Jessica Chastain & Octavia Spencer: 'The Help' at Palm Springs

Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer hit the red carpet at the 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Saturday (January 7) in Palm Springs, Calif.

The ladies were both honored during the evening for their work in the summer blockbuster The Help. Jessica, 30, received the Spotlight Award while Octavia, 41, picked up the Breakthrough Performance Award.

In case you missed the exciting news, Jessica is heading to Broadway in the fall in the revival of The Heiress and is in talks to join Kathryn Bigelow‘s upcoming film about the death of Osama Bin Laden.

FYI: Jessica is wearing a Prabal Gurung dress, Cartier jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes. Octavia is wearing a David Meister midnight blue blouson sequin evening gown.

15+ pictures inside of Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer at the Palm Springs International Film Festival…