Hamnet‘s Jessie Buckley made history Sunday night at the 98th Academy Awards when she became the first Irish actress to take home the Best Actress Oscar, and her home country and its President Catherine Connelly, are celebrating her win.
“Jessie Buckley’s award is an historic moment, with Jessie becoming the first Irish woman to receive an Oscar in the Best Actress category,” Connelly said in a press release Monday. “This achievement is a thoroughly deserved testament not only to Jessie’s outstanding performance in Hamnet, but to her performances both in film and on stage across her career to date. I know that her proud community in Kerry and beyond will be sharing with her in this wonderful achievement.”
Connelly also paid tribute to Ireland native Richard Baneham for his third Oscar win for Visual Effects.
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