Ms Jessie Buckley Wins UK Critics’ Top Acting Honour for Hamnet.

**“Audacter et Sincere”** – **Boldly and Sincerely**.

Kerry star Jessie Buckley has added yet another major industry prize to her growing list of honours, taking “Actress of the Year” from the Critics’ Circle for her performance in the Shakespearean drama Hamnet. The accolade was announced at the 46th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, staged at London’s The May Fair 5 Star Hotel, and hosted by broadcaster and critic Mark Kermode.
Ms Buckley was recognised for her role in Chloé Zhao’s film, with Critics’ Circle members singling out her work.

The Critics’ Circle Film Awards are voted on by film writers and reviewers, and are widely seen as a useful barometer of critical consensus at the start of the year’s awards run.
Ms Buckley’s victory came on a night when Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was named Film of the Year, while Timothée Chalamet collected Actor of the Year.
The ceremony also included prizes spotlighting British and Irish films, and new talent this year.

Here in Ireland, the news has also been welcomed in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, where Buckley is a former pupil of the Ursuline Convent Thurles. The latest honour adds to the sense of momentum around the County Kerry actress, whose recent work continues to place her among the most talked-about performers of her generation.