Why Jessica Chastain Was So Emotional After ‘Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Hair and Makeup Oscar Win

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last night’s Oscars long before she won Best Actress for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” When Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh won Best Makeup and Hairstyling, the camera showed Chastain looking overwhelmed and mouthing the words “I love you.” In the days leading up to the Oscars, Chastain had said that she would skip the red carpet if necessary so she could be in the Dolby Theater when the Makeup and Hairstyling award were announced. (It was one of the eight categories relegated to the pre-show.) And indeed, when the moment arrived, she was seated right in front of the stage, her eyes brimming with tears.In her acceptance speech, Dowds thanked Chastain right away, calling her “our biggest, most dedicated collaborator.” That was no exaggeration: The actress has worked with Dowds and Ingram since 2013’s “Mama,” where they crafted her character’s goth-light look.

The trio formed a rapport on that film and have partnered on each of Chastain’s subsequent projects. They are currently in the middle of their sixteenth collaboration, “George and Tammy,” an upcoming Paramount+ limited series in which the actress stars as Tammy Wynette opposite Michael Shannon as George Jones.TheWrap spoke with Chastain by phone on Oscar nominations morning last month when, calling from the “George and Tammy” set in full Tammy Wynette hair and makeup, she giddily recalled exchanging hugs and triumphant cheers of “We did it!” with Dowds and Ingram.“Jess is a brilliant collaborator and is very sharing in the process,” Dowds told us earlier this month. “She’s very diligent about research and really, you know, figuring things out.