Lawrence plays Tiffany, a mysterious girl who intrigues a recovering mental patient, in this adaptation of Matthew Quick's novel. She has one previous Oscar nomination ("Winter's Bone").
Riva plays Anna, an elderly woman whose marriage is tested when she suffers an attack. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Chastain co-stars in Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to "The Hurt Locker." She has one previous Oscar nomination ("The Help").
Watts plays a woman whose family is trapped during the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. She has one previous Oscar nomination ("21 Grams").
Newcomer Wallis plays Hushpuppy, who leaves her home to search for her mother. She has no previous Oscar nominations.