Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2017 is...

People reports that Harvard has selected Octavia Spencer has their Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year for 2017. Their press release reads as follows: "We could not be more excited to offer Ms Spencer our Woman of the Year award. We are humbled by her talent and are so honored that our little Pudding pot will be sitting alongside Ms Spencer's Oscar and Golden Globe on her mantle. Everyone here is really looking forward to meeting her – as long as she doesn’t prove as difficult as her character on 30 Rock!" 

Announcing our 2017 Woman of the Year, #OctaviaSpencer! And for the first time ever, we're going to Facebook Live the press conference after the roast. Make sure to follow us to get all of the details. #hastypudding #WOY2017 . . . . . #thehastypudding #bostonblog #bostonian #womanoftheyear #manoftheyear #collegelife #ivyleague #96winthrop #houseofblues #hastypudding #theatricals #theater #posters #celebrities #actorslife #theaterkids #peacockblue #theharvardkrokodiloes #krokodiloes #artists #artsyfartsy #neophyte #clubhouse #harvard #cambridgema

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