2026 The Actor Awards - Female Actor in a Leading Role Winner Jessie Buckley
Jessie Buckley wins Female Actor in a Leading Role for Hamnet at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards.
Hamnet Review
The Play And Much More Is The Thing in Haunting, Harrowing ‘Hamnet’. Despite a truncated third act, Jessie Buckley gives a devastating portrait of grief as the wife of William Shakespeare in Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet.’ Every frame of ‘Hamnet’ is beautifully designed and captured by director Chloe Zhao (‘Eternals’) and her team, rendering England during the life and times of William Shakespeare in both ethereal and grimy terms.
Life is hard, but also mysterious, and those who still connect with the forces of nature are an increasingly rare breed – like Anne ‘Agnes’ Hathaway (Jessie Buckley), who becomes the Bard’s wife and is the true center of ‘Hamnet.’
Movie Details
Theatrical Release:December 5th, 2025
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On Digital & Streaming:February 3rd, 2026
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On DVD & Blu-ray:March 3rd, 2026
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Movie Budget:$35,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$93,400,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Kristie Macosko Krieger,
Laurie Borg,
Chloé Zhao,
Nicholas Brown,
Julie Pastor
Production Companies:Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Book of Shadows
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Hamnet - Official Poster
Official poster for Hamnet, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley.
Hamnet - The Shakespeare Children
The Shakespeare children in Hamnet. Photo Credit: Agata Grzybowska. © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Hamnet - Jessie Buckley Scene
Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet. Photo Credit: Agata Grzybowska. © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Hamnet - Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley
Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet. Photo Credit: Agata Grzybowska. © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Hamnet - Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare
Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet. Photo Credit: Agata Grzybowska. © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Hamnet - Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare
Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in Hamnet. Photo Credit: Agata Grzybowska. © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Hamnet Quotes
The Tragic Tale of Orpheus and Eurydice
Will: [[w:Orpheus and Eurydice|Orpheus and Eurydice]
Do you know the story of ]? Orpheus is a man of music. He has this exquisite voice. His playing of the kithara, which is a... is-is a harp-like lyre, is so divine, birds, the... the beasts, e-even the stones and the trees, they all moved to the rhythm of his music. Now, Orpheus falls in love with this beautiful nymph, Eurydice. Soon after their marriage, Eurydice's bitten by a viper and poison courses through her body, and she's killed. And Orpheus, filled with grief, journeys to the underworld to take her back. He charms this three-headed dog, Cerberus. He beguiles Hades until finally... he's allowed to take his love back with him to the world of the living but... under one condition.
Agnes:
What is it?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Embracing Openness and Light in Life
Bartholomew:
To live with our hearts open.
Agnes, Bartholomew:
To shut it not in the dark but to turn it to the sun.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
