Oscars 2026 red carpet fashion: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Kerry Condon and more
From Timothée Chalamet to Mia Goth and the Irish contingent, here are some of the red carpet highlights
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Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley becomes Ireland’s first ever best actress winner
Irishman Richard Baneham secures his third visual effects Oscar, while One Battle After Another takes six awards, including best picture
Oscars 2026: Is Jessie Buckley really a cert? We predict who will win and who should win
Unless Los Angeles slides into the sea, the Hamnet star will become the first Irish winner of the best actress Academy Award
A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce
I did what I could to connect the playwright with Ireland, but it was a stretch
Oscars 2026: Where to watch Hamnet, Sinners, One Battle After Another and all the other best picture nominees
Streaming services, digital rentals and catch-up cinema screenings mean you can see all of this year’s key contenders
Baftas 2026: A record-breaking Hamnet, a slate of Irish talent, and a strange awards-race decision
Jessie Buckley’s Bafta nomination confirms her as strong favourite for the best-actress award
Baftas 2026: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal nominated as Hamnet makes history
The film, directed by Chloe Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in Bafta history
I’ve just seen Hamnet. Why did nobody tell me it would be coma-inducingly boring?
I expected Chloé Zhao’s film to be daring and brilliant and moving. I think I fell prey to the hype around it
Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley is in strong position to win Ireland’s first best actress award
Irish talent ranked high in this year’s Oscar nominations, but Hamnet film-makers will be disappointed Paul Mescal didn’t make the final list
Jessie Buckley nominated for Oscar, Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal misses out
Sinners smashes nominations record with 16 nods, Element Pictures picks up four for Bugonia
Hamnet country: A stroll through Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon
With cinema-goers flocking to Hamnet, about the life of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, Stratford-upon-Avon is bracing itself for an influx of visitors
Ireland basks in Hamnet’s success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
Some films leave me with memories lasting for years. Hamnet will be one of those
In the cinema, something can happen that makes you feel you’ve developed an entirely new personality in two hours
If you loved Hamnet, here are five other great Maggie O’Farrell reads
If Hamnet’s recent success has inspired you to delve deeper into Maggie O’Farrell’s bibliography, then here’s a good guide
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