Jessie Buckley is looking to complete an award season sweep thanks to her critically acclaimed performance in the historical drama Hamnet.Starring opposite Paul Mescal, the Irish actor portrays William Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes (also called Anne Hathaway) in the movie about the playwright and his family. Buckley, 36, has already won Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and Actor awards for the part and is nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15.Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling 2020 novel of the same name, the film reimagines Shakespeare and Hathaway’s life following the tragic loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet. But portraying Hathaway was more than just a part for Buckley—it was a transformative learning experience.“What was revealed to me through her [Agnes] was a tenderness that I didn’t know I needed to learn and live in. And that tenderness has changed me,” she said at the movie’s London Film Festival premiere in October 2025.…