American actress Jessica Chastain made her film debut with the 2008 independent drama Jolene, for which she won a Best Actress award at the Seattle International Film Festival. Her breakthrough came in 2011, when she starred in six films, and received critical acclaim for her performances in Take Shelter, The Tree of Life, and The Help. The supporting role of an aspiring socialite in The Help earned her nominations for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice and Golden Globe. The following year, Chastain played the leading role of a CIA agent in Kathryn Bigelow's thriller Zero Dark Thirty, which won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. She once again received nominations for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and the BAFTA Award.
The part of an unrelenting wife in the crime film A Most Violent Year (2014) garnered Chastain the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, and another Golden Globe nomination. For playing an astrophysicist in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar (2014), and a mysterious woman in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror film Crimson Peak (2015), she received nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, winning the award for the latter. Also in 2015, she received a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role as an astronaut in the science fiction film The Martian. Further Golden Globe nominations came for her portrayals of strong-willed titular characters in the dramas Miss Sloane (2016) and Molly's Game (2017), and an unhappily married woman in the miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021).
In 2021, Chastain starred in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye as the televangelist Tammy Faye, for which she won the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress. She won another Screen Actors Guild Award and earned her first nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for portraying the country singer Tammy Wynette in the miniseries George & Tammy (2022). For starring in a 2023 Broadway revival of A Doll's House, Chastain won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Best Supporting Actress2013Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2022The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting RoleOutstanding Cast in a Motion Picture2013Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading RoleZero Dark Thirty2022The Eyes of Tammy Faye2023Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieGeorge & Tammy
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2012Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2013Best Actress in a Leading RoleZero Dark Thirty
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Film2012Best Supporting ActressBest Acting Ensemble2013Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2015Best Supporting Actress2015 MVP Awardrowspan="4" Interstellar Miss Julie A Most Violent Year2018Best ActressMolly's Game2022The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards2023Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieGeorge & Tammy
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture2013Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaZero Dark Thirty2015Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture2017Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaMiss Sloane2018Molly's Game2022The Eyes of Tammy FayeBest Actress – Miniseries or Television FilmScenes from a Marriage2023George & Tammy
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2023Best Actress in a PlayA Doll's HouseBest Revival of a Play
Other awards Black Reel Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Outstanding Ensemble
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Best Supporting FemaleTake Shelter20152024Best Lead PerformanceMemory
Irish Film & Television Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015Best International ActressMiss Julie
Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Best Ensemble PerformanceTake Shelter
National Board of Review Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Best Cast2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting Actress
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Best Supporting Actress2011 Best Ensemble – Motion Picture2012 Best Actress – Motion Picture - DramaZero Dark Thirty2018Molly's Game2022The Eyes of Tammy Faye2023The Good Nurse
Venice Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Gucci Award for Women in Cinema
Other associations Award/Organization Year Category Work Result AACTA Awards2013Best ActressZero Dark ThirtyAlliance of Women Film Journalists2012Best Supporting ActressBest Ensemble CastBest Breakthrough PerformanceOutstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry2013Best ActressZero Dark ThirtyHumanitarian Activism – Female Icon AwardUnforgettable Moment Award2016Bravest Performance AwardMiss Sloane2022Best ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeAmerican Cinematheque2024 American Cinematheque Award Astra TV Awards2023Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology SeriesGeorge & TammyAustin Film Critics Association2011Best Supporting ActressTake Shelter2011Breakthrough Artist AwardCoriolanusThe DebtThe HelpTake ShelterTexas Killing FieldsThe Tree of Life Chicago Film Critics Association2011Best Supporting Actress2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting Actress2022Best ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting ActressDeauville American Film Festival2011New Hollywood Award2014Career TributeDetroit Film Critics Society2011Best Supporting ActressTake Shelter2011Best Ensemble2011Breakthrough PerformanceTake ShelterThe Tree of Life2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2017Molly's Game2021Best ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeDorian Awards2012We're Wilde About You Rising Star Award2013Film Performance of the Year – ActressZero Dark ThirtyDrama Desk Award2023 Outstanding Lead Performance in a PlayA Doll's HouseDrama League Award2023Distinguished PerformanceA Doll's HouseBest Revival of a PlayA Doll's House (as a producer)Dublin Film Critics Circle2011Best ActressInternational BreakthroughTake ShelterThe Tree of LifeEmpire Awards2013Best ActressZero Dark ThirtyFangoria Chainsaw Awards2016Best Supporting ActressCrimson PeakFlorida Film Critics Circle2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting ActressGeorgia Film Critics Association2012Best Supporting Actress2012Breakthrough Awards2013Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2015Best Actress2018Best ActressMolly's GameGolden Raspberry Awards2020Worst Supporting ActressDark PhoenixHollywood Film Awards2011Ensemble of the Year Houston Film Critics Society2011Best Supporting Actress2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting Actress2021Best ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeLondon Film Critics Circle2011Supporting Actress of the Year2012Actress of the YearZero Dark Thirty2014Supporting Actress of the YearLos Angeles Film Critics Association2011Best Supporting ActressCoriolanusThe DebtThe HelpTake ShelterTexas Killing FieldsThe Tree of LifeMTV Movie Awards2012Best Cast2013Best Scared-As-S**t PerformanceZero Dark Thirty2014Best Scared-As-S**t PerformanceMamaNational Society of Film Critics2012Best Supporting ActressTake ShelterThe Tree of Life2013Best ActressZero Dark ThirtyNew York Film Critics Circle2011Best Supporting ActressTake ShelterThe Tree of LifeNew York Film Critics Online2011Breakthrough PerformerThe HelpTake ShelterThe Tree of LifeOnline Film Critics Society2012Best Supporting Actress2012Best Breakthrough Performance2013Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting ActressPalm Springs International Film Festival2011Spotlight AwardCoriolanusThe DebtThe HelpTake ShelterThe Tree of Life2018 Chairman's AwardMolly's Game2021 Desert Palm Achievement Award - ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeOuter Critics Circle Award2023Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway PlayA Doll's HouseSan Diego Film Critics Society2011Body of Work2011Best Supporting Actress2011Best Ensemble2012Best ActressZero Dark ThirtySan Francisco Film Critics Circle2014Best Supporting ActressSan Sebastián International Film Festival2021Silver Shell for Best Leading PerformanceSaturn Awards2012Best ActressTake Shelter2013Zero Dark Thirty2015Best Supporting Actress Interstellar2016Best Actress 2016Best Supporting Actress Crimson PeakSeattle International Film Festival2008Best ActressJoleneSt. Louis Film Critics Association2011Best Supporting Actress2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting Actress2021Best ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeTeen Choice Awards2016Choice Movie Actress: Drama2016Choice Movie: LiplockToronto Film Critics Association2011Best Supporting ActressTake Shelter2011Best Supporting Actress2012Best ActressZero Dark ThirtyToronto International Film Festival2021TIFF Tribute Award—Vancouver Film Critics Circle2012Best Supporting ActressTake ShelterThe Tree of Life2013Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2015Best Supporting Actress2022Best ActressThe Eyes of Tammy FayeVillage Voice Film Poll2011Best Supporting ActressTake Shelter2012Best ActressZero Dark ThirtyWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2011Best Ensemble2012Best EnsembleZero Dark Thirty2012Best ActressZero Dark Thirty2014Best Supporting ActressWomen Film Critics Circle2011Best Female Ensemble2011Best ActressThe Help2014Woman's Right to Male Roles in MoviesInterstellar2017The Invisible Woman Award Zurich Film Festival2023 Golden Icon Award —
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References
External links List of awards and nominations at the Internet Movie Database