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Killarney Unites for Jessie Buckley Ahead of Oscars

Home support is certainly strong for Jessie Buckley who is hoping to take home the Best Actress Award at Sunday night's Oscars ceremony. The Irish actress, 36, ...

Killarney Unites for Jessie Buckley Ahead of Oscars
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Bintano News

March 15, 2026

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Home support is certainly strong for who is hoping to take home the Best Actress Award at Sunday night's ceremony. 

The Irish actress, 36, has had an incredible awards season, scooping up the Best Actress gong at the , , a Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice Award for her role in Hamnet. 

And fans from her hometown of Killarney showed their support on Sunday as they put up signs and banners in support of the star ahead of the prestigious night. 

One banner read 'Oscar is on the way' beside Jessie's face and an Oscar trophy. 

Another outside of a pub showed Jessie dressed in all green as it advertised St Patrick's festival in the town. 

Elsewhere a talented artist appeared to have created a mural of Jessie's face in black and white on a pink background.  

Jessie Buckley fans have adorned her home town of Killarney with signs and banners ahead of the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night

One sign outside of a pub showed Jessie dressed in all green as it advertised St Patrick's festival in the town

It comes after Jessie  shared her nerves ahead of the Oscars as she reflected on her 'insane' experience with Timothée Chalamet and Emma Stone at the Oscars luncheon when they all posed for a 'class photo' together.

The down to earth mother-of-one says winning an Oscar is 'beyond her wildest expectations' and joked 'she'll be 80 before she takes it all in'.

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Speaking in an interview ahead of her glamorous appearance at the Dolby Theatre, she said: 'It's kind of hard to take in. I think probably when I'm 80, I'll have a really good answer.

'Going to the Oscar nominee luncheon and, being completely honest, sometimes you're getting in the car and you're like, "Oh god, I'm tired. And I have a six-month-old, and I should be at home changing her nappy. What am I doing? And I don't know anybody there, I'm scared"'.

Reflecting on her 'insane and cute' class photograph with fellow nominees and starry guests, she told The Mirror: 'I was watching everybody get up and you've got, like Guillermo del Toro and Rose Byrne, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone and I'm ike, "God, I cannot take this for granted, this moment".

'It's something I never, ever expected. I thought I would be lucky enough to peep behind the curtain and be in a play. This is beyond my wildest expectations.'

It was announced in January that Jessie has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Hamnet.

Actress in a Leading Role will be a highly competitive field as Jessie goes up against Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value and Emma Stone - Bugonia.

Elsewhere a talented artist appeared to have created a mural of Jessie's face in black and white on a pink background

Jessie said she is 'so proud and honoured' to have been nominated for her portrayal of Agatha Shakespeare.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, she said: 'My baby's screaming in the background, but I am thrilled. I'm so proud and honoured to be beside all those extraordinary women and to be there with Hamnet. I'm delighted.'

Hamnet is nominated for a total of eight awards, including the coveted Best Picture accolade and Best Director for Chloe Zhao, but Paul Mescal was a surprise snub in the Best Supporting Actor category.

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The film - about the death of William Shakespeare and Agnes Shakespeare's son Hamnet - has received wide critical acclaim following its release in January.

It has picked up top gongs during the awards season so far, and looks set to be a big winner at the Oscars.

Best Picture

Bugonia

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Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

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The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley - Hamnet

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

Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue

Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value

Emma Stone - Bugonia

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Best Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan - Weapons

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

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Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler - Sinners

Best International Feature Film

The Secret Agent (Brazil)

It Was Just an Accident (France)

Sentimental Value (Norway)

Sirat (Spain)

The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Editing

F1

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Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Best Original Score

Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Sinners

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Best Sound

F1

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirat

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Frankenstein

Kokuho

Sinners

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The Smashing Machine

The Ugly Stepsister

Best Costume Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

Sinners

Best Live-Action Short Film

Butcher's Stain

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A Friend of Dorothy

Jane Austen's Period Drama

The Singers

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through Rocks

Mr Nobody Against Putin

The Perfect Neighbor

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Best Actor  

Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme

Michael B. Jordan - Sinners 

Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon

Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent

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Best Director

Chloe Zhao - Hamnet

Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another

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

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Delroy Lindo - Sinners

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

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar - Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature Film

Arco

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Elio

KPop Demon Hunters

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Best Casting

Nina Gold - Hamnet

Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme

Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another

Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent

Francine Maisler - Sinners

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Best Cinematography

Dan Laustsen - Frankenstein

Darius Khondji - Marty Supreme

Michael Bauman - One Battle After Another

Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners

Adolpho Veloso - Train Dreams

Best Production Design

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

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One Battle After Another

Sinners

Best Original Song

Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless

Golden - KPop Demon Hunters

I Lied to You - Sinners

Sweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi!

Train Dreams - Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash

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F1

Jurassic World: Rebirth

The Lost Bus

Sinners

Best Animated Short Film

Butterfly

Forevergreen

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

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Best Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through Rocks

Mr Nobody Against Putin

The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short

All the Empty Rooms

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

Children No More: Were and Are Gone

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The Devil Is Busy

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