Hidden Figures actress, Octavia Spencer is having an awesome first half of the year.
The Academy Award-winning actress picked up yet another award: Woman of the Year from Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Fresh off her nomination for a second Oscar, Spencer was honored with a parade through the streets of Cambridge, Mass., followed by a roast and the presentation of her pudding pot.
“That pot was hard to get,” she joked when asked how it compared with an Oscar. “It was difficult to get, but it was one that will be forever indelibly etched in my memories. This has just been so much fun today.”
The actress said she was touched by the fans who called her an inspiration Thursday.
“That really touches my heart because I have the luxury now of getting to choose … the characters that I play,” she said. “One of the things that I like to do is choose movies … that will allow for a little escapism but also educate while entertaining, and I think Hidden Figures does that on so many levels.”
