Her powerful performance in the historical drama moved critics and audiences, building momentum from its festival premiere to the biggest stage in Hollywood.
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At first, the crowd at the Oscars may have pretended to wait for drama. But deep down, many already knew the result. Jessie Buckley had been winning everything in sight. On Sunday night, she finally added the biggest prize of all, the Academy Award for Best Actress for ‘Hamnet’. With this win, she became the first Irish actress ever to win the Oscar in this category. That alone made history.
Buckley’s victory felt almost certain. She had already swept major awards this season, including the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards, the BAFTAs, the Critics Choice Awards, and the Golden Globes.
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By the time the 98th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, her name was widely expected to be called.
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In ‘Hamnet’, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, Buckley plays Agnes, a woman who falls in love with a poor Latin tutor named William Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal.
The story follows their marriage and the birth of their three children. But tragedy strikes when their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, dies from the plague.
The film explores the family’s deep grief and suggests how this heartbreaking loss inspired Shakespeare’s famous play ‘Hamlet’.
‘Hamnet’, released by Focus Features, received eight Oscar nominations. These included Best Picture, Best Director for Zhao, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell. The film was also nominated for Best Original Score, Casting, Costume Design, and Production Design.
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