Coverage of 2017 Oscar-Nominated Films: Table of Contents
Features
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Interviews
Video Interview: Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer on “Hidden Figures”
Festivals & Awards
2017 Oscar Nominees Spotlight Diversity
Features
Non-Stop Action, Festival Favorites and More: A Winter 2017 Film Preview
Features
The Great Performances of 2016
Features
The Individual Top Tens of 2016
Chaz's Journal
AAFCA Hails 2016 As The Best Year For Blacks In Cinema
Chaz's Journal
A Baker’s Dozen: 13 More Must-See Films of 2016
Festivals & Awards
How the Fall Festivals Defined the Best Picture Race
Festivals & Awards
#OscarsSoWhite and Extending Diversity
MZS
It’s time to stop making fun of the National Board of Review
Festivals & Awards
“Life Itself” to be Honored at AAFCA Awards Gala
Interviews
Speaking for a Generation: Kevin Costner, Anthony Mackie and Mike Binder on “Black or White”
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2014: The Awards Season Impact of This Year’s Fest
Features
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Features
Top Ten Lists of 2013 From Our Contributors
Festivals & Awards
It Truly Is an Honor Just To Be Nominated
Festivals & Awards
Critic Awards Begin to Shape the Oscar Race
Features
Five Memories from My Year of Watching Women
Festivals & Awards
New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review Start the Oscar Race
Features
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Chaz's Journal
Four Black Actors Vie for the Best Actor Oscar
Far Flungers
Snowpiercer
Features
“Fruitvale Station” Interviews
Features
Sundance Institute Honors Roger Ebert and Filmmaker Ryan Coogler
Festivals & Awards
Artifice and Real Life: Cannes Report, May 16, 2013
Far Flungers
A South Korean “Zodiac”
Roger Ebert
Outguess Ebert on the Oscars
Roger Ebert
Toronto #5: Loopers and the looped
Festivals & Awards
“The Artist” and “Hugo”: A very French Oscars
Festivals & Awards
Complete list of Academy Award nominations
Festivals & Awards
And the Oscar nominations go to…
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