Kerry's Jessie Buckley nominated for best actress Oscar for Hamnet performance

Buckley is widely considered the frontrunner for the Oscar — but she's not the only Irish nominee
Kerry's Jessie Buckley nominated for best actress Oscar for Hamnet performance

Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet.

Kerry star Jessie Buckley has been nominated for an Oscar for her much-lauded performance as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet.

The film, an adaptation of Irish writer Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same name, focuses on the wife of playwright William Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal, during the time their son dies and its effect on the Bard’s work. Mescal has missed out on an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his role in the film, but Hamnet has received eight nominations.

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