Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress Oscar for Hamnet.
Jessie Buckley hailed her Best Actress Oscar win as the “greatest honour”.
The 36-year-old actress became the first Irish woman to win the accolade on Sunday (15.03.26) for her performance in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet, and she dedicated the prize to “the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart”.
Speaking on stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, she said: “Chloe and Maggie, you to get to know this incandescent woman, and journey to understand the capacity of a mother’s love is the greatest collision of my life.
“It’s Mother’s Day in the UK today, but I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart.
“We all come from a lineage of women who continue to create against the odds, thank you for recognising me in this role, this is the greatest honour, I can’t believe it.”
Jessie also paid a touching tribute to her family, including her husband Freddie Sorensen and their eight-month-old daughter Isla.
She said: “My family, my Irish family, they’re all here tonight. Ireland bought them flights — where are you? Mom, dad, thank you for teaching us to dream and to never be defined by expectation, but to carve from your own passion.
“You, Fred, I love you. You’re the most incredible dad, you’re my best friend and I want to have 20,000 more babies with you.
Isla, who is eight months and has no idea what is going on and is probably dreaming of milk. But this is a big deal and I love you, I love being your mum and I can’t wait to discover life with you.”
Jessie took the time to recognise the work of her fellow nominees, Emma Stone (Bugonia), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue).
She gushed: “Thank you to the incredible women that I stand beside. I am inspired by your art and your heart, and I want to work with every single one of you.”
Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress
