Why Jessica Chastain May Not Be on the Oscars Red Carpet Tonight

There’s a chance Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain won’t be walking the Oscars red carpet tonight. Chastain, nominated for her performance as televangelist Tammy Faye in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, is considered the frontrunner after her win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Her decision to skip out on the carpet relates to the changes in the Oscar television broadcast. Eight awards (Documentary Short, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original score, Production design, Animated Short, Live-Action Short, and Sound) will not air during the live program, but be handed out before the Oscars ceremony begins.

Chastain, like many in Hollywood, was upset with this decision. So, she may protest in response. “I will absolutely be present when the makeup category is being called, and if that means I’m not doing press on the red carpet or ABC or whatever it is, then so be it,” Chastain said in a podcast interview.

Chastain’s role as Tammy Faye required extensive makeup and prosthetics, as it traced Faye’s career over 30 years.

“The most important thing for me is to honor the incredible artisans who work in our industry,” she continued on the Next Best Picture podcast. “So much attention is on the actors. We’re like the face, in some ways, because you go to a movie and you see us. A lot of people don’t understand how beyond an actor a performance is. Look at this incredible makeup team. Tammy Faye goes through three decades.”

The Eyes of Tammy Faye’s beauty team—Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh—is nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. They’re up against Coming 2 America, Cruella, Dune, and House of Gucci. According to GoldDerby, a Hollywood race prediction site, Tammy Faye is favored to win.

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