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Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress for Hamnet

Jessie Buckley had swept the awards circuit leading up to the ceremony, winning at the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and more. She is the first Irish performer to win a best actress Oscar

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Irish actress Jessie Buckley accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Hamnet" onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Pic/AFP

Irish actress Jessie Buckley accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Hamnet" onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Pic/AFP

Actress Jessie Buckley claimed her first Oscar on Sunday for her Hamnet performance that prompted almost anyone who saw it to blow through a box of tissues.

The prize for best actress went to second-time nominee Buckley for her role as William Shakespeare's wife, Agnes, in the drama directed by Chloe Zhao.
Buckley burst into a fit of laughter before beginning her speech, saying, "This is really something."

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