Was Jessica Chastain Nominated For Best Actress?

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For her role as intelligence expert Mia, Jessica Chastain was nominated for Best Actress at the 2013 Academy Awards. Zero Dark Thirty was also nominated for the coveted Best Picture award. 

Chastain will go up against Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern WildJennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook, Emmanuelle Riva in Amour, and Naomi Watts for The Impossible. 

This year the category includes the youngest nominee and the oldest nominee, as Riva is 85-years-old. 

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