Debra Messing has a fangirl moment as she snaps a selfie with Oscar winner Octavia Spencer at Makers conference

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 03:17 EST, 7 February 2017 | Updated: 03:38 EST, 7 February 2017

She's up for her second Oscar nomination after winning in 2012 for Best Supporting Actress for The Help.

And Debra Messing appeared to have a fan girl moment as she snapped a selfie with Octavia Spencer on Monday evening.

The actresses were attending the third annual Makers Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Debra Messing appeared to have a fan girl moment as she snapped a selfie with Octavia Spencer on Monday evening; The actresses were attending the third annual Makers Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Debra Messing appeared to have a fan girl moment as she snapped a selfie with Octavia Spencer on Monday evening; The actresses were attending the third annual Makers Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Debra, 48, was dressed in a chic pantsuit as she took out her phone for the snap. 

Octavia, who is up for another Oscar due to her turn in Hidden Figures, looked elegant in her own pantsuit.  

Fresh off her second Oscar nomination, Octavia, 46, signed up to talk with Gloria Steinem about the progress of women of color in Hollywood and the recent Women's March at an upcoming conference.

Chic: Debra, 48, was dressed in a chic pantsuit as she took out her phone for the snap

Chic: Debra, 48, was dressed in a chic pantsuit as she took out her phone for the snap

Octavia, who is up for another Oscar due to her turn in Hidden Figures, looked elegant in her own pantsuit

Octavia, who is up for another Oscar due to her turn in Hidden Figures, looked elegant in her own pantsuit

Spencer joined Steinem for the keynote discussion at the third Makers conference. 

Others slated to attend the event, which was livestreamed on the site, include Sheryl Sandberg, Diane Von Furstenberg, Gabby Douglas, Debra Messing, Rosie Perez and Eva Longoria.

Spencer, already an Oscar winner for best supporting actress for her role in The Help, received another nod in the same category for her depiction of a groundbreaking computer scientist working for NASA in the hit film Hidden Figures.

Fresh off her second Oscar nomination, Octavia, 46, signed up to talk with Gloria Steinem about the progress of women of color in Hollywood and the recent Women's March at an upcoming conference

Fresh off her second Oscar nomination, Octavia, 46, signed up to talk with Gloria Steinem about the progress of women of color in Hollywood and the recent Women's March at an upcoming conference

'With the global energy cell of Women's Marches in this country and six continents to push us forward, I'm especially glad for the reality and timing of the Makers Conference this year,' Steinem said in a statement. 

'I look forward to listening, talking, learning, and making change together.'

Her turn: Messing took the stage at the event

Her turn: Messing took the stage at the event

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