Golden Globes 2013: Jessica Chastain invokes Picasso on red carpet

By Amy Kaufman

Jan. 14, 2013 12 AM PT

Jessica Chastain was still reeling Sunday over the fact that Kathryn Bigelow didn’t receive an Oscar nomination for the lauded and controversial war film “Zero Dark Thirty.”

“I’m very protective of my director,” said Chastain, who played the role of Maya in the film. “Kathryn Bigelow is a genius. This feels like an arrow to the heart.”

Chastain rushed down the red carpet at the Golden Globes just as attendees were being summoned to their seats, but she still had time to talk about the importance of a film she feels lucky to have made.

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“For me, works of art create conversations,” she said. “Like Picasso’s ‘Guernica,’ it’s not just shapes and lines, it represents something deeper.

“It’s not endorsing war, it’s bringing war to the front of our minds.”

Chastain got a ringing endorsement of her own abilities Sunday night: She took home the Golden Globe for lead actress in a drama.

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Amy Kaufman is a columnist at the Los Angeles Times, where she writes a monthly A-1 column, “For Real With Amy Kaufman.” The series examines the lives of icons, underdogs and rising stars to find out who the people are shaping our culture — for real. Since joining The Times in 2009, she has profiled hundreds of influential figures, including Stevie Nicks, Kevin Hart, Joan Rivers, Michael B. Jordan and Lady Gaga. She also works on investigations and was part of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist team that covered the tragic shooting on the “Rust” film set. Her work often shines a light on the darker side of the entertainment business, and she has uncovered misconduct allegations against Randall Emmett, Russell Simmons and Chris D’Elia. In 2018, her book “Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure” became a New York Times bestseller.

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