Jessica Chastain will eventually be promoted as a lead actress and not as a supporting actress by Kathryn Bigelow's film «Zero Dark Thirty«, As everyone thought at first.
The actress already had a great year in 2011 in which she appeared in films such as "The Tree of Life" or "Maids and Ladies" for which she was a candidate for the Oscar for best supporting actress, and now she wants to fight for the statuette in this new edition of the Academy Awards.
To date the big favorites for this award have been Jennifer Lawrence by David O. Russell's tape "Silver Linings Playbook" and Marion Cotillard for his role in Jacques Audiard's French film "Rust and Bone."
Another of the interpreters that must also be taken into account this year is Helen Mirren, who aspires to Best Actress Oscar for one of the surprises of the season, Sacha Gervasi's film "Hitchcock."
Jessica Chastain It is not going to be easy at all when going from supporting actress to leading actress. Since he will face, not only Lawrence, Cotillard and Mirren, but also other interpreters will try to win the award such as the young woman of only eight years Quvanzhé Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild", Keira Knightley for "Anna Karenina "or Elle Fanning for" Ginger and Rosa. "
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Source - premiosocar.net