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94th Academy Awards, Jessica Chastainwon the Best Actress statuette for her role as Tammy Fayein The Eyes of Tammy Faye.Chastainbeat out fellow nominees Olivia Colman (), Penelope Cruz (), Nicole Kidman () and Kristen Stewart () to win the Oscar.Sunday's award marked Chastain's first Oscar, after previously being nominated for and . Earlier this awards season, the actress nabbed the Critics Choice Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for her role.«Thank you so much to the Academy for this,» the 45-year-old actress said in her acceptance speech, before crediting her nominees. «I have to say your names — Kristen, Nicole, Penelope, Olivia -- I love you guys so much. To be included in the conversation with you is such an honor. I have to thank Michael Showalter, my director, who created a space that inspired creativity and love and courage. And the incredible hair and makeup team… who really helped me find her.»«My scene partner and collaborator, Andrew Garfield, the brilliant Andrew Garfield. Thank you so much for bringing out the best in me by showing up with the best of you,» Chastain added.

Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar for her performance as televangelist and queer icon Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”During her speech, Chastain addressed several issues plaguing the nation, including “discriminatory and bigoted legislation,” a nod to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.“We’re faced with discriminatory and bigoted legislation that is sweeping our country with the only goal of further dividing us. There’s violence and hate crimes being perpetuated on innocent civilians all over the world. And in times like this, I think of Tammy and I’m inspired by her radical acts of love,” Chastain said in her speech.

The Oscars looked kindly on Jessica Chastain.

For Jessica Chastain, the third time is the charm. After two previous nominations – one for Best Supporting Actress in “The Help,” another for Best Actress in “Zero Dark Thirty” – Chastain has been named Best Actress at the 94th Academy Awards for her portrayal of infamous televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in Michael Showalter’s “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” View Our Complete List of 2022 Oscar Winners Even before the nominees were announced, Chastain had been considered one of the leading candidates for the Best Actress award; she made our shortlist all the way back in September 2021.

Jessica Chastain had the best reaction to “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” hair and makeup team winning Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 2022 Oscars.

Wilson Chapman editorJessica Chastain is nominated for best actress at the 2022 Oscars for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” a film produced by Disney-owned company Searchlight. On the red carpet of the awards show, Chastain discussed the company’s controversial response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida.“I think it’s important to take a stand against discriminatory, bigoted legislation,” Chastain told Variety senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin on the Oscars red carpet.

She couldn’t hold back the giggles! Jessica Chastain was seen bursting into laughter as 2022 Oscars host Amy Schumer roasted Leonardo DiCaprio.

The makeup and hairstyling team for The Eyes of Tammy Faye — Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh — have taken the Oscar in the category. Dowds acted as the makeup department head, Raleigh was in charge of special makeup effects, and Ingram was head of the hair department. This is the first Oscar nomination and win for the three.

Spencer, Olivia Coleman as a troubled woman in The Lost Daughter, Penélope Cruz as a single mother with a devastating secret in Parallel Mothers, Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos, or Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Well, choose they did. Below you'll find all of the Oscars 2022 winners.

Academy Awards:Sound: “Dune”Documentary (short subject): “The Queen of Basketball”Best animated short film: “The Windshield Wiper”Live action short: “The Long Goodbye”Music (original score): “Dune”Film editing: “Dune”Production design: “Dune”Makeup and hairstyling: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”———For more on this year’s Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards

telecast won’t be airing eight of the 23 categories in an attempt to make the ceremony “more thrilling” — and in hopes to repair abysmal ratings from last year that hit an all-time low.Academy President David Rubin sent out a letter to members in February explaining the change — which has celebs like Jessica Chastain, who feels every category is worth televising, up in arms.“I will absolutely be present when the makeup category is being called, and if that means I’m not doing press on the red carpet or ABC or whatever it is, then so be it,” the “Eyes of Tammy Faye” star said on the “Next Best Picture” podcast.The road to this year’s show has had many hurdles beyond the slimmed-down show. The ceremony’s organizers also received backlash after they announced that they will not require guests to show proof of vaccination.

Oscars in years. Potentially because no one has seen most of the films nominated.

We’re just about 24 hours away from the 2022 Oscars and it’s time to make our final predictions for the awards!

Clayton Davis One of the greatest working actors of today, Jessica Chastain eyes her first possible Oscar win on Sunday for best actress for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” from Searchlight Pictures.Also serving as a producer, she would be the second woman to win an acting Oscar for a movie she also produced. The first was Frances McDormand for “Nomadland” (2020), winning best picture.Blazing onto the Hollywood scene significantly in 2011, Chastain transitioned into film after earning acclaim in the world of theater.

her movie about Princess Diana — at the Venice Film Festival last September, Stewart, 31, was instantly heralded as the front-runner for the Best Actress Oscar. “The Venice crowd hooted and cheered,” a promising report in Variety said of the world premiere, “showering Stewart with a three-minute standing ovation.”The buzz was a well-deserved achievement from a real talent who critics adore, but nonetheless is often underestimated by the industry.

The most unpredictable category at the 2022 Oscars seems to be Best Actress and the latest predictions have taken a surprising turn.

Clayton Davis With the Oscars just days away, the awards pundits and Hollywood whisperers are trying to read all the tea leaves and figure out what’s winning in all 23 categories.A longtime friend and former writing colleague, Mark Johnson at Awards Daily, recently broke down the art of predicting, putting them into four simple rationales: data analysis, cultural zeitgeist, conversations with AMPAS members and gut instinct.The data piece is what’s driven by Film Twitter, while the cultural zeitgeist you see through viral videos on TikTok (for example, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto,” isn’t nominated for Oscar but helps “Dos Oruguitas.”)This year’s crop of nominees represents interesting record breakers and trends in the Oscar canon. So let’s break it all down and how it could hint to potential winners in the wings.

Rachel Zegler has confirmed that she will be attending this year’s Oscars ceremony after all. Last week, the West Side Story star stunned her fans after revealing that she had not been invited to the ceremony, which takes place this Sunday (27 March). The news sparked a backlash, with critics asking why the lead star of one of 2022’s most-nominated films was not attending.

Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are gearing up for 's big post-Oscars special next Monday, and the pair pulled out all the stops for their opening sketch.With some green screen technology and a whole lot of costumes and make-up, Ripa and Seacrest recreated (and were digitally inserted) into some of the year's biggest movies for a fun take on the Oscar-nominated fare.ET's Rachel Smith recently spoke with the co-hosts about the clever sketch — and Ripa's impressive transformation into Tammy Faye Bakker for their lampooning of Jessica Chastain's«It really was Kristofer Buckle's makeup,» Ripa said, referring to her stylist and close friend, who used his makeup expertise to create her Tammy Faye look. «I cannot take credit.»«And then, I wasn't impersonating Tammy Faye. I was impersonating Jessica Chastain Tammy Faye,» she added.

Claire Coghlan Jessica Chastain, Ariana DeBose and Kristen Stewart each have, in their own stylish right, delivered fashion moments to remember this awards season. Whether or not they take home a golden statuette on Oscar night, this trio of talented trailblazers has already won us over with a bold and beautiful red carpet style.Alexander McQueen at TIFF Pre-Reception for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye”“This look is so interesting because it’s couture-level embroidery on a T-shirt!” says Chastain’s stylist, Elizabeth Stewart, of the asymmetric embroidered top.

Rachel Zegler has been invited to present at the Oscars amid fan outrage the West Side Storystar hadn’t been asked to attend the ceremony. Earlier this week, the twenty-year-old debutante said she would not be attending this year’s Academy Awards as she hadn’t been invited.

Kelly Ripa is taking her award season preparations very seriously, and now some fans think she might have taken things too far.MORE: Kelly Ripa shares new details from family vacation following returnLive with Kelly and Ryan released an exciting teaser promoting their After Oscar show out the Monday following the Academy Awards, to discuss all things winners, red carpet looks, and surprises of the night.The teaser however revealed a shocking transformation Kelly underwent in honor of the awards, and fans were completely taken aback by it.WATCH: Kelly's son Joaquin showcased his impressive dance moves in a new video MORE: Kelly Ripa's family celebrate news related to son Joaquin's time at college"This is who I really am," the television host said in the video, recreating an iconic scene from Jessica Chastain's Oscar nominated film, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which tells the story of infamous televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker.Tammy was known for her extreme make-up looks, most notably for her eye make-up, which featured layers upon layers of heavy black mascara.

Ahead of the 94th Academy Awards this week, Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for a ceremony with much still up in the air.BEST PICTUREThe Nominees: “Belfast”; “CODA”; “Don’t Look Up”; “Drive My Car”; “Dune”; “King Richard”; “Licorice Pizza”; “Nightmare Alley”; “The Power of the Dog”; “West Side Story.”BAHR: At this point it really feels like the award will go to “The Power of the Dog." It is paradoxically both a safe choice and a game changer in that it would be a first best picture win for Netflix after years of trying. Jane Campion’s last major shot at picture (and director) was with “The Piano,” but in 1994 that basically stood no chance against “Schindler’s List.” This time, it’s her film that has the leg up on the Spielberg.

You might have read that Jessica Chastain is likely forgoing Oscar’s red carpet this year. That’s because the Best Actress nominee for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” wants to make sure she’s on hand to watch the Makeup and Hair category, one of eight awards that will not be announced live during the telecast.

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer revealed that her request to have Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky address the star-studded gathering was rejected. In a teaser clip for her forthcoming appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on 24 March, the comedian commented on using the Oscars platform to highlight important global issues – including Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Kelly Ripa is celebrating one of the best performances in cinema this year at the upcoming Live with Kelly and Ryan After Oscar Show. The talk show host, 51, transformed into Tammy Faye Bakker, played by Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, 44, in the The Eyes of Tammy Faye, in a clip from the show that airs March 28, the day after the 2022 Academy Awards. Kelly absolutely nails her impersonation as Tammy by rocking the iconic evangelist’s signature red curly hair, eye lashes, and makeup. The clip even starts off with Kelly belting out Tammy’s anthem “Jesus Keeps Takin’ Me Higher and Higher.”

Elvis Presley was building his popularity. The singer was slowly but surely growing a passionate fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to follow, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.

The 94th Academy Awards are near and Jessica Chastain is ready to support her “Eyes of Tammy Faye” makeup team’s category call.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs Oscar voting opens, the guild awards could prove a guide — or bellwether — to who will take home trophies March 27.Last week’s Costume Designers Guild handed out prizes to “Cruella” (period film), “Dune” (fantasy/sci-fi) and “Coming 2 America” (contemporary).The CDG has matched Oscar 11 times since 1999 (when the guild first handed out awards) for best costume design with one of their winners. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” in 2021 was the most recent, and in 2019 it was “Black Panther.” So there’s a good chance that the category’s frontrunners, “Cruella” and “Dune,” will take home the win.The Makeup and Hairstylist Guild Awards kicked off crafts season in February, awarding “Coming 2 America” three trophies, while “Cruella” took home best period hairstyling.

There’s a chance that Jessica Chastain might not be on the red carpet for the 2022 Oscars.

people who recreated it in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” with a full-hearted “Hallelujah!”For the film’s makeup artist Linda Dowds and hairstylist Stephanie Ingram, nominated for Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling along with prosthetics whiz Justin Raleigh, Bakker’s commitment to her appearance was key to reproducing it on the film’s star, Jessica Chastain. The movie traces several decades of Bakker’s life, from fresh-faced 1960s Bible college student to exhaustively made-up ex-television personality trying to bounce back from the scandal that sent her then husband to prison in 1989. According to Dowds, the hardest era to nail was the tattooed, harder-edged later years.

Ahead of the 94th Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for a ceremony with much still up in the air.BEST PICTUREThe Nominees: “Belfast”; “CODA”; “Don’t Look Up”; “Drive My Car”; “Dune”; “King Richard”; “Licorice Pizza”; “Nightmare Alley”; “The Power of the Dog”; “West Side Story.”BAHR: At this point it really feels like the award will go to “The Power of the Dog." It is paradoxically both a safe choice and a game changer in that it would be a first best picture win for Netflix after years of trying. Jane Campion’s last major shot at picture (and director) was with “The Piano,” but in 1994 that basically stood no chance against “Schindler’s List.” This time, it’s her film that has the leg up on the Spielberg.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEver since Searchlight Pictures released stills of Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” audiences were captivated by her transformation, and now, the hair and makeup team, along with Chastain, are all in the running for Oscar. The goal of makeup department head Linda Dowds, hair department head Stephanie Ingram and special makeup effects artist Justin Raleigh was not to make a caricature of the famous televangelist but create a real person.Raleigh’s process began with 2D conceptual designs combining the real Tammy Faye Bakker with Chastain to figure out the elements that had to be altered with prosthetics.

Elvis Presley was just coming up in popularity. The singer was slowly but surely building a fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to come, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.

Elvis Presley was a very smart man - especially when it came to music. The King of Rock and Roll would not have been able to achieve 18 number one songs if he was not an expert in his craft.

Representation of female protagonists and BIPOC women in 2021’s top-grossing films have ticked up slightly, the latest study from San Diego State University’s Dr. Martha Lauzen finds.