Jessie Buckley Wins Oscar for Best Actress, Dedicates Award to “Beautiful Chaos of a Mother’s Heart”

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Jessie Buckley has officially made a clean sweep of awards season, earning the best actress trophy at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday for her role in Hamnet.

Buckley beat out fellow nominees Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Emma Stone (Bugonia).

“This is really something,” an emotional Buckley said when taking the stage. During her speech, Buckley thanked the “incredible women” nominated in the category, as well as her loved ones.

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Of her eight month baby girl, Buckley expressed her love for being a mom and excitement to “discover life” with her.

With Sunday also marking Mother’s Day in the U.K., Buckley dedicated her award to “the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart”

While many of the awards at tonight’s ceremony proved to be more

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