By year's end, however, there was less concern about the company's financial future. The studio's $25 million film about racial reconciliation (about a third of the production budget came from Participant), "The Help", cleared $100 million in late August, and was just short of $200 million worldwide by late December. "The Help" was the first film since 2010's "Inception" to be number one at the North American box office for three straight weekends in a row, and was only unseated by another Participant Media film, "Contagion". "The Help" was nominated for four Academy Awards: The film for Best Picture, Viola Davis for Best Actress, and Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress. Spencer won the Oscar for her role.