Jessica gives her acceptance speech after winning Best Actress Jessica certainly knows she had one of the best female roles of the year

Round of applause: The star's fellow peers gave her a huge round of applause as she made her way to the stage

Big thanks: Jessica gives her acceptance speech after winning Best Actress

Jessica certainly knows she had one of the best female roles of the year.
'Maya believed she had a calling to do this,' Jessica recently told The Miami Herald.
'She even has a scene where she says, "A lot of my friends were killed trying to do this. I believe I was spared to finish the job."
'So no matter how many dead ends she came across or how many superiors got in her way, she refused to take no for an answer,' Jessica added. 'And she didn’t use anything except her brain and smarts.'

More awards to come: The red-headed star is also up for an Academy Award for her role in Zero Dark Thirty

Jessica - who is also currently starring on Broadway in The Heiress - took to Facebook to let fans know that she will be missing some play dates and said the theatre would exchange their tickets.
'I wanted to give you all a heads up regarding the schedule for The Heiress - I will NOT be performing January 10th, 13th, and 27th, I'll be supporting Zero Dark Thirty at the Critic's Choice, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards. My Fantastic understudy will perform the role of Catherine.
'Sorry if this inconveniences anyone. Much love xxjes.'

Red-carpet arrival: Jessica dazzled on the red-carpet at the Golden Globes

Dramatic: In the Kathyrn Bigelow directed film Zero Dark Thirty Jessica plays a CIA agent Maya obsessively pursuing Bin Laden