Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for ‘Tammy Faye’

Chastain won the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday night for playing televangelist Tammy Faye Baker in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye."

It's the first Oscar for Chastain in three nominations. She was previously nominated for "Zero Dark Thirty" in 2013 and "The Help" in 2012.

She beat out fellow nominees Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Kristen Stewart, reports AP.

Chastain noted that suicide was a leading cause of death for the LGBTQ community and violence against minorities, saying she was inspired by Bakker's compassion.