C.and he did it. Jessica Chastain won the Oscar 2022 as Best Actress in a Leading Role – last Oscar of the edition. The recognition comes after the two nominations in 2012 and 2013, respectively for The Help And Zero Dark Thirty.
Jessica Chastain’s speech at the 2022 Oscars
Wrapped in a gorgeous lilac and bronze dress from Gucciwhich enhanced its magnetic beauty, on the stage of the Dolby Theater Chastain gave a exciting thank you speech. Speech that did not leave room for rhetoricbut it went straight to the hearts of the spectators, like a punch in the stomach.
“We come from a difficult time of isolation”, he begins, to address “those who have lost hope and feel alone”. To these people, but also to anyone who is listening, the actress reminds her that suicide is one of the highest causes of death in the United States.
A problem that affects many families, “as it affected mine (one of the two sisters committed suicide in 2003, nda) and also members of the LGBTQ + communitywho sometimes feel out of place ».
Jessica Chastain in Gucci with the Oscar for “The eyes of Tammy Faye”. (Getty Images)
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The tribute to Tammy Faye: “I wanted to do her justice”
Then he points the finger at politics. “We are confronted with one discriminatory legislation, which pursues the sole objective of dividing us ». Then he mentions hate crime and violence around the world and talks about Tammy. Tammy Faye, the protagonist of the film with which she won the 2022 Oscar.
“In moments like these I think of Tammy and I let myself be inspired by her love, by her compassion. I consider it a guide and it reminds me that we have to be accepted for who we are, for those we love and who must live life without the fear of violence. To those who feel lonely and hopeless, I just want you to know that you are loved unconditionally for your uniqueness ».
Finally, a salute to daughter Juliet: “My darling”, he says in Italian, “you are all my heart.” To support it in the audience, however, there is the husband, the Italian entrepreneur Gian Luca Passi.
Jessica Chastain winner of the 2022 Academy Awards in the Best Actress category for the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Getty)
Jessica Chastain’s Tammy Faye
Shortly before the start of the ceremony, the actress released the usual interview on the red carpet. Speaking of the film she was competing with at the Academy Awards, she recounted how she managed to put on the role of Tammy Faye. “It was an amazing hair and make-up job.”
In fact, in the film Faye’s story unfolds over three decades. “In thirty years it has changed a lot and I too have had to change.” A challenge that did not scare the actress, but also producer of the film. “Seven years ago I bought the rights,” she says, “it was a dream for me to be able to tell his story correctly. I wanted to do her justice“.
Regarding the travel companion, Andrew Garfield (also nominated for the 2022 Oscars for Best Leading Actor), he spends more than positive words. He defines it “An important, brilliant partner” and he adds: «Thank you because, by showing me the best of you, you are able to bring out the best in me».
Oscar 2022 all winners
Best Film: The Signs of the Heart (TAIL)
Best Director: Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith – A Winning Family – King Richard (King Richard)
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur – The signs of the heart (CODA)
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Best Non-Original Screenplay: Sian Heder – The signs of the heart (CODA)
Best International Film: Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kā), directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (Japan)
Best Makeup: Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh – The eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Costumes: Jenny Beavan – Cruella (Cruella)
Best Sound: Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, Ron Bartlett – Dunes (Dune: Part One)
Best Animated Film: Encantodirected by Byron Howard and Jared Bush
Best Documentary: Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Questlove, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
Best special effects: Paul Lambert, Tristen Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer – Dunes (Dune: Part One)
Best Production Design: Patrice Vermette – Dunes (Dune: Part One)
Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser – Dunes (Dune: Part One)
Best Editing: Joe Walker – Dunes (Dune: Part One)
Best Score: Hans Zimmer – Dunes (Dune: Part One)
Best Song: No Time To Die (music by Billie Eilish; lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell) – No Time to Die
Best Short Film: The Long Goodbyedirected by Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
Best Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketballdirected by Ben Proudfoot
Best Animated Short: The Windshield Wiperdirected by Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
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