{"id":306404,"date":"2026-01-27T15:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/306404\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:57:07","slug":"jessie-buckley-and-paul-mescal-nominated-as-hamnet-makes-history-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/306404\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal nominated as Hamnet makes history \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/jessie-buckley\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/jessie-buckley\">Jessie Buckley<\/a> has continued her awards season streak with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/baftas\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/baftas\">Bafta<\/a> nomination for her role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/12\/10\/hamnet-review-five-stars-for-jessie-buckley-and-paul-mescals-devastating-film\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/12\/10\/hamnet-review-five-stars-for-jessie-buckley-and-paul-mescals-devastating-film\/\">Hamnet<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/paul-mescal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/paul-mescal\">Paul Mescal<\/a>, who plays Shakespeare, has been nominated for best supporting actor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The film, directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in Bafta history, with 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Buckley has proved unbeatable through the awards season so far for her performance as Shakespeare\u2019s wife, Agnes Hathaway \u2013 historically known as Anne \u2013 in the big-screen adaptation of Maggie O\u2019Farrell\u2019s award-winning novel about the family life of William Shakespeare and the death of their young son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Kerry woman has also been nominated for an Oscar and secured a string of trophies including the Golden Globe and Critics\u2019 Choice awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The film is nominated for 11 Baftas \u2013 including best film, outstanding British film and best director for Zhao.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mescal gets his Bafta nomination just days after he was snubbed by the Oscars, while costar Emily Watson is nominated for best supporting actress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/2026\/01\/12\/jessie-buckleys-golden-globes-win-sees-odds-shorten-on-best-actress-oscar-victory\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessie Buckley\u2019s Golden Globes win sees odds shorten on best actress Oscar victoryOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/09\/24\/one-battle-after-another-review-dicaprio-and-penn-face-off-in-andersons-thrilling-epic\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/09\/24\/one-battle-after-another-review-dicaprio-and-penn-face-off-in-andersons-thrilling-epic\/\">One Battle After Another<\/a>, Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s film about a washed-up revolutionary searching for his missing teenage daughter, leads the nominations with 14 nods, including best film, best director and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Chase Infiniti is nominated for best actress in the same film, despite her snub by the Academy, while Teyana Taylor is nominated for best supporting actress and both Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro are nominated for best supporting actor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/04\/17\/sinners-review-the-best-film-of-2025-so-far-right-down-to-the-celtic-vampires-singing-rocky-road-to-dublin\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/04\/17\/sinners-review-the-best-film-of-2025-so-far-right-down-to-the-celtic-vampires-singing-rocky-road-to-dublin\/\">Sinners<\/a>, Ryan Coogler\u2019s historical crime drama turned horror, is the second-most nominated film with 13 nods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Starring Michael B Jordan as twins, it made history as the first film to have 16 Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Jordan is nominated in the best actor category for his performance as Smoke and Stack Moore, twins who return to 1930s Mississippi to start a juke joint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The film is also recognised in the best film category, as well as best director, and best supporting actress for British-Nigerian star Wunmi Mosaku.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/12\/23\/marty-supreme-review-timothee-chalamet-is-bravely-abrasive-in-josh-safdies-stunning-film\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2025\/12\/23\/marty-supreme-review-timothee-chalamet-is-bravely-abrasive-in-josh-safdies-stunning-film\/\">Marty Supreme<\/a>, starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet as an ambitious table-tennis player, ties with Hamnet with 11 nominations, including best actor, best film and best director for Josh Safdie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">There is also recognition for British films including I Swear, the real story of a man with Tourette\u2019s growing up in 1980s Scotland, which landed five nominations including outstanding British film, best actor for Robert Aramayo and best supporting actor for Peter Mullan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Bafta film awards will be presented at the Royal Festival Hall on February 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>Baftas 2026: Principal nomineesBest film<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Hamnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sinners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outstanding British film<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">28 Years Later<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">The Ballad of Wallis Island<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Die My Love<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">H Is for Hawk<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Hamnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">I Swear<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Mr Burton<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Pillion<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Steve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best director<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Bugonia \u2013 Yorgos Lanthimos<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Hamnet \u2013 Chlo\u00e9 Zhao<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Marty Supreme \u2013 Josh Safdie<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">One Battle After Another \u2013 Paul Thomas Anderson<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sentimental Value \u2013 Joachim Trier<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sinners \u2013 Ryan Coogler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best leading actress<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\"><b>Jessie Buckley<\/b> \u2013 Hamnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Rose Byrne \u2013 If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Kate Hudson \u2013 Song Sung Blue<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Chase Infiniti \u2013 One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Renate Reinsve \u2013 Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Emma Stone \u2013 Bugonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best leading actor<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Robert Aramayo \u2013 I Swear<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u2013 Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013 One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Ethan Hawke \u2013 Blue Moon<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Michael B Jordan \u2013 Sinners<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Jesse Plemons \u2013 Bugonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best supporting actress<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Odessa A\u2019zion \u2013 Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas \u2013 Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Wunmi Mosaku \u2013 Sinners<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Carey Mulligan \u2013 The Ballad of Wallis Island<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Teyana Taylor \u2013 One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Emily Watson \u2013 Hamnet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best supporting actor<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Benicio del Toro \u2013 One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Jacob Elordi \u2013 Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\"><b>Paul Mescal<\/b> \u2013 Hamnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Peter Mullan \u2013 I Swear<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sean Penn \u2013 One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013 Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best film not in the English language<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">It Was Just an Accident<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">The Secret Agent<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sir\u0101t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">The Voice of Hind Rajab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best documentary<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">2000 Meters to Andriivka<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Apocalypse in the Tropics<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Cover-Up<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Mr Nobody Against Putin<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">The Perfect Neighbor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best animated film<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Elio<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Little Am\u00e9lie<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Zootropolis 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best children\u2019s and family film<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Arco<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Boong<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Zootropolis 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best original screenplay<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">I Swear \u2013 Kirk Jones<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Marty Supreme \u2013 Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">The Secret Agent \u2013 Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sentimental Value \u2013 Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sinners \u2013 Ryan Coogler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best adapted screenplay<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">The Ballad of Wallis Island \u2013 Tom Basden, Tim Key<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Bugonia \u2013 Will Tracy<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Hamnet \u2013 Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, <b>Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">One Battle After Another \u2013 Paul Thomas Anderson<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Pillion \u2013 Harry Lighton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best original score<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Bugonia<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Hamnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sinners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best production design<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Hamnet<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Sinners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EE Rising Star award (voted for by the public)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-unordered-list paywall\">\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Robert Aramayo<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Miles Caton<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Chase Infiniti<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Archie Madekwe<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-item paywall\">Posy Sterling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jessie Buckley has continued her awards season streak with a Bafta nomination for her role in Hamnet, 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