Below is the list of all the awards and nominations received by Jessica Chastain throughout her career in the entertainment industry;
Awards and nominations
| Award/Organization | Year | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won | |||
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated | ||
| Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||||
| Best Breakthrough Performance | The Tree of Life | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry | — | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | |||
| Humanitarian Activism – Female Icon Award | Won | ||||
| Unforgettable Moment Award | Won[a] | ||||
| Bravest Performance Award | Miss Sloane | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Nominated | |||
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Take Shelter | Won | |
| 2011 | Breakthrough Artist Award | Coriolanus The Debt The Help Take Shelter Texas Killing Fields The Tree of Life |
Won | ||
| Black Reel Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Ensemble | The Help | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2012 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Tree of Life | Won | |
| Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | |||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Nominated | |||
| Critics’ Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated | |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||||
| 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | MVP Award | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Interstellar Miss Julie A Most Violent Year |
Won | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Molly’s Game | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won | |||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | 4th place | ||
| Deauville American Film Festival | 2011 | New Hollywood Award | — | Won | |
| 2014 | Career Tribute | — | Won | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Take Shelter | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated | ||
| Breakthrough Performance | The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | |||
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| Molly’s Game | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Best Actress | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won | ||
| 2012 | We’re Wilde About You Rising Star Award | — | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Actress | The Tree of Life | Won | |
| International Breakthrough | The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | |||
| Empire Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Crimson Peak | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Help | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Miss Sloane | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Molly’s Game | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Scenes from a Marriage | Nominated | |||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Tree of Life | Won | |
| 2012 | Breakthrough Awards | — | Won | ||
| 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Best Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Molly’s Game | Nominated | ||
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2020 | Worst Supporting Actress | Dark Phoenix | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble Performance | Take Shelter | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Ensemble of the Year | The Help | Won | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Best Supporting Female | Take Shelter | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Female | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| Irish Film & Television Academy | 2015 | International Actress | Miss Julie | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Supporting Actress of the Year | The Help | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Actress of the Year | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| Supporting Actress of the Year | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | |||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus The Debt The Help Take Shelter Texas Killing Fields The Tree of Life |
Won | |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Cast | The Help | Nominated | |
| Best Scared-As-S**t Performance | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Best Scared-As-S**t Performance | Mama | Nominated | ||
| National Board of Review | 2011 | Best Cast | The Help | Won | |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Won | |||
| National Society of Film Critics | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | |
| Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Runner-up[b] | |||
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | ||
| New York Film Critics Online | 2011 | Breakthrough Performer | The Debt The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Tree of Life | Won | ||
| Best Breakthrough Performance | — | Won | |||
| 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Spotlight Award | Coriolanus The Debt The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | ||
| 2018 | Chairman’s Award | Molly’s Game | Won | ||
| 2021 | Desert Palm Achievement Award – Actress | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2011 | Body of Work | — | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated | ||
| Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2021 | Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Tree of Life | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Ensemble – Motion Picture | The Help | Won | ||
| 2012 | Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Molly’s Game | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Pending | |||
| Saturn Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | Take Shelter | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Interstellar | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Best Actress | The Martian | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Crimson Peak | Won | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | The Help | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||||
| 2013 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won | |||
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2008 | Best Actress | Jolene | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Tree of Life | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2016 | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | The Martian | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Choice Movie: Liplock | The Huntsman: Winter’s War | Nominated | ||
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Take Shelter | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Tree of Life | Runner-up[c] | ||
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Runner-up[d] | ||
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2021 | TIFF Tribute Award | — | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help Take Shelter The Tree of Life |
Won | [ |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Best Actress | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Nominated | ||
| Venice Film Festival | 2011 | Gucci Award for Women in Cinema | The Tree of Life | Won | |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Take Shelter | 3rd place | |
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | 3rd place | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Ensemble | Zero Dark Thirty | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Actress | Zero Dark Thirty | Won | ||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | A Most Violent Year | Nominated | ||
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Female Ensemble | The Help | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Actress | The Debt The Help |
Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Woman’s Right To Male Roles In Movies | Interstellar | Won | ||
| 2017 | The Invisible Woman Award | The Zookeeper’s Wife | Nominated | ||
| Women’s Image Network Awards | 2021 | Best Actress | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Won |
