TV Article 'The Help': Viola Davis on... The previous Academy Award nominee ponders her talented cast mates and possible Oscar noms By EW Staff Published on December 9, 2011 05:00AM EST The Help‘s extraordinary ensemble”To the naked eye these characters could be full-out stereotypes. But every actor who came to the table felt that it was our job to make these characters real.” Oscar buzz”You know, actors are the most fragile egos that I know. We always want the confirmation that we did well. But my true reward was not sitting in the theater and going, ‘Wow, this is such a great film. I wish I were in it!”’