US EditionJessie Buckley wins best actress for ‘Hamnet’ at Oscars and becomes the first Irish woman to win in the category
- On Sunday at the 98th Academy Awards, Jessie Buckley won best actress at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, becoming the first Irish actress to win the prize.
- Following praise since Telluride Film Festival, Jessie Buckley won major best-actress awards including the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards, BAFTAs, Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globes.
- In Hamnet, Buckley plays Agnes Shakespeare opposite Paul Mescal, and the Focus Features film earned eight nominations this year including best picture and best director for Chloé Zhao; Buckley was nominated alongside Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Renate Reinsve and Emma Stone.
- The win marks a breakthrough for Buckley, regarded as a favorite after acclaim for her role in Hamnet, a Focus Features film.
- Next, Buckley will star in Alice Rohrwacher’s Three Incestuous Sisters opposite Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan and Josh O'Connor, while Hamnet centers on grief after their 11-year-old son Hamnet dies.
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A glimmer of hope for Hollywood at the Academy Awards
Denigrating traditional family roles is so popular in Hollywood that any praise for them is both shocking and refreshing by comparison. During Sunday’s Academy Awards, motherhood received some overdue applause. Jessie Buckley, an Irish actress, won for her role in the critically acclaimed movie Hamnet. She played Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife. The story revolves around the couple and how they deal with the loss of their 11-year-old s…
Jessie Buckley had a wonderful evening. The Irish actress won the Best Actress Award at this Sunday's Oscar ceremony March 15. Thus, Buckley, 36, became the first Irish actress to win in this category for her performance in Hamnet, a reinterpretation of the life of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes, directed by Chloé Zhao.Read more
The actress who incarnates Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet has experienced a fulgurant and well-deserved ascension. ...
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