Irish stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal tipped for Oscar nominations today

Buckley is poised to be nominated for best actress for her turn as Shakespeare’s wife Agnes Hathaway and is widely considered the frontrunner

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal (Ian West/PA)

Irish stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are among the actors tipped to land Oscar nominations on Thursday.

The duo are likely to receive nods for their performances in Hamnet, the big-screen adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel about the family life of William Shakespeare and the death of his young son.