Oscar-Academy Awards 2026: Acceptance Speech of Jessie Buckley, Best Actress for Hamnet

Yeah. Wow. Thank you so much. This is... this is really something. Thank you to the incredible women that I stand beside. I am inspired by your art and your heart, and I want to work with every single one of you. To the producers who created this ship for us to stand in, and my shipmates for life: Hilda, Jessica, Lindy, Zach, none of this is possible without you. My family, my Irish family, they're all here. Ireland bought them flights. Where are you?

Mom, Dad, thank you for teaching us to dream and to never be defined by expectation, but to carve from your own passion. You...Fred, I love you, man. I love you. You're the most incredible dad. You're my best friend. And I want to have 20,000 more babies with you. I do. I do. And Isla, my little girl who is 8 months, who has absolutely no idea what's going on and is probably dreaming of milk. But this is kind of a big deal. And I love you, and I love being your mum, and I can't wait to discover life beside you. Chloé and Maggie. To get to know this incandescent woman and journey to understand the capacity of a mother's love is the greatest collision of my life. It's Mother's Day in the UK today. So, I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart. We all come from a lineage of women who continue to create against all odds. Thank you for recognizing me in this role. This is the greatest honor. I can't even believe it".