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Jessica Chastain Reflects on How Acting Changed Her Life, as “First in My Family to Not Get Pregnant as a Teenager”

The star was honored with this year's American Cinematheque Award on Friday, with support from Aaron Sorkin, Octavia Spencer, Guillermo del Toro, Sebastian Stan and Casey Affleck.

Jessica Chastain was honored with the American Cinematheque Award on Friday night for her impressive body of work and used her moment to reflect on the early days of her journey to becoming an Oscar-winning actress. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Sorkin, Octavia Spencer, Guillermo del Toro, Sebastian Stan, Casey Affleck, Michael Showalter and Niki Caro appeared in person, while Al Pacino, Jeremy Strong, Oscar Isaac, Peter Dinklage, Matthew McConaughey and Ralph Fiennes sent in video messages of support. Spencer, who worked with Chastain on The Help, highlighted her fight for pay equity in the industry and Isaac — who attended Juilliard at the same time — ran through the halls of the school as he declared, “For 23 years you’ve been an inspiration to me, as an artist, as an actor, as a friend, as a redhead.

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