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Jessie Buckley Wins Oscar, Honors Motherhood in Historic Irish Victory

Jessie Buckley has won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Hamnet,' becoming the first Irish actress to achieve this honor. In her emotional acceptance speech, she dedicated the award to the "beautiful chaos of a mother's heart" and thanked her family for their support. The film, directed by Chloe Zhao, is an adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel about William Shakespeare's family. Buckley was nominated alongside notable actresses including Emma Stone and Kate Hudson.

Key Points: Jessie Buckley Wins Best Actress Oscar for 'Hamnet'

  • First Irish Best Actress Oscar winner
  • Dedicates win to mothers
  • Thanks family and director Chloe Zhao
  • Film based on Maggie O'Farrell novel
  • Beats strong field of nominees
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Jessie Buckley makes history as first Irish actress to bag Best Actress Oscar for 'Hamnet'; dedicates win to "the beautiful chaos of mother's heart"

Irish actress Jessie Buckley makes history with her Oscar win for 'Hamnet,' dedicating the award to mothers and thanking her family and director Chloe Zhao.

"I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart. - Jessie Buckley"

Los Angeles, March 16

Jessie Buckley has made history by winning the Best Actress award at the Academy Awards for her role in the film 'Hamnet'.

With this win, she has also become the fifth Irish actress to receive the honour. The film was directed by Chloe Zhao.

During her acceptance speech, Buckley spoke about the deep emotions behind the role and dedicated her award to mothers. The actress also thanked the director and spoke about the meaning the role had for her.

"To know this incandescent woman, and journey to understand the capacity of a mother's love is the greatest collision of my life," she told Zhao according to Deadline.

"It's Mother's Day in the U.K. today, but I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart," she added.

Buckley also spoke about her family, who were present at the ceremony. She thanked them for always encouraging her to follow her dreams.

"My family, my Irish family, they're all here tonight. Ireland bought them flights, where are you? Mom, dad, thank you for teaching us to dream and to never be defined by expectation, but to carve from your own passion."

The actress also mentioned her husband Fred and their eight-month-old daughter Isla while speaking on stage.

Buckley also thanked the other nominees in the category. She said she admired their work and hoped to work with them in the future.

"Thank you to the incredible women that I stand beside. I am inspired by your art and your heart, and I want to work with every single one of you."

In the Best Actress category, Buckley was nominated alongside Emma Stone for 'Bugonia,' Rose Byrne for 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You,' Renate Reinsve for 'Sentimental Value' and Kate Hudson for 'Song Sung Blue.'

The film 'Hamnet' was also nominated in several other categories including Best Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Casting, Costume Design and Production Design. The story is based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell and follows the life of William Shakespeare and his wife as they deal with the loss of their young son. The film also stars Paul Mescal along with Noah Jupe, Jacobi Jupe, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Great achievement, no doubt. But I do wish our Indian actresses got this kind of global recognition more often. We have such incredible talent here telling powerful stories about motherhood and family too. The international film industry needs to look beyond the usual circuits.
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Aman W
The film sounds interesting! A story about Shakespeare's family dealing with loss. Might check it out on streaming if it comes. Congrats to Jessie Buckley. Making your country proud on the world stage is a big deal.
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Sarah B
Her thanking Ireland for buying her family's flights was so humble and sweet! It shows you never forget your roots. A lovely moment for Irish cinema.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, while I appreciate the win, the article feels a bit like a press release. It lists all the nominations and details but doesn't really tell us *why* her performance was considered the best. Would have liked more critical insight into her acting in the role.
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Nisha Z
Mother's Day in the UK and she gives this speech? Perfect timing! 🥹 Her words about not being defined by expectation really hit home. Our parents in India also push us to dream big, but society often has so many "expectations". More power to her!

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