Jessica Chastain

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

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Jessica Chastain's Oscar speech shines the spotlight on suicide and ... (East Coast Radio)

Jessica Chastain gave a moving speech as she accepted the best actress Oscar for 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' over the weekend.

"In times like this, I think of Tammy and I'm inspired by her radical acts of love. There's violence and hate crimes being perpetuated on innocent civilians all over the world," she said. Jessica has been vocal about the death of her sister Juliet Chastain, who died by suicide in 2003 at age 24. "And right now we are coming out of some difficult times that have been filled with a lot of trauma and isolation. It's touched mine," she said. I have to thank Michael Showalter, my director, who created a space that inspired creativity and love and courage.

Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for 'The Eyes of Tammy ... (The Jerusalem Post)

The Oscar triumph for Chastain, 45, virtually unrecognizable in heavy makeup as Tammy Faye Bakker, followed a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance and ...

Born in Sacramento, California, Chastain graduated from the Juilliard School and worked on television and live theater before making her film debut in 2008 as a sexually abused teenager in "Jolene," inspired by the Dolly Parton song of the same title. Chastain was previously nominated for an Oscar for her 2012 portrayal of a CIA analyst on the hunt of Osama Bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty" and her 2011 supporting role as a Southern socialite in the 1960s racial drama "The Help." LOS ANGELES - Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress for her mascara-laden title role as the on-air preaching partner and wife of Christian televangelist Jim Bakker in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," chronicling the couple's rise and fall.

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Aunjanue Ellis, who had a smaller role in The Help, was also up for an Oscar this year, Best Supporting Actress for King Richard. Bryce Dallas Howard is the ...

Best Supporting Actress, The Help So yeah, I thank Tate Taylor for that." Asked about the fact backstage, the newly minted honoree told the press, "I think that's actually a testament to [director] Tate Taylor and his incredible skills at casting.

Jessica Chastain used her Oscars speech to support the LGBTQ+ community (unknown)

Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar Sunday night for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" and used the moment to highlight an issue close to the heart of the ...

"I'm inspired by her passion. I see it as a guiding principle that leads us forward, and it connects us all in the desire that we want to be accepted for who we are, accepted for who we love, and to live a life without the fear of violence or terror." "In times like this, I think of Tammy and I'm inspired by her radical acts of love," Chastain said.

Jessica Chastain Was 'Superstitious' About Holding Pal Eddie Redmayne's Oscar Before Her Win (unknown)

Jessica Chastain won the Oscar for Best Actress on Sunday for her performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

"Also it's very special to be part of a film that means something to me in that it rights an injustice and it reexamines a life," the actress continued. It's a beautiful, beautiful moment, and it means so much to me in terms of my profession, but also in terms of my life and what I'm putting out into the world." And to be here 10 years later with a film I bought the rights to, that I kind of willed into existence is incredibly meaningful." "It was 10 years ago that I got the rights to tell this story. "So this is the very first time I've even held it. "I still can't understand that I'm holding an Oscar," says Chastain, 45.

Jessica Chastain Channeled the Queen in an Unexpected Way at the Oscars (unknown)

The Oscar winnerJessica Chastain wore some very regal gemstones for her big night at the Oscars.

The “Black Prince’s Ruby” was worn on battlefields by Henry V at Agincourt (where it might have saved him: when the king was struck in the head not only did he survive but so did the stone) and Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth (where it didn’t bring quite the same kind of luck). There is evidence it was part of Henry VIII’s treasure trove as well. The answer would have been yes if you had inquired about the Gucci High Jewelry suite Oscar winner Jessica Chastain wore to the ceremony. And if you analyzed Jessica Chastain’s Gucci earrings on the red capet—or maybe her bracelet, her rings?—you might have wondered about those stones.