Thurles, Co. Tipperary’s Former Pupil Ms Jessie Buckley Wins BAFTA Leading Actress Award.
Ms Jessie Buckley has won Leading Actress at the BAFTA Film Awards in London for her performance in Hamnet. A former pupil of Ursuline Convent Thurles, Ms Buckley becomes the first Irish actress to take the top honour in the category at the main BAFTA Film Awards.
Ms Buckley received the award from fellow Irish actor Mr Cillian Murphy on stage at Royal Festival Hall.
Accepting her award, Buckley said: “As a little girl, I never in a million years thought I would get to make a film.” Reflecting on her early days as an actress, she added: “I had nuclear bad fake tan on, white hoop earrings, a polka-dot red skirt, and had the audacity to say one day I wanted to be like Judi Dench.”
Buckley continued: “This is nuts, this really does belong to the women past, present, and future who taught me and continue to teach me how to do it differently.”
Addressing her fellow nominees, she said: “You are all just radical and you are doing it for the naughty girls, and I’m in awe of all your incredible performances.”
She added: “I love films and I believe in storytelling. I believe in women’s voices to tell those stories.”
Sharing the moment with her daughter, she said: “It’s the best role of my life being your mum and I promise to continue to be disobedient so you can belong to a world in all your complete wildness as a young woman. I am very grateful for this.”
Hamnet was also named Outstanding British Film and had been nominated in 11 categories.
Winners on the night
Best Film: “One Battle After Another“.
Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley, – “Hamnet”.
Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo, – “I Swear”.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, – “One Battle After Another”.
BAFTA Fellowship Award: Donna Langley.
EE Rising Star Award (public vote): Robert Aramayo.
Outstanding British Film: “Hamnet”.
Film Not in the English Language: “Sentimental Value“.
Adapted Screenplay: “One Battle After Another”, – Paul Thomas Anderson
Original Score: “Sinners“, – Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography: “One Battle After Another”, – Michael Bauman
Animated Film: “Zootropolis 2”, – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Casting: “I Swear”, – Lauren Evans
Editing: “One Battle After Another”, – Andy Jurgensen
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Clare Binns
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr, Wale Davies
British Short Animation: “Two Black Boys in Paradise”, – Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson
Original Screenplay: “Sinners”, – Ryan Coogler
British Short Film: “This Is Endometriosis”, – Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright
Documentary: “Mr Nobody Against Putin”, – David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alzbeta Karaskova
Costume Design: “Frankenstein”, – Kate Hawley.
Production Design: “Frankenstein”, – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
Sound: F1, Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta.
Children’s & Family Film: “Boong” – Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani
Make Up & Hair: “Frankenstein”, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many
Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, – “One Battle After Another”.
Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku, – “Sinners”.
Special Visual Effects: “Avatar” Fire and Ash – Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon.
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