The Hasty Pudding student theatrical group of Harvard University will honor (and roast) Octavia on January 26th during a live-streamed ceremony.
Previous honorees for the Woman of the Year include Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Kerry Washington and Anne Hathaway to name a few.
Source: https://goodblacknews.org/2017/01/19/octavia-spencer-named-harvard-universitys-hasty-pudding-woman-of-the-year-for-2017/