Between her nomination-scooping role as a hardened CIA analyst in Zero Dark Thirty and her standout turn alongside Tom Hardy in Lawless, any fears that Chastain may have peaked too early with the astonishing year she had in 2011 - The Tree of Life, The Help, Take Shelter, Coriolanus, The Debt - should now have been laid to rest.
Digital Spy takes a look back through Chastain's comparatively short but incredibly accomplished career on screen.
Veronica Mars (2004)
One of Chastain's very first screen roles was as the victimised neighbour of Kristen Bell's heroine, in an early episode of beloved high school mystery series Veronica Mars. Even die-hard fans may struggle to remember her from this relatively brief appearance, but there's a fragility to her performance that foreshadows later work.
One of Chastain's very first screen roles was as the victimised neighbour of Kristen Bell's heroine, in an early episode of beloved high school mystery series Veronica Mars. Even die-hard fans may struggle to remember her from this relatively brief appearance, but there's a fragility to her performance that foreshadows later work.
1 of 12
Zero Dark Thirty comes out in the UK this Friday (January 25).
