Octavia Spencer's Best Red Carpet Looks Through The Years

Octavia Spencer has won many awards for her acting (read: Oscar, Golden Globe, and SAG), but we’d love to give her a trophy for something else entirely.

Her classically elegant red carpet style. Whether she's giving off Disney princess vibes in a light blue off-the-shoulder gown, daring to do yellow in a ruched head-turner

Pairing the looks with either a classic updo or simple soft curls and sticking to one piece of statement jewelry.

Though she snagged a Golden Globe win for best supporting actress in 2012 for her role as Minny Jackson in The Help, the actress was also vocal about finding a gown

I'm just a short chubby girl," Spencer reportedly told reporters at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, per The Hollywood Reporter.

It's hard for me to find a dress to wear to something like this! It's a lot of pressure, I'll tell ya. No designers are coming to me! Maybe I should have sworn off peanut butter last year instead of this year.

I love a classic look, which is why I love Tadashi," she reportedly said, according to Us Weekly. "I gravitate to whatever looks good on me and whatever makes me feel sexy.

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