Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress

 You're so thrilled for me. Where will you put your Oscar? In your home? Because your speech was so moving. What did you think about Bill Smith's Where will I put my Oscar in my home? I have no idea. I don't know. I still can't understand that I'm holding this is the first time I've held an Oscar. I'm friends with Eddie Redmain, and I've been to his house in London and everyone was like, oh, look, it's Oscar. And they all picked it up, and I was like, I can't pick it up. I felt superstitious. So this is the very first time I've even held it. So I have had no thought of where it's going to go, but I will respect it for sure, wherever it is. Thank you. What does this win mean to you? It's very meaningful to me. It was ten years ago that I got the right to tell this story, and I think that was the first year I was nominated for an Oscar, and it was the first year I had seven films come out in 2011. And so to be at the awards ceremony in 2012 was the beginning of my career. And to be here ten years later with a film that I bought the rights to, that I kind of willed into existence is incredibly meaningful.

Also, it's very special to be part of a film that means something to me in that it writes a misjustice. It reexamines a life. It's so important to give each other our flowers when we're still alive. And I feel like we missed that opportunity with Tammy Faye. So it's very special to me. I was texting with her children during the ceremony. I kept texting them. It's a 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.

Jessica Chastain shared a powerful message in her Oscars acceptance speech. The Eyes of Tammy Faye star won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of late televangelist Tammy Faye Baker. When she took the stage, she thanked everyone that worked on the movie, including her costar Andrew Garfield. 

 Right now, we are coming out of some difficult times that have been filled with a lot of trauma and isolation and so many people out there feel hopeless and they feel alone and suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. It's touched many families. It's touched me and especially members of the LGBTQ community who oftentimes steal out of place with their peers.

 The actress also spoke out about the hate crimes being perpetrated worldwide and called out the quote, discriminatory and bigoted legislation that is sweeping our country with the only goal of further dividing us. She said that in light of these challenges, she thinks of Tammy and her love for all.  I'm inspired by her compassion. I see it as a guiding principle that leads us forward and it connects us all and the desire that we want to be accepted for who we are, accepted for who we love, and live a life without the fear of violence or terror.