Jessie Buckley has been consistently praised for her incredible work in Hamnet throughout awards season, and most expect her to win Best Actress at the Oscars. Unless something unexpected happens, she’s the clear frontrunner – though you never know what the Academy voters will decide!
If Buckley wins, as many predict, she’ll be the first actress since Renée Zellweger in 2020 to win the top acting prize at all five major awards shows: the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Oscars, and the Actor Awards (previously known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards).
Honestly, I’m way more excited that Buckley’s making history as the first Irish actor to win Best Actress! We’ve had some amazing nominees before – Saoirse Ronan got nominated three times, and Ruth Negga was incredible too – but they just couldn’t quite pull off the win. This is huge for Irish representation, and I’m so happy for her.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Cillian Murphy have both won Best Actor Oscars, with Murphy’s win coming for Oppenheimer. However, Brenda Fricker is the only Irish actress to ever win an Oscar, receiving the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in My Left Foot.
Sherwood Buckley isn’t the only Oscar nominee who has a chance to make history this weekend.
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Wunmi Mosaku and Wagner Moura could both make history at the Oscars. Mosaku is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sinners and could become the first Nigerian actor to win an Academy Award. Moura, nominated as Best Actor for The Secret Agent, could become the first Brazilian actor to win in any acting category, and his win would be considered a surprise.
If Buckley doesn’t win Best Actress, Reinate Reinsve from Sentimental Value could make history as the first Norwegian actor to take home the award. Meanwhile, her co-star Stellan Skarsgård has a chance to become the first Swedish actor to win an Oscar for his supporting role.
Besides being a previous winner, Emma Stone could become just the third actress to win the Best Actress Oscar three times, joining Katharine Hepburn and Frances McDormand. Many believe she’ll achieve this eventually, though Carey Mulligan is currently favored to win this year.
Sean Penn is aiming for his third Oscar, having already won Best Actor for Mystic River and Milk. Meanwhile, if Amy Madigan wins for Weapons, she’ll break the record for the longest wait between a first Oscar nomination and a first win – a full 40 years.
Some records are almost certain to be set this weekend, it’s just a question of which ones.
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 15th, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Viewers in the UK can watch it on ITV.
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