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Jessie Buckley Reflects on BAFTA Win as Cillian Murphy Presents Her Award

She credits the Hamnet role with making her braver.

Overview

  • On BBC One’s The One Show, Buckley said having fellow Irish actor Cillian Murphy hand her the BAFTA was a “really special moment” she will not forget.
  • She quipped that she “had a few margaritas” on the night, describing the whirlwind days since the ceremony.
  • At the BAFTAs on Feb. 22, Buckley dedicated her Leading Actress award to her infant daughter, calling motherhood the best role of her life.
  • In a new W Magazine shoot directed by Hamnet filmmaker Chloé Zhao, Buckley said portraying Agnes left her braver in life.
  • Buckley won for playing Agnes, William Shakespeare’s wife, in Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet.