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Co-stars Celebrate Jessie Buckleys Historic Oscar Win

Jessie Buckley's I'd Do Anything co-stars have shared their pride after the star made history with her Best Actress Oscar win. The Irish actress, 36, took home ...

Co-stars Celebrate Jessie Buckleys Historic Oscar Win
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Bintano News

March 16, 2026

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's I'd Do Anything co-stars have shared their pride after the star made history with her Best Actress Oscar win. 

The Irish actress, 36, took home the Academy Award for Best Actress at the Oscars on Sunday, making history as the first Irish winner in the category, for her heartwrenching performance as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet.

Despite her flourishing Hollywood career, Buckley started her career in the world of musical theatre.  

In 2008, she finished as runner up on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, overseen by theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber, in which she competed against 11 others to play the role of Nancy in a revival of the musical Oliver. 

Now her former co-stars from the BBC show have spoken out to share their support for Buckley after her historic win. 

Northern Irish contestant Rachel Tucker, who has played Elphaba in Wicked on the West End and came fourth in I'd Do Anything, took to social media on Monday to celebrate Buckley's win. 

Jessie Buckley's I'd Do Anything co-stars have shared their pride after the star made history with her Best Actress Oscar win

In 2008, she finished as runner up on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, overseen by theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber (Pictured with winner Jodie Prenger)

Best Picture: One Battle After Another

Best Actor: Michael B Jordan - Sinners

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Best Actress: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another

Best Adapted Screenplay:  Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another 

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan - Weapons

Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler - Sinners

Best Cinematography:  Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners

Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters

Best Original Song: KPop Demon Hunters - Golden 

Posting on her Instagram Story, Tucker reshared a video posted by Irish broadcaster RTE showing a packed full pub of revellers in her home county of Kerry watching Buckley win the award. 

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Another co-star who showed support to Buckley was Katie Hall - who was selected for boot camp on I'd Do Anything but never made it to the live shows. Hall is currently starring in Cabaret on the West End as Sally Bowles - a role Buckley originated for the current adaptation back in 2021.

Sharing a picture of Buckley holding her Oscar to her Instagram Story, Katie wrote: 'Of course she won, there was no other option! 

'Huge congratulations to our incredible original Sally @kitkatclubldn.'   

In tribute to her home country, Buckley ended her speech in Gaelic by saying 'Go raibh maith agaibh, slán,' which translates in English to 'Thank you very much, goodbye.'

Buckley beat out  - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, - Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value, and - Bugonia.

Hamnet takes place after Agnes and William Shakespeare (Buckley and ) lose their son Hamnet to the plague and grapple with grief in 16th-century England, based on the novel of the same name. Agnes is a healer who must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss. 

The most talked about moment of the night will surely be that Jordan earned the top honour Best Actor for his leading role in Ryan Coogler film Sinners. 

He upset favorite throughout award season 30-year-old Chalamet, who starred in Marty Supreme, as the field included: Leonardo - One Battle After Another,  - Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent.

Jordan was in disbelief as he walked up to the stage and was greeted by last year's winner .

Northern Irish contestant Rachel Tucker, who has played Elphaba in Wicked on the West End and came fourth in I'd Do Anything, took to social media on Monday to celebrate Buckley's win (Tucker pictured in yellow and Buckley in green)

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Posting on her Instagram Story, Tucker reshared a video posted by Irish broadcaster RTE showing a packed full pub of revellers in her home county of Kerry

Another co-star who showed support to Buckley was Katie Hall - who was selected for boot camp on I'd Do Anything but never made it to the live shows

In tribute to her home country, Buckley ended her Oscars speech in Gaelic by saying 'Go raibh maith agaibh, slán'

Hamnet takes place after Agnes and William Shakespeare (Buckley and Paul Mescal ) lose their son Hamnet to the plague and grapple with grief in 16th-century England 

Sinners is centered around two brothers who return to their hometown to start again only to discover that an even greater evil - in the form of vampires - is waiting to welcome them back. 

Jordan portrayed both brothers in the film: older and more serious twin Elijah 'Smoke' Moore in addition to younger and more cheerful sibling Elias 'Stack' Moore. 

One Battle After Another was the biggest winner of the evening as Paul Thomas Anderson . 

Meanwhile,  was not in attendance as he earned his third Oscar.

The 65-year-old A-lister's name was announced by  for the Best Supporting Actor Award for his work in One Battle After Another but he was not in the building to accept.

Ryan Coogler finally earned his first win in the Best Original Screenplay category for his epic Sinners. 

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One of the most touching wins of the night came when Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography for Sinners. 

Best Picture

Bugonia

F1

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another - WINNER

The Secret Agent

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Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley - Hamnet - WINNER

Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue

Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value

Emma Stone - Bugonia

Best Supporting Actress

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Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan - Weapons - WINNER

Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners

Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay

Robert Kaplow - Blue Moon

Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident

Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme

Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value

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Ryan Coogler - Sinners - WINNER

Best International Feature Film

The Secret Agent (Brazil)

It Was Just an Accident (France)

Sentimental Value (Norway) - WINNER

Sirat (Spain)

The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Editing

F1

Marty Supreme

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One Battle After Another - WINNER

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Best Original Score

Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Sinners - WINNER

Best Sound

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F1 - WINNER

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirat

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Frankenstein - WINNER

Kokuho

Sinners

The Smashing Machine

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The Ugly Stepsister

Best Costume Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Frankenstein - WINNER

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

Sinners

Best Live-Action Short Film

Butcher's Stain

A Friend of Dorothy

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Jane Austen's Period Drama

The Singers - TIE - WINNER

Two People Exchanging Saliva - TIE - WINNER

Best Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through Rocks

Mr Nobody Against Putin - WINNER

The Perfect Neighbor

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Best Actor 

Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme

Michael B Jordan - Sinners - WINNER

Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon

Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent

Best Director

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Chloe Zhao - Hamnet

Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another - WINNER

Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler - Sinners

 Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another 

Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein 

Sean Penn - One Battle After Another - WINNER

Delroy Lindo - Sinners

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Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Tracy - Bugonia

Guillermo Del Toro - Frankenstein

Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet

Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another - WINNER

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar - Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature Film

Arco

Elio

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KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Best Casting

Nina Gold - Hamnet

Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme

Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another - WINNER

Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent

Francine Maisler - Sinners

Best Cinematography

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Dan Laustsen - Frankenstein

Darius Khondji - Marty Supreme

Michael Bauman - One Battle After Another

Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners - WINNER

Adolpho Veloso - Train Dreams

Best Production Design

Frankenstein - WINNER

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

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Sinners

Best Original Song

Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless

Golden - KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER

I Lied to You - Sinners

Sweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi!

Train Dreams - Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash - WINNER

F1

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Jurassic World: Rebirth

The Lost Bus

Sinners

Best Animated Short Film

Butterfly

Forevergreen

The Girl Who Cried Pearls - WINNER

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

Best Documentary Short

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All the Empty Rooms - WINNER

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Children No More: Were and Are Gone

The Devil Is Busy

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